John Farmer (footballer)
Encyclopedia
John Farmer was a footballer who played in The Football League
for Leicester City
and Stoke City
. He made one hundred and sixty three appearances for Stoke.
. He broke into the first team in 1966 at the age of eighteen and is therefore one of the youngest keepers ever to play for the club. After playing regularly for Stoke for two season manager Tony Waddington
signed England keeper Gordon Banks
and Farmer lost his place as number one. He remained loyal to Stoke though turning down a number of other clubs and became a useful backup. He joined Leicester City
for a short time in 1975 and finished playing football at Northwich Victoria
.
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
and Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
. He made one hundred and sixty three appearances for Stoke.
Career
John Farmer was a product of Stoke City's youth system after being found playing amateur football in his local town of BiddulphBiddulph
Biddulph is a town in Staffordshire, England, north of Stoke-on-Trent and south east of Congleton, Cheshire.-Origin of the name:Biddulph's name may come from Anglo-Saxon bī dylfe = "beside the pit or quarry"...
. He broke into the first team in 1966 at the age of eighteen and is therefore one of the youngest keepers ever to play for the club. After playing regularly for Stoke for two season manager Tony Waddington
Tony Waddington
Anthony Waddington was an English football player and manager. He managed Stoke City F.C. from 1960 until 1977 and guided them to their only major trophy - the League Cup in 1972. He later managed his only playing club, Crewe Alexandra, from June 1979 to July 1981...
signed England keeper Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff ....
and Farmer lost his place as number one. He remained loyal to Stoke though turning down a number of other clubs and became a useful backup. He joined Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
for a short time in 1975 and finished playing football at Northwich Victoria
Northwich Victoria F.C.
Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...
.