[1][2] In the early 1990s, Farmer coached youth clubs in the London area, including women's squads at Crystal Palace and Bedfont United.
At the time players had to pay to play the team, and its training grounds were a redgra surface at a community college near Feltham.
[2][5] As a reward the men's side invited the women to appear at halftime of its penultimate home match in the nascent Premier League, where the stadium gave the women's side a standing ovation, and provided Farmer with a £3,000 budget to cover the club's costs.
[2] By Farmer's resignation in 1997, the club had won promotion again to join the FA Women's National League Southern Division.
[1] In 2017, Farmer organized a protest against the WSL's proposed restructuring and published an open letter to The FA's head of women's leagues Katie Brazier.