Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leonard Barber [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 July 1929||
Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England [1] | ||
Date of death | February 1988 (age 58) [2] | ||
Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Bury | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1947–1955 | Port Vale | 47 | (12) |
Northwich Victoria | |||
Wellington Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonard Barber (3 July 1929 – February 1988) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Port Vale in the Football League. He played a minor role in the club's Third Division North title-winning campaign in 1953–54.
Barber played for Bury before joining Port Vale in June 1947. [1] He made five Third Division South appearances for Gordon Hodgson's "Valiants" in 1949–50, and scored his first senior goal on 29 October, in a 3–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at The Old Recreation Ground. [1] He played 14 games at the end of the 1950–51 season, scoring seven goals. [1] He would have had a higher goal ratio if it wasn't for misfortune, as during a game against Crystal Palace on 9 April 1951, he managed to score four goals. However, the game was abandoned after an hour's play due to excessive mud. [3] It was speculated that Barber's natural ability to play in thick mud would have earned him even more goals during that particular game. [3] He made 18 appearances in 1951–52, but only found the net twice. [1] He played eight games in 1953–54, scoring two goals, as Freddie Steele's side won the Third Division North title. [1] He featured twice in the Second Division in 1954–55, before he left Vale Park and was transferred to Cheshire County League side Northwich Victoria in July 1955. [1] He later signed for Wellington Town. [1]
Barber went on to run a pub called 'The Labour in Vain' in Milton, Staffordshire. [4]
Source: [5]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Port Vale | 1949–50 | Third Division South | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1950–51 | Third Division South | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
1951–52 | Third Division South | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
1952–53 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1953–54 | Third Division North | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
1954–55 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 47 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 |
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Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Leonard Barber [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 July 1929||
Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England [1] | ||
Date of death | February 1988 (age 58) [2] | ||
Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Bury | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1947–1955 | Port Vale | 47 | (12) |
Northwich Victoria | |||
Wellington Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leonard Barber (3 July 1929 – February 1988) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Port Vale in the Football League. He played a minor role in the club's Third Division North title-winning campaign in 1953–54.
Barber played for Bury before joining Port Vale in June 1947. [1] He made five Third Division South appearances for Gordon Hodgson's "Valiants" in 1949–50, and scored his first senior goal on 29 October, in a 3–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at The Old Recreation Ground. [1] He played 14 games at the end of the 1950–51 season, scoring seven goals. [1] He would have had a higher goal ratio if it wasn't for misfortune, as during a game against Crystal Palace on 9 April 1951, he managed to score four goals. However, the game was abandoned after an hour's play due to excessive mud. [3] It was speculated that Barber's natural ability to play in thick mud would have earned him even more goals during that particular game. [3] He made 18 appearances in 1951–52, but only found the net twice. [1] He played eight games in 1953–54, scoring two goals, as Freddie Steele's side won the Third Division North title. [1] He featured twice in the Second Division in 1954–55, before he left Vale Park and was transferred to Cheshire County League side Northwich Victoria in July 1955. [1] He later signed for Wellington Town. [1]
Barber went on to run a pub called 'The Labour in Vain' in Milton, Staffordshire. [4]
Source: [5]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Port Vale | 1949–50 | Third Division South | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
1950–51 | Third Division South | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
1951–52 | Third Division South | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
1952–53 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1953–54 | Third Division North | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
1954–55 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 47 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 |
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