John Barbour (footballer)

John Barbour
Personal information
Full name John R. Barbour[1]
Date of birth 1 September 1890[2]
Place of birth Gorbals, Scotland[2]
Date of death 15 July 1916(1916-07-15) (aged 25)[3]
Place of death High Wood, France[4]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glasgow Perthshire
1910–1913 Queen's Park 33 (8)
1913–1914 Dundee 16 (2)
1914 Preston North End 12 (2)
International career
Scotland Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John R. Barbour (1 September 1890 – 15 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish and English leagues for Queen's Park, Dundee and Preston North End.[1][5][6]

Personal life

Barbour attended Hutchesons' Grammar School and later worked in the audit office for a railway company, in addition to serving as a territorial.[4] Barbour served as a lance corporal in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed at High Wood during the Battle of the Somme on 15 July 1916.[4][7] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1910–11[5] Scottish First Division 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
1911–12[5] 20 4 2 1 1[a] 1 23 6
1912–13[5] 3 0 0 0 1[b] 0 4 0
Total 33 6 2 1 2 1 37 8
Dundee 1913–14[6] Scottish First Division 16 2 1 0 — 17 2
Preston North End 1914–15[8] Second Division 12 2 0 0 — 12 2
Career total 61 10 3 1 2 1 66 12
  1. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

Honours

Preston North End

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 17. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Queen's Park and the Great War 1914 to 1918" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "Barbour, John R." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b "John Barbour | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. ^ "The Ultimate Sacrifice". www.pnefc.net. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Preston North End Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Preston North End's footballers killed in the First World War remembered". www.lep.co.uk. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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