Jeff Barker (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Barker | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Date of death | 1985 | ||
| Place of death | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Goole Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1935–1936 | Scunthorpe and Lindsey United | ? | (?) |
| 1936–1945 | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) |
| 1945–1948 | Huddersfield Town | 67 | (0) |
| 1948–1952 | Scunthorpe United | 73 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974 | Scunthorpe United (caretaker) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Jeffrey "Jeff" Barker (16 October 1915 in Scunthorpe, England – 1985 in Scunthorpe) was a professional footballer.
He started his career at Goole Town, before joining Scunthorpe and Lindsey United in 1935. After a year in the Midland League, his exceptional skills got him signed up by Aston Villa for a fee of £400 in November 1936.
He remained at Villa for ten years but only managed three league appearances, before his career was interrupted by World War II. He continued to play for Villa in the wartime leagues, making six appearances and also guested for Blackpool, Rochdale, Walsall, Watford and Huddersfield Town. In August 1942, he made a single guest appearance for Dundee United in Scotland.[1]
After the war, he joined Huddersfield Town in November 1945, where he made 67 appearances before returning to Scunthorpe United in August 1948.[2]
In 1974, he was in charge of "the Iron" for three games while a new manager was being approached.
He died in 1985 in Scunthorpe.
His son John also played for Scunthorpe United.
References
- ↑ Gracie, Steve (2008). A Passion for Survival. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 308. ISBN 978 0 9558341 0 3.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe sign Jeff Barker". Yorkshire Evening Post. 9 August 1948. Retrieved 23 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).