About Herbert McFerran
Lived 1900 – 1996. Herbert McFerran was a British association football player.
Life and career McFerran was born in 1900 in Jarrow, County Durham, By 1911, the family had moved to Hebburn.
He made his Football League debut for Darlington in the 1921–22 season, and remained with the club until 1923. He played four times in the Third Division North, and scored three goals, the first two in a 7–3 defeat at Crewe Alexandra in April 1922, and the third in a 3–2 win against Barrow in September. He went on to play for Durham City, but not in the League. He became a marine engineer, and in 1952, he, his wife and their son emigrated to Canada.
McFerran died in London, Ontario, in 1996 and was buried there in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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Who was Herbert McFerran?
English footballer (born 1900)
When was Herbert McFerran born?
Herbert McFerran was born in 1900 in Jarrow.
When did Herbert McFerran die?
Herbert McFerran died in 1996 in London, Ontario.
What was Herbert McFerran's occupation?
Herbert McFerran was an association football player.
What nationality was Herbert McFerran?
Herbert McFerran was British.
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