Percy Barnfather
.jpg) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Percy Barnfather | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Byker, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 December 1951 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Westminster, England | ||
| Height |
5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) – 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (depending on source quoted) | ||
| Playing position | Outside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Throckley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900–1903 | Wallsend Park Villa | ||
| 1903–1904 | Barnsley | 27 | (3) |
| 1904–1906 | New Brompton | 39 | (4) |
| 1906–1907 | West Stanley | ||
| 1907–1909 | Croydon Common | 25 | (16) |
| 1909–1910 | Norwich City | 32 | (4) |
| 1910–1911 | Croydon Common | 15 | (10) |
| 1911–1912 | West Stanley | ||
| 1912–1916 | Croydon Common | 81 | (18) |
| 1919–1920 | Merthyr Town | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Percy Barnfather MC (17 December 1879 – 18 December 1951) was an English professional association football outside forward of the early 20th century. He made 265 appearances and scored 85 goals in all competitions for Croydon Common before and during the First World War.[1]
Playing career
Born in Newcastle, Barnfather joined Barnsley in 1903 from a minor team in Wallsend and made 27 appearances in The Football League, scoring three goals.[2] In 1904 he joined New Brompton of the Southern League, where he played for two seasons.[3] He later played for Croydon Common and Norwich City.[2]
Personal life
During the First World War, Barnfather served in the 17th Service Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, known as the Football Battalion.[1] He married Evelyn Harris in March 1918.[1] After retiring from football he worked in a clerical role in the Ministry of Supply.[1] He died of stomach cancer in 1951 and is buried in Croydon.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.zen139857.zen.co.uk/BARNFATHER_Percy.pdf
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Soccerdata. p. 18. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. pp. 24–25. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.
- ↑ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, John (2011). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Haynes Publishing. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-85733-103-8.