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Scottish footballer (1890–1916)

John Barbour
Personal information
Full name John R. Barbour
Date of birth 1 September 1890
Place of birth Gorbals, Scotland
Date of death 15 July 1916(1916-07-15) (aged 25)
Place of death High Wood, France
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.

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. 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. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

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 Scottish First Division 10 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
1911–12 20 4 2 1 1 1 23 6
1912–13 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Total 33 6 2 1 2 1 37 8
Dundee 1913–14 Scottish First Division 16 2 1 0 — 17 2
Preston North End 1914–15 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. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 17. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ 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. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Queen's Park and the Great War 1914 to 1918" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Barbour, John R." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  6. ^ "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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