John Barbour (footballer)

John R. Barbour (1 September 1890 – 15 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish and English leagues for Queen's Park, Dundee and Preston North End.[1][5][6]

John Barbour

Personal information
Full name	John R. Barbour[1]
Date of birth	1 September 1890[2]
Place of birth	Gorbals, Scotland[2]
Date of death	15 July 1916 (aged 25)[3]
Place of death	High Wood, France[4]
Position(s)	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Glasgow Perthshire
1910–1913	Queen's Park	33	(8)
1913–1914	Dundee	17	(2)
1914	Preston North End	12	(2)
National team
	Scotland Schoolboys		(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Barbour attended Hutchesons' Grammar School and later worked in the audit office for a railway company, in addition to serving as a territorial.[4] Barbour served as a lance corporal in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed at High Wood during the Battle of the Somme on 15 July 1916.[4][7] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queen's Park	1910–11[5]	Scottish First Division	10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
	1911–12[5]		20	4	2	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	23	6
	1912–13[5]		3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	4	0
	Total		33	6	2	1	2	1	37	8
Dundee	1913–14[6]	Scottish First Division	17	2	1	0	—		18	2
Preston North End	1914–15[8]	Second Division	12	2	0	0	—		12	2
Career total			62	10	3	1	2	1	67	12

1. Appearance in Glasgow Cup
2. Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 17. ISBN 190589161X.
2. McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
3. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
4. "Queen's Park and the Great War 1914 to 1918" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
5. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
6. "1913–14". Test. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
7. "The Ultimate Sacrifice". www.pnefc.net. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
8. "Preston North End Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 June 2017.