John Barbour (footballer)

John Barbour
Personal information
Full name John R Barbour[1]
Date of birth 1890[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 15 July 1916 (aged 26)[3]
Place of death Somme, France[3]
Playing position Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glasgow Perthshire
1910–1913 Queen's Park 33 (8)
Dundee
1914 Preston North End 12 (2)
National team
Scotland Schoolboys (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John R Barbour (1890 – 15 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football inside right who played for Queen's Park, Dundee and Preston North End.[1][4]

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.[2] 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.[2][5] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 17. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "Queen's Park and the Great War 1914 to 1918" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  4. "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  5. "The Ultimate Sacrifice". www.pnefc.net. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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