Thomas Barber (20 February 1888 – 18 September 1925) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Merthyr Town and Walsall as a half back or inside left.[1][4][5][6][7] He scored the winning goal for Aston Villa in the 1913 FA Cup Final.[8]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Barber[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1888[2] | ||
| Place of birth | West Stanley, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 1925 (aged 37)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Nuneaton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back, inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1906 | Shankhouse | ||
| 1906–1907 | West Stanley | ||
| 1907–1908 | Hamsterley | ||
| 1908–1912 | Bolton Wanderers | 102 | (14) |
| 1912–1919 | Aston Villa | 57 | (9) |
| 1917 | → Brentford (guest) | 2 | (0) |
| 1918 | → Celtic (guest) | 4 | (0) |
| 1918 | → Partick Thistle (guest) | 1 | (1) |
| 1919 | → Linfield (guest) | ||
| 1919 | → Belfast Celtic (guest) | ||
| 1919 | → Distillery (guest) | ||
| 1919 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 1919–1920 | Crystal Palace | 20 | (7) |
| 1920 | Merthyr Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1920 | Ton Pentre | ||
| 1920 | Pontypridd | ||
| 1921–1922 | Walsall | 5 | (2) |
| 1922–1923 | Darlaston | ||
| 1923–1924 | Hinckley United | ||
| 1924–1925 | Barwell United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editBarber attended Todd's Nook School.[9] He served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at Delville Wood and Waterlot Farm in the summer of 1916,[2] before suffering gunshot wounds to the legs at Guillemont.[10] Barber was evacuated to Britain and after recovering in Aberdeen,[10] he spent another period in hospital suffering from pleurisy.[11] He was later transferred to the Labour Corps and also worked in a munitions factory in Glasgow.[2] Barber died of tuberculosis in 1925.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1908–09[2] | Second Division | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 1909–10[2] | First Division | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 1910–11[2] | Second Division | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
| 1911–12[2] | First Division | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| 1912–13[2] | First Division | 12 | 2 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 102 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 14 | ||
| Aston Villa | 1912–13[12] | First Division | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| 1913–14[12] | First Division | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 1914–15[12] | First Division | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| Total | 57 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 68 | 10 | ||
| Celtic (guest) | 1918–19[9] | Scottish League First Division | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Partick Thistle (guest) | 1918–19[9] | Scottish League First Division | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1919–20[2] | Southern League First Division | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| Merthyr Town | 1920–21[2] | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walsall | 1921–22[2] | Third Division South | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Career total | 191 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 208 | 34 | ||
Honours
editBolton Wanderers
- Football League Second Division: 1908–09[2]
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1910–11[2]
Aston Villa
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 17. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Tom Barber Aston Villa". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Third Division. Northern Section. Walsall". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 364. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Overall Appearances/Goals Record - B". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Appearances". Crystal Palace FC. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Barber Tommy Aston Villa 1913". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Great games: Aston Villa 1 Sunderland 0 – April 19, 1913". Birmingham Mail. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ^ Riddoch & Kemp 2010, p. 259.
- ^ a b c "Tommy Barber". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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