[1] After Stoke suffered relegation Farrell returned to Scotland and had spells at St Mirren and Stranraer then dropped to Junior level with Glenafton Athletic.
[3] Farrell returned to Stranraer in January 2017, taking up the position of manager after Brian Reid left the club by mutual consent.
[6] At the end of Farrell's first season in charge, the Sons were relegated via the playoffs to Scottish League Two.
[9] In Farrell's third season in charge they won promotion back to Scottish League One - defeating The Spartans 4-3 across two legs.
[10] Outside football, Farrell is joint deputy General Secretary of the Prison Service Union.