Craig Farrell (footballer)

**Craig Wayne Farrell** (5 December 1982 – 30 May 2022) was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward in the Football League for Carlisle United and York City. He was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. His career began in 1991 and he retired in 2015.

Farrell died on 30 May 2022 at the age of 39.

## Career statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Leeds United|2002–03|Premier League|0|0|—|—|0|0|0|0||||
|rowspan="4"|Carlisle United|2002–03|Third Division|33|11|1|1|—|7|2|41|14||
|2003–04|Third Division|30|7|1|0|2|0|0|0|33|7|||
|2004–05|Conference National|18|2|3|1|—|5|3|26|6||||
|Exeter City|2005–06|Conference National|38|8|1|0|—|6|0|45|8|||
|rowspan="4"|York City|2006–07|Conference National|46|10|2|0|—|3|0|51|10||
|2007–08|Conference Premier|20|8|2|3|—|8|3|30|14||||
|2008–09|Conference Premier|25|3|1|0|—|4|0|30|3||||
|Oxford United (loan)|2008–09|Conference Premier|15|2|—|—|—|15|2|||||
|rowspan="3"|Rushden & Diamonds|2009–10|Conference Premier|41|11|3|0|—|4|1|48|12||
|2010–11|Conference Premier|27|1|1|0|—|1|0|29|1||||
|AFC Telford United|2011–12|Conference Premier|16|2|1|0|—|0|0|17|2|||
|Hinckley United|2011–12|Conference North|16|6|—|—|2|0|18|6||||

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Craig Farrell
- **image**: Farrell.jpg
- **caption**: Farrell playing for York City F.C., York City in 2007
- **full name**: Craig Wayne Farrell
- **birth place**: Middlesbrough, England
- **death place**: Middlesbrough, England
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **youthyears1**: 1991–1998
- **youthclubs1**: Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough
- **youthyears2**: 1998–2002
- **youthclubs2**: Leeds United F.C., Leeds United
- **years1**: 2002
- **clubs1**: Leeds United F.C., Leeds United
- **caps1**: 0
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 2002
- **clubs2**: → Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United (loan)
- **caps2**: 7
- **goals2**: 3
- **years3**: 2002–2005
- **clubs3**: Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United
- **caps3**: 74
- **goals3**: 17
- **years4**: 2005–2006
- **clubs4**: Exeter City F.C., Exeter City
- **caps4**: 38
- **goals4**: 8
- **years5**: 2006–2009
- **clubs5**: York City F.C., York City
- **caps5**: 91
- **goals5**: 21
- **years6**: 2009
- **clubs6**: → Oxford United F.C., Oxford United (loan)
- **caps6**: 15
- **goals6**: 2
- **years7**: 2009–2011
- **clubs7**: Rushden & Diamonds F.C., Rushden & Diamonds
- **caps7**: 68
- **goals7**: 12
- **years8**: 2011–2012
- **clubs8**: AFC Telford United
- **caps8**: 16
- **goals8**: 2
- **years9**: 2012
- **clubs9**: → Hinckley United F.C., Hinckley United (loan)
- **caps9**: 4
- **goals9**: 1
- **years10**: 2012
- **clubs10**: Hinckley United F.C., Hinckley United
- **caps10**: 12
- **goals10**: 5
- **years11**: 2012
- **clubs11**: Blyth Spartans A.F.C., Blyth Spartans
- **years12**: 2012–2015
- **clubs12**: Whitby Town F.C., Whitby Town
- **totalcaps**: 325
- **totalgoals**: 71
- **nationalyears1**: 1999
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-16 football team, England U16
- **nationalcaps1**: 3
- **nationalgoals1**: 1