Full name Austin Leslie Farnen Years Team Name Les Farnen | Role Footballer Place of death Harrow, England | |
Date of birth (1919-09-17)17 September 1919 Died January 1985, London Borough of Harrow, United Kingdom | ||
Date of death January 1985 (aged 65) Place of birth St Helens, England | ||
Austin Leslie Farnen (better known as Les Farnen, 17 September 1919 – January 1985) was an English professional footballer. After serving in the military during the Second World War, Farnen joined Football League Third Division South side Watford in April 1946. He played at centre half for every competitive fixture of the 1946–47 season, but then made 27 appearances in his second season, and was released after only eight appearances for Watford in 1948–49. Farnen went on to join Bradford City, making eight further appearances in the Football League. He then joined Gloucester City in the Southern Football League making 25 appearances.
He died in Harrow in January 1985, aged 65.
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