Syd Farrimond Obituary, Cause Of Death, Wife, Children

Syd Farrimond, a former Wanderers full-back, died in May 2022 at the age of 81. He was recently diagnosed with dementia and has been a regular at the Sporting Memories sessions run by Bolton Wanderers in the Community.

Syd’s cause of death remains undisclosed. Syd kept his personal life private so there is no way to determine if he was married or if he had any children.

Ian Seddon, a former teammate and work colleague, said Farrimond would be missed by many.

“Syd was ten years my senior, so I first met him near the end of his career,” he explained. “He was a true gentleman, a lovely fellow with some fantastic one-liners.”

Between October 1958 and November 1970, the Hindley-born defender made 404 appearances for Bolton, succeeding the great Tommy Banks.

Farrimond had spells at Shrewsbury Town, Tranmere Rovers, and Halifax Town after leaving Burnden Park before moving into full-time coaching with Sunderland and Leeds United.

Farrimond broke into the game after being spotted playing for the Moss Lane Youth Club in 1956, and two years later won England youth honours while playing alongside Warwick Rimmer on the same side.