John Barbour (footballer)

John R. Barbour (1 September 1890 – 15 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football inside right who played for Queen's Park, Dundee and Preston North End.[4][5][6]

John Barbour

Personal information
Date of birth	1 September 1890[1]
Place of birth	Gorbals, Scotland[1]
Date of death	15 July 1916(1916-07-15) (aged 25)[2]
Place of death	High Wood, France[3]
Playing 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.[3] 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.[3][7] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

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. 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.
2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
3. "Queen's Park and the Great War 1914 to 1918" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
4. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 17. ISBN 190589161X.
5. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
6. readers, .net UK. "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.