Viv Farnsworth

Viv Farnsworth

Farnsworth in 1910
Personal information
Full name	Vivian Robert Farnsworth
Born	(1889-02-04)4 February 1889 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Died	16 April 1953(1953-04-16) (aged 64) Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1910–12 Newtown 31 22 0 0 66 1912–17 Oldham 78 27 1 0 83 1919 Newtown 2 1 0 0 3 1920–21 Western Suburbs 12 6 0 0 18 Total 123 56 1 0 170 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1910–19 New South Wales 9 2 0 0 6 1911–20 Australia 6 4 0 0 12 1910 Australasia 2 0 0 0 0
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Viv Farnsworth (4 February 1889 – 16 April 1953) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for Newtown, Wests, New South Wales and Australia, he also represented Australasia. He primarily played as centre and is considered one of the Australia's finest footballers of the 20th century.^[1]