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John Barbour (footballer)

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John Barbour
Personal information
Date of birth 1 September 1890[1]
Place of birth Gorbals, Scotland[1]
Date of death 15 July 1916(1916-07-15) (aged 25)[2]
Place of death High Wood, France[3]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glasgow Perthshire
1910–1913 Queen's Park 33 (8)
1913–1914 Dundee 17 (2)
1914 Preston North End 12 (2)
International career
Scotland Schoolboys (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John R. Barbour (1 September 1890 – 15 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football inside right who played for Queen's Park, Dundee and Preston North End.[4][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.[3] 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.[3][7] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

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 17 2 1 0 — 18 2
Preston North End 1914–15[8] Second Division 12 2 0 0 — 12 2
Career total 62 10 3 1 2 1 67 12
  1. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Queen's Park and the Great War 1914 to 1918" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 17. ISBN 190589161X.
  5. ^ a b c d "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b readers, .net UK. "1913–14". Test. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  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.


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