Frank O'Farrell

🇮🇪 Ireland

201st all-time scorer67th for appearances

Born: 9 Oct 1927Cork
Shirt: #6
Debut: 25 Nov 1950at Notts County, aged 23
Last game: 8 Sept 1956v Rotherham United, aged 28

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

210

Appearances

210 starts, 0 from the bench

Goals

0.03 per game

–

Assists

not recorded

–

Minutes

not recorded

–

Cards

not recorded

–

Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1951/52, 3 in 44 appearances.

Shooting by season, all competitions

	Standard
Season	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT
1956/57	1
1955/56	1
1954/55	1
1953/54	0
1952/53	1
1951/52	3
1950/51	0
Career	7

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

7 for West Ham

At home

Away

–

Penalties

–

Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	6	197 apps
FA Cup	1	13 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 22 Dec 1951, at Blackburn Rovers 3–1

Latest goal: 3 Sept 1956, v Liverpool 1–1

With him, without him

25 Nov 1950 to 8 Sept 1956

When he played

1.01

points per game

79 W 54 D 77 L

210 games · 1.64 scored · 1.56 conceded

38% wins

When he didn't

0.82

points per game

13 W 14 D 22 L

49 games · 1.53 scored · 1.98 conceded

27% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

25 Nov 1950Debutat Notts County 4–1 1950/51
22 Dec 1951First goalat Blackburn Rovers 3–1 1951/52
2 Feb 195250th appearancev Sheffield United 0–0 1951/52
28 Mar 1953100th appearancev Doncaster Rovers 1–3 1952/53
19 Mar 1955150th appearancev Middlesbrough 2–1 1954/55
2 Apr 1956200th appearanceat Stoke City 3–0 1955/56
8 Sept 1956Last appearancev Rotherham United 1–1 1956/57

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1956/57	Second Division	7	7	–	1	–
1955/56	FA Cup	6	6	–	0	–
1955/56	Second Division	40	40	–	1	–
1954/55	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1954/55	Second Division	28	28	–	1	–
1953/54	Second Division	22	22	–	0	–
1952/53	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1952/53	Second Division	41	41	–	1	–
1951/52	FA Cup	3	3	–	1	–
1951/52	Second Division	41	41	–	2	–
1950/51	FA Cup	2	2	–	0	–
1950/51	Second Division	18	18	–	0	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	G
8 Sept 1956	D2	Rotherham United	1–1	D
3 Sept 1956	D2	Liverpool	1–1	D	1
1 Sept 1956	D2	at Lincoln City	2–0	W
27 Aug 1956	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	2–0	W
25 Aug 1956	D2	Swansea City	1–2	L
20 Aug 1956	D2	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	L
18 Aug 1956	D2	at Fulham	4–1	W
18 Apr 1956	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
14 Apr 1956	D2	at Leicester City	1–2	L
7 Apr 1956	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	3–3	D
2 Apr 1956	D2	at Stoke City	0–3	L
31 Mar 1956	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–0	W
30 Mar 1956	D2	Stoke City	2–0	W
26 Mar 1956	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	1–2	L
24 Mar 1956	D2	Hull City	1–1	D
19 Mar 1956	D2	Bury	3–2	W
17 Mar 1956	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–4	L
10 Mar 1956	D2	Bristol Rovers	2–1	W
8 Mar 1956	FAC	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	L
3 Mar 1956	FAC	at Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	D
25 Feb 1956	D2	Liverpool	2–0	W
23 Feb 1956	FAC	at Blackburn Rovers	3–2	W
18 Feb 1956	FAC	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	D
11 Feb 1956	D2	at Barnsley	1–1	D
28 Jan 1956	FAC	Cardiff City	2–1	W
21 Jan 1956	D2	at Fulham	1–3	L
14 Jan 1956	D2	Leeds United	1–1	D
7 Jan 1956	FAC	Preston North End	5–2	W
31 Dec 1955	D2	at Notts County	1–0	W
27 Dec 1955	D2	Middlesbrough	1–0	W
26 Dec 1955	D2	at Middlesbrough	0–2	L
24 Dec 1955	D2	Swansea City	5–1	W
17 Dec 1955	D2	at Rotherham United	2–3	L
10 Dec 1955	D2	at Bristol Rovers	1–1	D
3 Dec 1955	D2	Leicester City	1–3	L
26 Nov 1955	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	D
19 Nov 1955	D2	Nottingham Forest	1–2	L
12 Nov 1955	D2	at Hull City	1–3	L
5 Nov 1955	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	L
29 Oct 1955	D2	at Lincoln City	1–1	D
22 Oct 1955	D2	Doncaster Rovers	6–1	W
15 Oct 1955	D2	at Liverpool	1–3	L
8 Oct 1955	D2	Plymouth Argyle	4–0	W
1 Oct 1955	D2	Barnsley	4–0	W
24 Sept 1955	D2	at Bury	1–1	D
17 Sept 1955	D2	Fulham	2–1	W
10 Sept 1955	D2	at Leeds United	3–3	D
6 Sept 1955	D2	at Bristol City	1–3	L
3 Sept 1955	D2	Notts County	6–1	W	1
29 Aug 1955	D2	Port Vale	0–2	L
27 Aug 1955	D2	at Swansea City	2–4	L
22 Aug 1955	D2	at Port Vale	1–2	L
20 Aug 1955	D2	Rotherham United	1–1	D
23 Apr 1955	D2	at Bury	1–4	L
16 Apr 1955	D2	Rotherham United	1–2	L
11 Apr 1955	D2	at Fulham	0–0	D
9 Apr 1955	D2	at Luton Town	0–2	L
8 Apr 1955	D2	Fulham	2–1	W
2 Apr 1955	D2	Ipswich Town	4–0	W
26 Mar 1955	D2	at Birmingham City	2–1	W
19 Mar 1955	D2	Middlesbrough	2–1	W
12 Mar 1955	D2	at Stoke City	2–0	W
5 Mar 1955	D2	Leeds United	2–1	W
24 Feb 1955	D2	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	L
12 Feb 1955	D2	at Port Vale	1–1	D
5 Feb 1955	D2	Plymouth Argyle	6–1	W
22 Jan 1955	D2	at Bristol Rovers	4–2	W
10 Jan 1955	FAC	at Port Vale	1–3	L
20 Nov 1954	D2	Luton Town	2–1	W
13 Nov 1954	D2	at Ipswich Town	3–0	W
6 Nov 1954	D2	Birmingham City	2–2	D
30 Oct 1954	D2	at Middlesbrough	0–6	L
23 Oct 1954	D2	Stoke City	3–0	W
16 Oct 1954	D2	at Leeds United	1–2	L
9 Oct 1954	D2	Nottingham Forest	2–0	W
2 Oct 1954	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	1–2	L
25 Sept 1954	D2	Port Vale	2–0	W
18 Sept 1954	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–1	D
13 Sept 1954	D2	at Hull City	1–0	W
11 Sept 1954	D2	Bristol Rovers	5–2	W	1
6 Sept 1954	D2	Hull City	1–1	D
4 Sept 1954	D2	at Liverpool	2–1	W
27 Feb 1954	D2	at Brentford	1–3	L
13 Feb 1954	D2	at Birmingham City	0–2	L
5 Dec 1953	D2	Notts County	1–2	L
28 Nov 1953	D2	at Hull City	1–2	L
21 Nov 1953	D2	Everton	1–1	D
14 Nov 1953	D2	at Oldham Athletic	1–3	L
7 Nov 1953	D2	Bury	5–0	W
31 Oct 1953	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	0–2	L
24 Oct 1953	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	W
17 Oct 1953	D2	at Derby County	1–2	L
10 Oct 1953	D2	Brentford	0–1	L
26 Sept 1953	D2	Birmingham City	1–2	L
19 Sept 1953	D2	at Leeds United	2–1	W
14 Sept 1953	D2	Swansea City	4–1	W
12 Sept 1953	D2	at Bristol Rovers	2–2	D
10 Sept 1953	D2	at Swansea City	1–1	D
5 Sept 1953	D2	Fulham	3–1	W
31 Aug 1953	D2	Rotherham United	3–0	W
29 Aug 1953	D2	at Stoke City	1–1	D
24 Aug 1953	D2	at Rotherham United	0–5	L
22 Aug 1953	D2	Leicester City	4–1	W
19 Aug 1953	D2	Lincoln City	5–0	W
1 May 1953	D2	at Lincoln City	1–3	L
25 Apr 1953	D2	Barnsley	3–1	W
11 Apr 1953	D2	Huddersfield Town	0–1	L
6 Apr 1953	D2	at Fulham	3–2	W
4 Apr 1953	D2	at Swansea City	1–4	L
3 Apr 1953	D2	Fulham	1–2	L
28 Mar 1953	D2	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	L
21 Mar 1953	D2	at Brentford	4–1	W
14 Mar 1953	D2	Everton	3–1	W
7 Mar 1953	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
28 Feb 1953	D2	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	D
21 Feb 1953	D2	at Rotherham United	1–1	D
18 Feb 1953	D2	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	L
7 Feb 1953	D2	at Leeds United	2–3	L
24 Jan 1953	D2	Luton Town	0–1	L
17 Jan 1953	D2	at Birmingham City	0–2	L
10 Jan 1953	FAC	West Bromwich Albion	1–4	L
3 Jan 1953	D2	Bury	3–2	W
27 Dec 1952	D2	at Notts County	1–1	D
25 Dec 1952	D2	Notts County	2–2	D
20 Dec 1952	D2	at Southampton	2–1	W
13 Dec 1952	D2	Lincoln City	5–1	W
6 Dec 1952	D2	at Barnsley	0–2	L
29 Nov 1952	D2	Sheffield United	1–1	D
22 Nov 1952	D2	at Huddersfield Town	1–0	W
15 Nov 1952	D2	Swansea City	3–0	W
8 Nov 1952	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	1–1	D
1 Nov 1952	D2	Brentford	3–1	W
25 Oct 1952	D2	at Everton	0–2	L
18 Oct 1952	D2	Nottingham Forest	3–2	W	1
11 Oct 1952	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	0–3	L
4 Oct 1952	D2	Rotherham United	2–4	L
27 Sept 1952	D2	at Plymouth Argyle	1–1	D
20 Sept 1952	D2	Leeds United	2–2	D
15 Sept 1952	D2	Leicester City	4–1	W
13 Sept 1952	D2	at Luton Town	0–0	D
8 Sept 1952	D2	at Leicester City	0–0	D
6 Sept 1952	D2	Birmingham City	1–2	L
1 Sept 1952	D2	Hull City	0–0	D
30 Aug 1952	D2	at Bury	1–1	D
25 Aug 1952	D2	at Hull City	0–1	L
23 Aug 1952	D2	Southampton	1–0	W
26 Apr 1952	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	D
21 Apr 1952	D2	at Brentford	1–1	D
19 Apr 1952	D2	Southampton	4–0	W
14 Apr 1952	D2	at Notts County	0–1	L
12 Apr 1952	D2	at Everton	0–2	L
11 Apr 1952	D2	Notts County	2–1	W
5 Apr 1952	D2	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	D
22 Mar 1952	D2	Nottingham Forest	3–1	W	1
15 Mar 1952	D2	at Leicester City	1–3	L
8 Mar 1952	D2	Birmingham City	0–1	L
1 Mar 1952	D2	at Cardiff City	1–1	D
16 Feb 1952	D2	Rotherham United	2–1	W
9 Feb 1952	D2	at Coventry City	2–1	W
6 Feb 1952	FAC	at Sheffield United	2–4	L
2 Feb 1952	FAC	Sheffield United	0–0	D
26 Jan 1952	D2	at Leeds United	1–3	L
19 Jan 1952	D2	Sheffield United	5–1	W
12 Jan 1952	FAC	Blackpool	2–1	W	1
5 Jan 1952	D2	at Barnsley	1–1	D
29 Dec 1951	D2	Hull City	2–0	W
26 Dec 1951	D2	at Luton Town	1–6	L
25 Dec 1951	D2	Luton Town	3–0	W
22 Dec 1951	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	1–3	L	1
15 Dec 1951	D2	Queens Park Rangers	4–2	W
8 Dec 1951	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	0–6	L
1 Dec 1951	D2	at Southampton	2–1	W
24 Nov 1951	D2	Everton	3–3	D
17 Nov 1951	D2	at Doncaster Rovers	1–4	L
10 Nov 1951	D2	Brentford	1–0	W
3 Nov 1951	D2	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
20 Oct 1951	D2	at Birmingham City	1–2	L
13 Oct 1951	D2	Cardiff City	1–1	D
6 Oct 1951	D2	at Rotherham United	1–2	L
29 Sept 1951	D2	Coventry City	3–1	W
22 Sept 1951	D2	Leeds United	2–0	W
15 Sept 1951	D2	at Sheffield United	1–6	L
13 Sept 1951	D2	at Swansea City	1–2	L
8 Sept 1951	D2	Barnsley	2–1	W
6 Sept 1951	D2	Swansea City	2–2	D
1 Sept 1951	D2	at Hull City	1–1	D
29 Aug 1951	D2	at Bury	0–4	L
25 Aug 1951	D2	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	W
23 Aug 1951	D2	Bury	1–1	D
18 Aug 1951	D2	at Queens Park Rangers	0–2	L
5 May 1951	D2	Cardiff City	0–0	D
28 Apr 1951	D2	Birmingham City	1–2	L
21 Apr 1951	D2	at Grimsby Town	1–0	W
14 Apr 1951	D2	Notts County	4–2	W
7 Apr 1951	D2	at Preston North End	1–0	W
31 Mar 1951	D2	Manchester City	2–4	L
26 Mar 1951	D2	at Swansea City	2–3	L
24 Mar 1951	D2	at Coventry City	0–1	L
23 Mar 1951	D2	Swansea City	1–1	D
17 Mar 1951	D2	Chesterfield	2–0	W
17 Feb 1951	D2	at Sheffield United	1–1	D
3 Feb 1951	D2	Barnsley	4–2	W
27 Jan 1951	FAC	at Stoke City	0–1	L
20 Jan 1951	D2	at Southampton	2–2	D
13 Jan 1951	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	L
6 Jan 1951	FAC	Cardiff City	2–1	W
30 Dec 1950	D2	at Brentford	1–1	D
9 Dec 1950	D2	at Birmingham City	1–3	L
2 Dec 1950	D2	Grimsby Town	2–1	W
25 Nov 1950	D2	at Notts County	1–4	L

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