Bill Barron

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Bill Barron
Personal information
Full name William Barron[1]
Date of birth (1917-10-26)26 October 1917
Place of birth Houghton-le-Spring, England
Date of death 2 January 2006(2006-01-02) (aged 88)[1]
Place of death Northampton, England[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1936 Hartlepools United 0 (0)
1936– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
0000–1937 Annfield Plain
1937–1938 Charlton Athletic 3 (0)
1938–1951 Northampton Town 166 (4)
Total 169 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Barron (26 October 1917 – 2 January 2006) was an English sportsman, who played football in the higher leagues before the Second World War and, along with some football, first-class cricket afterwards.

Sporting career[edit]

William Barron was born in Herrington, Co Durham on 26 October 1917. Before the Second World War, Barron, his first name shortened to Bill, was mostly known as a footballer, playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers (though not in a first team fixture), Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town. He was mostly a forward, but played on after the war for Northampton as a left-back.[2]

His post-war focus was on cricket: a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler and an occasional wicketkeeper, Barron played 118 first-class games for Northamptonshire between 1946 and 1951.[3] His first-class debut, however, came in a 1945 match for Lancashire against Yorkshire. He also played once for Sir PF Warner's XI in 1947. He died in Northampton on 2 January 2006, aged 88.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Barron's son Roger also became a footballer.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Bill Barron". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Obituary: William Barron". www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Bill Barron". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ "In Memoriam – Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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