Bert Barlow

Bert Barlow
Personal information
Full name Herbert Barlow[1]
Date of birth (1916-07-22)22 July 1916[1]
Place of birth Kilnhurst, England[1]
Date of death 19 March 2004(2004-03-19) (aged 87)[2]
Place of death Colchester, England[2]
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Silverwood Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1937 Barnsley 58 (12)
1937–1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (1)
1938–1949 Portsmouth 104 (34)
1949–1952 Leicester City 42 (9)
1952–1954 Colchester United 60 (16)
Crittall Athletic
Long Melford
Total 267 (72)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Barlow (22 July 1916 – 19 March 2004) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League, where he made over 250 league appearances for Barnsley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Leicester City and Colchester United. His son Peter was also a professional footballer.

  1. ^ a b c "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.