Frank O’Farrell was a former Irish football player and coach who died on Sunday, March 6, 2022.
O’Farrell was born and reared in Cork and began his career with his hometown club before travelling to England and played for West Ham United and then Preston North End.
From July 1971 until December 1972, the Irishman was the second manager to try to succeed Sir Matt Busby at Old Trafford.
Before taking over at Manchester United, he managed Weymouth Town, Torquay United, and Leicester City.
The Irishman won 30 of his 81 games in charge and had to deal with a rebuilding process at United following their success under Busby. United led the league after losing only one of O’Farrell’s first 14 games in charge, but they couldn’t keep up and ended ninth in 1971/72.
O’Farrell was fired 18 months into the job after a humiliating 5-0 loss to Crystal Palace in December 1972, which dropped United to third-from-bottom in the Premier League.
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Frank O’Farrell cause of death
He died from natural causes at the age of 92.
O’Farrell had to persuade George Best to come out of retirement, and despite a rousing start to his term, Best faded into obscurity.
Was Frank O’Farrell married? Did Frank O’Farrell have children?
He had a wife called Ann O’Farrell . They had kids but none of them were documented at the time of this writing.
He continued to reside in Torquay with his wife Ann after retiring, and worked as a scout for Everton and Bolton Wanderers.
Frank O’Farrell net worth
His net worth was 2 million dollars at the time of his death.
Frank retired from professional football in 1961, close to 34 years of age, after a second operation to remove his cartilage.
When is Frank O’Farrell funeral? Date, time, venue, burial service, obituary
His funeral details is yet to be released by his family. It will be made public once it is ready.
