Peter Farmer (26 October 1886 – 4 September 1964) was a Scottish professional football manager active throughout Europe in the 1920s and 1930s.
.jpg) Farmer in 1928 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 October 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Renton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 4 September 1964 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1923–1924 | Marseille | ||
| 1924–1926 | Torino | ||
| 1928 | France Olympic | ||
| 1933–1934 | Racing Club de France | ||
| 1934–1935 | Romania | ||
Career
editFarmer 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 Stella Cherbourg.[2]
Farmer was also in charge of Italian side Torino between 1924 and 1926, coached the France national team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3] He was later a trainer at Celtic (1929–1930) and manager of Tunbridge Wells Rangers (1934).[2]
in November 1934 he was appointed as Romania's national team coach but never led the team in any official match, leaving in May 1935.[4][5]
Honours
editMarseille
Racing Club de France
References
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Cea mai mare gafă din istoria FRF: A stat degeaba, a luat banii, a fugit" [The biggest mistake in FRF history: He came to do nothing, he took the money, he ran] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "În 1934, românii au angajat un selecţioner, Peter Farmer, care a încasat banii pe şase luni, n-a stat pe bancă la nici un meci, după care a fugit în Scoţia" [In 1934, the Romanians hired a coach, Peter Farmer, who collected the money for six months, did not sit on the bench at any match, after which he fled to Scotland.] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "France in the 1980s: The British Abroad". The 1888 Letter. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "1928 FRENCH CUP FINAL: RED STAR / CA PARIS" (in French). Red Star website. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.