Roy Farnsworth

Roy Eric Farnsworth (1892-1957) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s.

Roy Farnsworth

Personal information
Full name	Roy Eric Farnsworth
Born	(1892-01-05)5 January 1892 Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Died	19 June 1957(1957-06-19) (aged 65) Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1911–15 Newtown 46 12 0 0 36 1919 Western Suburbs 4 0 0 0 0 Total 50 12 0 0 36 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1912 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0 1914–15 Metropolis 3 1 0 0 3
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Relatives	Bill Farnsworth (brother) Viv Farnsworth (brother)

Playing career

Youngest brother of the famous rugby league footballers: Bill Farnsworth and Viv Farnsworth, Roy Farnsworth was also a noted Half-back with Newtown. Roy enlisted in the Australian Army in World War I in 1915, and although he survived the war he did not play for Newtown again.

In 1919 he turned out for Western Suburbs for a few games, before retiring from the NSWRFL.

Death

Farnsworth died on 19 June 1957 at Concord, New South Wales.