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Former amateur football club in Singapore
Soccer club
Farrer Park United was a soccer club from Singapore . The team won Singapore's National Football League (NFL) in 1982, and the President's Cup in 1981 and 1983.[1]
The club played at the Farrer Park Field as their home stadium.[2]
History
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In 1968, Hampshire United was formed.[3] [3]
In 1976, Farrer Park lost to Geylang International , 2–0, in the finals of the Toto League Cup.[4]
In 1979, Robert Ng and Robert Lim joined the club as manager and coach.[5]
In 1982, Farrer Park United won the National Football League Division 1 and also the national U15 title.[6]
In 1983, Dutch goalkeeper, Alex Brouwer , formerly from PSV Eindhoven join the club.[6] Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association .[7]
In 1989, before an NFL match against Changi United , the team showed up without jerseys.[8] Alfonso Dorai arrived 15 minutes after the match's scheduled start with their jerseys but the club had alreader conceded the match to Changi United.[8] [8] Football Association of Singapore (FAS) requested for a police report for the accident which Dorai was unable to produce, claiming his friend had privately settled with the other driver and hence no police report was made.[8] [8]
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In 1978, Farrer Park got its first sponsor, German sporting supplier Puma , to provide for all its equipment.[9]
Players
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The club also had the only British player, Chris Bates, playing in the National Football League.[10]
The team had also many other Singaporean national football players, such as Malek Awab , Norhalis Shafik , Marzuki Elias and Razali Rashid .[11]
References
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^ a b "Milestones" . The Straits Times 77 . Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via NewspaperSG .
^ "GOALIE WAN IS GEYLANG'S HERO" . New Nation. 23 July 1976. p. 16 . Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG .
^ "Farrer Park United's recipe for success" . Singapore Monitor . 4 March 1985. p. 26 . Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG .
^ a b "Farrer Park has added touch of professionalism" . Singapore Monitor. 8 January 1983. p. 30 . Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG .
^ Chan, Alfonso (3 October 1983). "Farrer Park denies Safsa the final hattrick" . Singapore Monitor. p. 27 . Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG .
^ a b c d e "Farrer Park are banned" . The Straits Times 27 . Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via NewspaperSG .
^ "Farrer Park get German sponsor" . The Straits Times 29 . Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via NewspaperSG .
^ Yeo, Wilfred (9 July 1981). "Bates plays dream tie for United" . The Straits Times . p. 33 . Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG .
^ "FARRER PARK UNITED" . Singapore Monitor. 2 March 1985. p. 26 . Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG .
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