Viv Farnsworth

Viv Farnsworth (1889–1953) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for Newtown, Wests, New South Wales and Australia, he also represented Australasia. He primarily played as centre and is considered one of the Australia's finest footballers of the 20th century.

Viv Farnsworth
Farnsworth in 1910
Personal information
Full nameVivian Robert Farnsworth
Born(1889-02-04)4 February 1889
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Died16 April 1953(1953-04-16) (aged 64)
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1910–12 Newtown 31 22 0 0 66
1912–17 Oldham 78 27 1 0 83
1919 Newtown 2 1 0 0 3
1920–21 Western Suburbs 12 6 0 0 18
Total 123 56 1 0 170
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1910–19 New South Wales 9 2 0 0 6
1911–20 Australia 6 4 0 0 12
1910 Australasia 2 0 0 0 0
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