Son Barry

Son Barry
Personal information
Full name	Edward Barry
Date of birth	8 March 1877
Date of death	31 December 1959(1959-12-31) (aged 82)
Original team(s)	Albert Park
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1905	Essendon	131 (24)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905 season.

Edward "Son" Barry (8 March 1877 – 31 December 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Although his first name was Edward, Barry was known during his career by the nickname "Son". He joined Essendon from Albert Park and was a rover in their 1897 premiership team. A regular Victorian interstate representative, Barry also played as a half forward and half back. In 1901 he was a member of his second premiership side.

References

Son Barry's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Essendon Football Club profile

Essendon Football Club 1897 VFL premiers

Essendon won the finals series with 3 wins and 0 losses

Anderson Barry Campbell Cleghorn Cochrane Collins Croft Ferguson Forbes Gavin Groves Hastings Kearney Kinnear Martin Officer O'Loughlin Stuckey (c) Sykes Vautin Waugh Wright

Essendon Football Club 1901 VFL premiers

Essendon 6.7 (43) defeated Collingwood 2.4 (16), at the Lake Oval

Anderson Barry M. Collins T. Collins (c) Gavin Griffith Hastings Hiskins Kinnear Larkin Mann Martin McKenzie Robinson Stuckey Thurgood Vollugi Wright

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