Peter Farmer (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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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
- ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Scots in opposition: Peter Farmer and Victor Gibson". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Top Ten English Exports to France". Les Rosbifs. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
Categories:
- Scottish football managers
- Expatriate football managers in France
- Expatriate football managers in Italy
- Olympique de Marseille managers
- Torino F.C. managers
- RCF Paris managers
- Scottish expatriate football managers
- Scottish expatriates in France
- Scottish expatriates in Italy
- France national football team managers