Matthew George Farrer (12 February 1852 – 27 January 1928) was an English footballer and barrister, who won two FA Cup runners-up medals, and who also had great success in rowing.
[3] He finally took part in the Boat Race in 1873, and won the Oxford Pairs with his brother William the same year.
[5] Although Eton had its own forms of football, Farrer had never distinguished himself in them, although he played for the Oppidans in the 1868 Wall Game which the Collegers won by 4 shies to 0.
He seems to have been something of an emergency choice as the Etonians were without four players from the first match and Farrer was put in as full-back to allow the more experienced Wilson to play half-back.
[14] He married Caroline, daughter of Robert Culling Hanbury (Member of Parliament for Middlesex until his death in 1867), on 26 January 1884.