[1] Farmer was a product of Stoke City's youth system after being found playing amateur football in his local town of Biddulph.
[1] He however resisted the chances to switch clubs and remained loyal to Stoke providing useful back-up to Banks.
[1] Farmer reclaimed his starting spot in 1972–73 as Banks was involved in a car crash which left him blind in one eye and as a result had to retire from playing top flight football.
[1] He played regularly for three seasons until another England 'keeper, Peter Shilton joined Stoke in November 1974 for a then world record fee for a goalkeeper of £325,000.
Farmer then joined the club that Shilton had come from, Leicester City, and played twice for the "Foxes" before returning to Stoke.