Billy Barbour

Billy Barbour
Personal information
Full name William Barbour
Date of birth (1865-09-21)21 September 1865
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death 17 June 1900(1900-06-17) (aged 34)
Place of death Gravesend, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1887 Queen of the South Wanderers
1888–1890 Accrington 53 (33)
1891–1894 Annan
1894–1898 Bury 101 (11)
1898 Gravesend
1898 Millwall
1899–1900 Gravesend
1900 Grays
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Barbour (21 September 1865 – 17 June 1900)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Accrington and Bury football clubs.[2][3]

Barbour began his footballing career at Queen of the South Wanderers in 1887. Fans of the club were angry when he left to join Accrington in September 1888, and this led to the club being suspended by the Scottish Football Association for professionalism. Billy Barbour had received groceries in lieu of payment. Billy Barbour, playing at centre–forward, made his Accrington and League debut on 22 September 1888 at the County Ground, the then home of Derby County. The match ended as a 1–1 draw.[4][3]

  1. ^ "Sudden Death". Gravesend Reporter. 23 June 1900. Retrieved 1 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. p. 17. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ a b "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 18 December 2017. (registration & fee required)
  4. ^ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-4456-1881-4.