A son of Oswestry who became the first footballer to sign for Everton FC has been honoured at a special commemorative event in Liverpool.
George Farmer died at the age of 42 but until Saturday his grave at Anfield Cemetery did not have a headstone to mark the spot of this Shropshire sporting legend.
"Without George Farmer capturing the imagination of thousands of Evertonians – not to mention the thousands who went along to watch football for the first time in that era with no idea that they would leave Anfield as newly converted Evertonians – Everton Football Club might well never have made it to the level of Football League founder members."Farmer’s story serves as a reminder of where we came from, why it means so much, and always has.
Farmer trained as a skinner and worked as a leather dresser or finisher for much of his adult life, alongside his footballing exploits. Farmer would only make ten appearances in the second season of League football, before appearing to fall out with the Everton directors, earning a reprimand from club president John Houlding and ultimately being suspended and banished to the junior teams for several months.
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