Peter Farmer (footballer)

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Peter Farmer
Personal information
Date of birth 26 October 1886
Place of birth Renton, Scotland
Date of death 4 September 1964
Place of death Hammersmith, England
Managerial career
Years Team
1923–1924 Marseille
1924–1926 Torino
1928 France
1933–1934 Racing Club de France

Peter Farmer (26 October 1886 –4 September 1964) was a Scottish professional football manager active throughout Europe in the 1920s and 1930s.

Career

Farmer coached French teams Marseille (1923–1924) and Racing Club de France (1933–1934).[1] He had a second spell at Marseille (1930-1931) and also coached Racing Club de France (1933–1934) and Stella Cherbourg.[2]

Farmer was also in charge of Italian side Torino between 1924 and 1926, coached the French national team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3][dead link] He was later a trainer at Celtic (1929-1930) and manager of Tunbridge Wells Rangers (1934).[2]

References

  1. ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Scots in opposition: Peter Farmer and Victor Gibson". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Top Ten English Exports to France". Les Rosbifs. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.