Tommy Farrell (footballer, born 1887)

Thomas Farrell (1887 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City as an inside left. He also played in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians.

Personal life
Farrell was married with three children. He enlisted as a private in the Lancashire Fusiliers soon after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Farrell was posted to the 1st Battalion serving at Gallipoli in July 1915 and was evacuated in January 1916. Now a corporal, Farrell died in the Fusiliers' attack on the Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt on the first day of the Somme. A mine was detonated in the redoubt at 7:20 am and supporting infantry attacked the redoubt at around 7:30, but most were killed by machine gun fire, including Farrell. He was buried in Auchonvillers Military Cemetery.