He was appointed manager of Warri Wolves (Nigeria) in February 2016 before briefly returning to former club Port Vale as a coach four months later.
[3] Under manager Peter Madden, the "Dale" finished 1982–83 outside of the re-election zone on goal difference, after Blackpool were deducted two points.
He joined Crewe Alexandra for the 1985–86 campaign, playing 28 league games for Dario Gradi's side, scoring four goals.
He then moved to Sweden before he switched to Frank Upton's Icelandic club IBK Keflavík, playing 25 games in the Úrvalsdeild, scoring four goals.
[7] He was appointed as first-team coach at former club Port Vale in June 2016, working under new manager Bruno Ribeiro.
[8] However, he never actually signed a contract with the club or took a day's training leaving chairman Norman Smurthwaite to explain that "...it is just not geographically possible and it has put a lot of pressure on him, so Peter is now not going to be part of the future".
[9] Farrell did not find out about the club's change of heart until he heard it reported on the radio, and said "It would have been more respectful if someone had the decency to ring me up rather than leave it for 10 days".