Priestley Farquharson

Priestley Farquharson
Personal information
Full name Priestley Tyler Heginbottom Farquharson[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997[2]
Place of birth Halifax, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 6
Youth career
Wycombe Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hitchin Town
2016 Hayes & Yeading United 1 (0)
2017 Billericay Town
2017 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2019 Hayes & Yeading United 35 (0)
2019–2021 Connah's Quay Nomads 43 (5)
2021–2023 Newport County 54 (4)
2023–2026 Walsall 49 (6)
2026– Crawley Town 2 (0)
International career
2014–2018 England (beach soccer) 61 (14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:10, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Priestley Tyler Heginbottom Farquharson (born 15 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Crawley Town. He has been capped by the England national beach soccer team.

Early and personal life

Farquharson was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire,[2] and raised in London.[3] He was released by Wycombe Wanderers as a teenager before working as a barman and spending four years with the England national beach soccer team,[4] earning 61 caps and representing his country at the 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal.[5] He attended Brunel University and was captain of their football team.[3][4][5]

Career

Early career

Farquharson played English non-league football for Hitchin Town,[6] Billericay Town,[6] Hayes & Yeading United[6][7][8] and Bishop's Stortford[6] before signing for Cymru Premier side Connah's Quay Nomads in January 2019.[5] At Connah's Quay Nomads he was part of the 2019–20 squad which won the Welsh League Cup and Cymru Premier double, with Farquharson being named the League's Young Player of the Season in 2020.[5][6]

Newport County

On 21 January 2021 Farquharson signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with League Two Newport County for an undisclosed fee.[6][9] He made his debut for Newport as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 League Two win against Grimsby Town on 6 February 2021.[10] Farquharson played for Newport in the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1–0 after a 107th-minute penalty.[11] He suffered a knee injury at the end of the 2021–22 season.[12] In August 2022 he was praised by Newport manager James Rowberry.[13] He scored his first two goals for Newport in the League Two 2–0 win against Gillingham on 19 November 2022.[14] He was offered a new contract by Newport at the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]

Walsall

In June 2023 it was announced that Farquharson would sign for Walsall on 1 July 2023.[16] He signed a one-year contract extension in June 2025.[17] He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2025–26 season.[18]

Crawley Town

Farquharson signed a two-year deal with Crawley Town in June 2026, with effect from 1 July 2026.[19][20]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Connah's Quay Nomads 2018–19[22] Welsh Premier League 7020001[c]0100
2019–20[23] Cymru Premier[d] 21210105[e]0282
2020–21[24] Cymru Premier 15300002[f]0173
Total 435301080555
Newport County 2020–21[24] League Two 130——3[g]0160
2021–22[25] League Two 100001000110
2022–23[26] League Two 31421302[h]0385
Total 544214050655
Walsall 2023–24[27] League Two 181300000211
2024–25[28] League Two 3000000030
2025–26[29] League Two 28520104[h]0355
Total 496501040596
Crawley Town 2026–27[30] League Two 2000100030
Career total 148151017017018216
  1. ↑ Appearances in Welsh Cup and FA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Welsh League Cup and English League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ The league was rebranded as the Cymru Premier for the 2019–20 season
  5. ↑ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League and one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in League Two play-offs
  8. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Connah's Quay Nomads

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Walsall – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 142. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Priestley Farquharson at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Connah's Quay Nomads sign young centre-back Priestley Farquharson". 6 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Barman to the Bescot: Priestley Farquharson's career serves up a big adventure". Express & Star. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "PRIESTLEY FARQUHARSON". the-nomads.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Connah's Quay defender Farquharson heads to Newport County". NW Sport. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Hayes & Yeading haven't finished their recruiting yet". MyLondon News. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "A-Z of Hayes & Yeading United (Surnames E to H)". www.hyufc.com. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Newport sign Nomads defender Farquharson". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Newport County 1–0 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport.
  11. ↑ "Shrimps go up with extra-time penalty". BBC Sport. 31 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "'He can be one of our main men' - Fit-again defender to fight for County start". South Wales Argus. 16 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Praise for Priestley as imposing defender continues on comeback trail for County". South Wales Argus. 25 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Farquharson header helps County beat Gills". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ "Demetriou among seven offered Newport contracts". BBC Sport. 10 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Walsall sign Farquharson following Newport exit". BBC Sport. 23 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Walsall: Priestley Farquharson and Sam Hornby sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 28 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Aiden Flint: Walsall release 12 players including centre-back following the end of the League Two season". BBC Sport. 6 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "REDS LAND PRIESTLEY FARQUHARSON'S SIGNATURE". www.crawleytownfc.com. 19 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Priestley Farquharson: Crawley Town sign former Walsall defender". BBC Sport. 19 June 2026.
  21. ↑ Priestley Farquharson at Soccerway
  22. ↑ "Games played by Priestley Farquharson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Priestley Farquharson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Priestley Farquharson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Priestley Farquharson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Priestley Farquharson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Priestley Farquharson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Priestley Farquharson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Priestley Farquharson in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Priestley Farquharson in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  31. ↑ "Cymru Premier: Connah's Quay Nomads secure title on final day". BBC Sport. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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