Thomas Farrell (; ga, Tomás Ó Fearail; 1937 – 20 July 2012) was an Irish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a centre half. He began his career at Home Farm and signed for

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in 1957. The actor Colin Farrell is his nephew. He earned two

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caps while at

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and made seven appearances in the

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and the

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against SK Rapid Wien and Valencia CF amongst others. Farrell also made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland B in 1960 having already played for his country at schoolboy and youth level. He broke his nose while touring the US in the summer of 1961. Farrell won his first

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medal in 1962 alongside his brother Eamonn. He shared a benefit game with Tony Byrne in May 1965. In December 1965 Farrell was suspended by Rovers for a breach of discipline. He signed for Waterford United in December 1966.

Honours

* League of Ireland: 2 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1958/59, 1963/64 *

: 3 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1962, 1964, 1965 * League of Ireland Shield: 3 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65 * Leinster Senior Cup: 2 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1958, 1964 *

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: 2 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1959/60, 1963/64 * Top Four Cup: 2 ** Shamrock Rovers - 1957/58, 1965/66

References

Books

* ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins ()

Internet

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