Frank O'Farrell

Born on : October 09, 1927 at Cork

Date of death : March 06, 2022

Number of international caps : 9 (2 goals)

First cap : vs Austria 07/05/1952

First international goal : vs Austria 25/03/1953

Main position
Offensive Midfielder

Manager careerLast updated on 15/05/2024 at 11:04

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
1982/1983	Torquay																	4	50%2	25%1	25%1	FA Cup2e t2e tour League Cup1er 1er tour	8	7								4	50%2	25%1	25%1		8	7
1981/1982	Torquay																	4		50%2	50%2	FA Cup1er 1er tour League Cup1er 1er tour	3	5								4		50%2	50%2		3	5
1976/1977	Torquay																	1			100%1	FA Cup1er 1er tour	1	2								1			100%1		1	2
1976	Iran																								7	71%5	29%2		Asian CupFinaFinale	18	4	7	71%5	29%2			18	4
1975	Iran																								7	43%3	29%2	29%2		10	5	7	43%3	29%2	29%2		10	5
1974	Iran																								9	89%8		11%1	Asian GamesFinaFinale	21	2	9	89%8		11%1		21	2
1973/1974	Cardiff City	2	23	30%7	26%6	43%10			24	32								1			100%1	FA Cup3e t3e tour	2	5								24	29%7	25%6	46%11		26	37
1972/1973	Man United	1	19	21%4	32%6	47%9			18	27								4	25%1	50%2	25%1	League Cup1/161/16 de finale	7	6								23	22%5	35%8	43%10		25	33
1971/1972	Man United	1	42	45%19	24%10	31%13	8	48	69	61								13	38%5	46%6	15%2	FA Cup1/4 1/4 de finale League Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	19	10								55	44%24	29%16	27%15		88	71
1970/1971	Leicester	2	42	55%23	31%13	14%6	1	59	57	30								11	45%5	36%4	18%2	FA Cup1/4 1/4 de finale League Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	17	10								53	53%28	32%17	15%8		74	40
1969/1970	Leicester	2	42	45%19	31%13	24%10	3	51	64	50								12	42%5	42%5	17%2	FA Cup1/8 1/8 de finale League Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	14	8								54	44%24	33%18	22%12		78	58
1968/1969	Leicester	1	21	29%6	29%6	43%9	21	30	21	26								8	63%5	25%2	13%1	FA CupFinaFinale	7	3								29	38%11	28%8	34%10		28	29
1968/1969	Torquay																	3	33%1	33%1	33%1	League Cup1er 1er tour	5	4								3	33%1	33%1	33%1		5	4
1967/1968	Torquay																	7	29%2	43%3	29%2	FA Cup1er 1er tour League Cup1/161/16 de finale	11	9								7	29%2	43%3	29%2		11	9
1966/1967	Torquay																	3		33%1	67%2	FA Cup1er 1er tour League Cup1er 1er tour	4	6								3		33%1	67%2		4	6
1965/1966	Torquay																	2			100%2	FA Cup1er 1er tour League Cup1er 1er tour	1	5								2			100%2		1	5
1964/1965	Weymouth																	3	33%1	33%1	33%1	FA Cup2e t2e tour	6	8								3	33%1	33%1	33%1		6	8
1963/1964	Weymouth																	2		50%1	50%1	FA Cup1er 1er tour	1	2								2		50%1	50%1		1	2
1962/1963	Weymouth
1961/1962	Weymouth																	4	75%3		25%1	FA Cup1/161/16 de finale	3	2								4	75%3		25%1		3	2
Total			189	41%78	29%54	30%57	33	188	253	226								82	37%30	35%29	28%23		109	92	23	70%16	17%4	13%3		49	11	294	42%124	30%87	28%83		411	329

O'Farrell's career statisticsLast updated on 15/05/2024 at 11:04

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

1961/1962

Weymouth

1960/1961

Preston NE

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Preston NE	Division 1	17					28	6	1530	0	100%		40%			29%	24%	47%

1959/1960

Preston NE

1958/1959

Preston NE

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	Euro Qualifying	1					4		90	0	100%		50%			0%	0%	100%

1957/1958

Preston NE

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1						1	90	0	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%

1956/1957

Preston NE

1955/1956

West Ham

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	Friendlies	1					4		90	0	100%		50%			0%	0%	100%
Ireland	Friendlies	1					1		90	0	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%

1954/1955

West Ham

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	Friendlies	2					1	1	180	0	100%		67%			100%	0%	0%

1953/1954

West Ham

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1	1		90		5		90	0	100%		25%			0%	0%	100%

1952/1953

West Ham

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	Friendlies	1	1		90			1	90	0	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%

1951/1952

West Ham

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ireland	Friendlies	1					6		90	0	100%		33%			0%	0%	100%

1950/1951

1949/1950

1948/1949

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Manager's titles

Victories

Championship	1	1971
Asian Cup	1	1976
Asian Games	1	1974

Runner-ups

FA Cup

1969

Transfers

01/01/83 > 06/03/22	Retired	mana.
01/06/81 > 01/01/83	Torquay United	mana.
01/03/77 > 01/06/81	Torquay United
01/11/76 > 01/03/77	Torquay United	mana.
01/04/74 > 01/11/76	Iran	mana.
07/11/73 > 01/04/74	Cardiff City	mana.
01/07/71 > 01/12/72	Man United	mana.
01/12/68 > 01/07/71	Leicester	mana.
01/07/65 > 01/12/68	Torquay United	mana.
01/07/61 > 01/07/65	Weymouth	mana.

01/12/61 > 06/03/22	Retired
01/07/61 > 01/12/61	Weymouth
01/07/56 > 01/07/61	Preston NE
01/07/48 > 01/07/56	West Ham

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 15/05/2024 at 11:04

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Cardiff City	24	29%7	25%6	46%11	26	37
Iran	23	70%16	17%4	13%3	49	11
Leicester	136	46%63	32%43	22%30	180	127
Man United	78	37%29	31%24	32%25	113	104
Torquay	24	21%5	33%8	46%11	33	38
Weymouth	9	44%4	22%2	33%3	10	12

Player career by clubLast updated on 15/05/2024 at 11:04

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Ireland	9	2		405	810			100%9	56%5	44%4
Preston NE	17				1530			100%17	29%5	47%8

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Southampton	9	6	23	13
Bolton	7	5	12	5
Bristol City	13	4	16	11
Oxford	8	4	12	7
Sunderland	5	4	8	2
Portsmouth	5	4	9	5
Sheffield U	8	3	8	6
Middlesbrough	7	3	9	9
Millwall	7	3	6	7
Swindon Town	7	3	9	8
Birmingham	6	3	8	10
Soviet Union	5	3	5	3
QPR	5	3	8	3
Preston NE	5	3	8	4
Charlton	4	3	9	2
S Wednesday	4	3	7	6
Orient	3	3	7	1
Liverpool	9	2	6	11
WBA	8	2	11	10
Ipswich Town	5	2	6	5

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Netherlands	2	2	0
Austria	2	1	1
Bolton	1	0	0
Leicester	1	0	0
Denmark	1	1	0
Fulham	1	1	0
Everton	1	1	0
West Ham	1	1	0
Blackpool	1	1	0
Man City	2	1	0
Czechoslovakia	1	0	0
Yugoslavia	1	0	0
France	1	0	1
Man United	1	0	0
Chelsea	1	0	0
Aston Villa	1	0	0
Blackburn	1	0	0
Tottenham	1	0	0
Birmingham	1	0	0
Wolves	1	0	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Liverpool	9	4	11
Man City	5	4	12
Bristol City	13	4	11
Bristol Rovers	5	3	13
Leeds United	3	3	8
Middlesbrough	7	3	9
Sheffield U	8	3	6
Shrewsbury	2	2	5
Cardiff City	4	2	6
Arsenal	6	2	5
Chelsea	4	2	7
Newcastle	4	2	5
Everton	4	2	4
Tottenham	4	2	7
Birmingham	6	2	10
Ipswich Town	5	2	5
Wolves	3	2	6
Coventry	4	2	6
Millwall	7	2	7
Swindon Town	7	2	8

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
France	1	1	5
Austria	2	1	6
Czechoslovakia	1	1	4
Yugoslavia	1	1	4
Man United	1	1	4
Aston Villa	1	1	1
Blackburn	1	1	1
Tottenham	1	1	5
Birmingham	1	1	3
Wolves	1	1	2
S Wednesday	1	1	5
WBA	1	1	3

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1961/1962	Weymouth	0%	0%	0	100%	0%	2	-
1960/1961	Preston NE	29%	47%	17	24%	48%	33	Slightly positive
1959/1960	Preston NE	0%	0%	0	40%	31%	48	-
1958/1959	Preston NE	0%	0%	0	40%	40%	48	-
1957/1958	Preston NE	0%	0%	0	60%	23%	43	-
1956/1957	Preston NE	0%	0%	0	52%	21%	48	-
1955/1956	West Ham	0%	0%	0	35%	38%	48	-
1954/1955	West Ham	0%	0%	0	41%	34%	44	-
1953/1954	West Ham	0%	0%	0	36%	42%	45	-
1952/1953	West Ham	0%	0%	0	30%	40%	43	-
1951/1952	West Ham	0%	0%	0	36%	38%	45	-
1950/1951	West Ham	0%	0%	0	39%	39%	44	-
1949/1950	West Ham	0%	0%	0	30%	43%	44	-
1948/1949	West Ham	0%	0%	0	42%	35%	43	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Preston North End
14/01/1961	D1	WBA - Preston NE	3 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first loss
11/02/1961	D1	Preston NE - Fulham	2 - 0	First victory

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 15/05/2024 at 11:04

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	17			1530	100%17	29%5	24%4	47%8
Friendlies	Friendlies	6	1	540	540	100%6	67%4		33%2
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2	1	180	180	100%2	50%1		50%1
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	1			90	100%1			100%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1960/1961	Preston NE	1	22	30	42	10	10	22	43	71
1959/1960	Preston NE	1	9	44	42	16	12	14	79	76
1958/1959	Preston NE	1	12	41	42	17	7	18	70	77
1957/1958	Preston NE	1	2	59	42	26	7	9	100	51
1956/1957	Preston NE	1	3	56	42	23	10	9	84	56
1955/1956	West Ham	2	16	39	42	14	11	17	74	69
1954/1955	West Ham	2	8	46	42	18	10	14	74	70
1953/1954	West Ham	2	13	39	42	15	9	18	67	69
1952/1953	West Ham	2	14	39	42	13	13	16	58	60
1951/1952	West Ham	2	12	41	42	15	11	16	67	77
1950/1951	West Ham	2	13	42	42	16	10	16	68	69
1949/1950	West Ham	2	19	36	42	12	12	18	53	61
1948/1949	West Ham	2	7	46	42	18	10	14	56	58

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
November 25, 1961	25/11	FAC	2nd round	Weymouth	1 - 0	Newport County	No data
November 04, 1961	04/11	FAC	First round	Weymouth	1 - 0	Barnet	No data
October 29, 1961	29/10	WCQEZ	Group 8	Czechoslovakia	7 - 1	Ireland	Absent
October 08, 1961	08/10	WCQEZ	Group 8	Ireland	1 - 3	Czechoslovakia	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

Match ratings and personal notes

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