Career
He played just four seasons of league football before being forced to retire due to injury aged 24. Farmer joined Wolves as an amateur in 1956, and after progressing in their reserves, broke into the first team He ended the season as the club"s leading scorer, with 28 goals, as they finished the league in third place.
He scored a hat trick on his second cap in a 5-2 victory in the Netherlands.
The striker broke his leg shortly afterward though, ending his 1961-1962 campaign. Although he returned from his leg break, the next two seasons saw him continually affected by injuries, which ultimately caused him to retire in 1964.
After retiring from playing, Farmer ran a public in Dudley. He also qualified as a computer programmer and had a very successful career as an analyst/programmer with among other companies The Midlands Electricity Board.
