Hugh Barr
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hubert Henry Barr | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Wellington Street Boys' Brigade | |||
Harryville Amateurs | |||
Ballyclare Comrades | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1956 | Cliftonville | (9) | |
1956 | Loughborough College | ||
1956 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
1956–1959 | Coleraine | (34) | |
1959–1961 | Ballymena United | (32) | |
1961–1962 | Linfield | 18 | (12) |
1962–1964 | Coventry City | 47 | (15) |
1964–1967 | Cambridge United | ||
1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
International career | |||
1956–1962 | Northern Ireland Amateur | 14 | (11) |
1959 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (1) |
1961–1962 | Northern Ireland | 3 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hubert Henry Barr, known as Hugh Barr, (born 17 May 1935) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a forward at both professional and international levels.
Early and personal life
[edit]Born in Ballymena, Barr studied at Queen's University Belfast.[2]
Career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Barr played for Wellington Street Boys' Brigade, Harryville Amateurs, Ballyclare Comrades, Cliftonville, Loughborough College, Everton, Coleraine, Ballymena United, Linfield, Coventry City and Cambridge United, before becoming player-manager at Ely City.[1][3][4]
Barr's goal scoring feats at Linfield attracted much attention. Division 3 Coventry City's manager Jimmy Hill secured his transfer despite other League clubs showing interest. Northern Ireland had capped Barr when he was a Linfield player.[5]
International career
[edit]Barr played for Northern Ireland amateur, Northern Ireland B and Northern Ireland.[1][3][4] He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics,[2] although he did not make an appearance in the tournament.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Profile". NIFG. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Maurice Golesworthy, ed. (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsman's Book Club.
- ^ Hugh Barr – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Hugh Barr". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- 1935 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from County Antrim
- Northern Ireland men's international footballers
- Ballyclare Comrades F.C. players
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Coleraine F.C. players
- Ballymena United F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Ely City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Ballymena
- Men's association football forwards
- Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers
- Association football managers from Northern Ireland
- Ely City F.C. managers
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland