Peter Farrell

Irish footballer (1922–1999)

Peter Desmond Farrell (16 August 1922 – 16 March 1999) was an Irish footballer who played as a right-half for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Everton and Tranmere Rovers. As an international, Farrell also played for both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1949 he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Farrell (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 16, 1922, died Mar 16, 1999.¹

About

Farrell's playing career followed a similar path to that of Tommy Eglington. As well as teaming up at international level, they also played together at three clubs.

From Wikipedia’s article on Peter Farrell, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Arcturus TherapeuticsBoard member Aug 21, 2019 to now⁹
ResMedBoard member Feb 10, 2006 to now¹⁰
ResMedFounder¹¹
Evolus, Inc.Board member Jul 17, 2019 to Jan 31, 2023¹²
Arcturus TherapeuticsBoard member Jan 2, 2019 to Jan 2, 2019¹³
NuVasiveBoard member Mar 6, 2006 to May 7, 2018¹⁴
ResMedChair Jan 8, 2008 to Nov 23, 2015¹⁵
ResMedChief executive officer Feb 10, 2006 to Sep 3, 2014¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedC.B.C. Monkstown³

Career

Occupation: association football coach, association football player.⁵

Date not recordedFounded ResMed⁴

Shamrock Rovers

Farrell was born and raised in the Convent Road area of Dalkey and was educated at Harold Boy's National School and the Christian Brothers in Dún Laoghaire, which he won a scholarship to. He was playing football with Cabinteely Schoolboys when spotted by a Shamrock Rovers scout and subsequently joined Rovers on his 17th birthday in August 1939. Among his early team-mates was the veteran Jimmy Dunne. With a team that also included Jimmy Kelly, Tommy Eglington, Jimmy McAlinden and Paddy Coad, Farrell later helped Rovers reach three successive FAI Cup finals. They won the competition in 1944 and 1945 and finished as runners up in 1946.

Everton

In July 1946, together with Tommy Eglington, Farrell signed for Everton. In eleven seasons with the club he played 421 league games and scored 14 goals. He also played a further 31 games in the FA Cup and scored a further 4 goals. In 1951 he was appointed Everton captain and during the 1953–54 season he led them to the runners up place in the Second Division, thus gaining promotion to the First Division. During his time with the club his teammates, apart from Eglington, also included Alex Stevenson, Peter Corr, Harry Catterick, Wally Fielding, Tommy E. Jones, Brian Labone and Dave Hickson. He was never sent off during his spell at Goodison Park.

Later years

Farrell left Everton in October 1957 and followed Tommy Eglington to Tranmere Rovers where he became player-manager. He played 114 league games for Tranmere, before leaving in December 1960. After a spell as manager at Sligo Rovers, Farrell became manager of Holyhead Town and, helped by a number of former Everton and Tranmere players, he guided them to the Welsh League (North) title.

In September 1967, Farrell signed a one-year contract to manage St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. [1].

He managed Pats in their 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ties against FC Girondins de Bordeaux but resigned in March 1968.

He also managed his own insurance business and in the 1980s he had a shoe shop in George's Street, Dún Laoghaire.