Adam Farley

Who is Adam Farley?

Adam Farley is an English footballer who plays for A.F.C. Liverpool. He is a defender.

He joined Everton as a schoolboy and was part of their 1998 FA Youth Cup winning team, he was man of the match in the 2nd leg of the final. Farley, a very talented centre back, was compared to Alan Hansen by Nick Barmby and was tipped by Colin Harvey to have an outstanding career. He made one first team appearance, coming on as a substitute against Derby County in February 1999 and was substitute at West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur. However at the end of February 1999 he broke his cheekbone & jaw in an Under 19s match, and drifted further away from the first team, before being released in May 2000.

He joined Altrincham in 2000, making 34 league appearances and scoring one goal for the club. He joined Droylsden at the start of the 2001–02 season, staying with them for three years, Droylsden enjoyed the best season in their history in 2003-2004 while captained by Farley, winning 4 Trophys, he also collected player of the year awards in 2002–03 & 2003–04 and a move to Sheffield Wednesday fell through in February 2004 because they refused to pay the £120,000 price tag that Droylsden had set, Farley was unhappy that he wasn't sold and accused Droylsden of being greedy and stopping him from progressing. In late 2004 he joined Witton Albion.