Charles Edward Farmer (24 May 1847 - 23 December 1935)[1] was a footballer and solicitor, who won an FA Cup runners-up medal.
He also played for the West Kent Football Club against the Wanderers in 1869 and 1870, in line-ups that were mostly made up of Etonians (including Kinnaird[11] and Morton Betts);[12] the second game, with Edgar Lubbock as captain, was the first-ever association match at the Kennington Oval, and West Kent won 2–0, with two goals from Charles Nepean.
[18] The highlight of his career came in the 1874–75 FA Cup; Gitanos did not enter, but Kinnaird, as captain of the Old Etonians, recruited him to play in goal for the O.E.
[20] Farmer returned to the goal for the final, against the Royal Engineers, which ended 1–1, but injury and unavailability meant the Etonians had to bring in four replacements for the replay.
[21] Farmer only played one more Cup tie, in goal for the Etonians in their 4–1 win over the Pilgrims in the first round the next year,[22] Quintin Hogg eventually taking over the berth.
As his playing career wound down, Farmer found himself in demand as an umpire, including taking charge of the Varsity Match in 1874.