Alec Farley

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alec Farley

| fullname = Alexander John Farley{{Hugman|id=6164|accessdate=21 July 2020}}

| birth_date = 11 May 1925

| birth_place = Finchley, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|2|23|1925|5|11|df=y}}

| death_place = Southampton, England

| height = 5ft 11in

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 =

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1944

| clubs1 = Finchley

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1944–1945

| clubs2 = Cromwell Athletic

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 1945–1948

| clubs3 = Leyton Orient

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 0

| years4 =

| clubs4 = Bournemouth

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

}}

Alexander John Farley (11 May 1925 – 23 February 2010) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leyton Orient as a left back.{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Neilson |title=VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020 |url=https://www.leytonorient.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/VE-DAY-WW2-players-as-at-May-2020.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=18 July 2020 |page=39|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609183620/https://www.leytonorient.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/VE-DAY-WW2-players-as-at-May-2020.pdf |archive-date=9 June 2020 }}

Personal life

During the Second World War, Farley served at home as a PE instructor in the Irish Guards.

Career statistics

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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |FA Cup

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

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!Goals

Clapton Orient

|1945–46

| colspan="3" |―

|2

|0

|2

|0

colspan="3" |Career total

!0

!0

!2

!0

!2

!0

References