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{{short description|English RL coach and former England & Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{for|the American writer and actor|Anthony Q. Farrell}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name           = Anthony Farrell
|fullname       = 
|image          = 
|image_size     = 
|position       = {{rlp|sr|pr}}
|birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1969|1|17|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [[Huddersfield]], England
|height         = 
|weight         = 
|club1          = [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|year1start     = 1985
|year1end       = 90
|appearances1   = 
|tries1         = 
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|points1        = 
|club2          = [[Sheffield Eagles]]
|year2start     = 1990
|year2end       = 96
|appearances2   = 159
|tries2         = 35
|goals2         = 0
|fieldgoals2    = 0
|points2        = 140
|club3          = [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|year3start     = 1997
|year3end       = 01
|appearances3   = 146
|tries3         = 23
|goals3         = 0
|fieldgoals3    = 0
|points3        = 92
|club4          = [[Widnes Vikings]]
|year4start     = 2002
|year4end       = 03
|appearances4   = 51
|tries4         = 5
|goals4         = 1
|fieldgoals4    = 0
|points4        = 22
|club5          = [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|year5start     = 2004
|year5end       =
|appearances5   = 28
|tries5         = 3
|goals5         = 0
|fieldgoals5    = 0
|points5        = 12
|teamA          = [[England national rugby league team|England]]
|yearAstart     = 1995
|yearAend       = 99
|appearancesA   = 3
|triesA         = 0
|goalsA         = 0
|fieldgoalsA    = 0
|pointsA        = 0
|teamB          = [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]]
|yearBstart     = 2000
|yearBend       = 03
|appearancesB   = 5
|triesB         = 1
|goalsB         = 0
|fieldgoalsB    = 0
|pointsB        = 4
|teamC          = [[Yorkshire rugby league team|Yorkshire]]
|yearCstart     = 2002
|yearCend       = 
|appearancesC   = 2
|triesC         = 0
|goalsC         = 0
|fieldgoalsC    = 0
|pointsC        = 0
| coachteam1         = [[Halifax RLFC]]
| coachyear1start    = 2004
| coachyear1end      = 06
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| updated       = 4 December 2020
|new            = yes
|retired        = yes
|source         = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/anthony-farrell/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Farrell&submit=Go&c=England|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012150/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Farrell&submit=Go&c=England|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=EnglandStatistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/anthony-farrell/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>
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| relatives    = [[Joel Farrell]] (son)<br>[[Izaac Farrell]] (son)
}}
}}

'''Anthony Farrell''' (born 17 January 1969) is an English former professional [[rugby league]] footballer. He played at representative level for [[England national rugby league team|England]], [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for the [[Huddersfield Giants]], [[Sheffield Eagles]], [[Leeds Rhinos]], [[Widnes Vikings]] and [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]], as a {{rlp|pr}} or {{rlp|sr}} forward.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/>

==Background==
Anthony Farrell was born in [[Huddersfield]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England. He is of Jamaican and Welsh descent.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://widnesvikings.co.uk/black-history-month-looking-back-on-5-players-who-helped-to-shape-widnes-history/#:~:text=Anthony%20Farrell&text=He%20represented%20both%20England%20and,working%20in%20the%20prison%20service. | title=Black History Month: Looking back on 5 players who helped to shape Widnes' history | date=October 2023 }}</ref>

==Playing career==
Farrell played for [[Leeds Rhinos]] at {{rlp|sr}} in their [[1998 Super League Grand Final]] defeat by the [[Wigan Warriors]].
Whilst in his first year at [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] the sacking of [[Tony Anderson]] opened a new career for "Faz" as he was asked to become temporary coach until the end of the year. After saving the club from relegation the following season Farrell took the club within a whisker of a place in the grand final. Losing out to [[Castleford Tigers]]. The year after was less successful for Farrell though, after a poor series of results including a club record defeat by [[Hull Kingston Rovers]], "Faz" eventually lost his job.

==References==
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{{Leeds Rhinos - 1999 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Wales squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup}}
{{Halifax Panthers coaches}}

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