Barney Travers (1894 – February 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Sunderland.[1] He received a life ban from football in 1922 after the Football Association found him guilty on a charge of offering a bribe of £20 to South Shields to throw the game against Fulham. He was pardoned in 1945.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barney Travers | ||
| Date of birth | 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 February 1955 (age 60) | ||
| Place of death | Sunderland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1912 | Sunderland Co-operative Wednesday | ||
| 1912–1913 | Oak Villa | ||
| 1913–1914 | New Lambton Star | ||
| 1914–1919 | Sunderland West End | ||
| 1919–1921 | Sunderland | 58 | (25) |
| 1921–1922 | Fulham | 46 | (28) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Northall, Jonathan (2022). The Life and Death of Andy Ducat. Chichester: Pitch Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-1785318535.
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