Billy Barnes (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Edwin Barnes | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1879 | ||
Place of birth | West Ham, England | ||
Date of death | 1962 (aged 82–83) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1895 | Thames Ironworks | 0 | (0) |
1896–1898 | South West Ham | ||
1896 | → Thames Ironworks (guest) | 0 | (0) |
1898–1899 | Leyton | ||
1899–1902 | Sheffield United[1] | 23 | (7) |
1902–1904 | West Ham United[2] | 49 | (5) |
1904–1907 | Luton Town | 101 | (12) |
1907–1913 | Queens Park Rangers | 234 | (37) |
1913–?? | Southend United | (?) | |
Managerial career | |||
1914–1916 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
1920–1921 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Billy Barnes (20 May 1879 – 1962) was a professional
Early life and family
Barnes was born on 20 May 1879 in London. His father was a dockworker, while his mother owned a coffee shop in
Playing career
Thames Ironworks and South West Ham
Barnes began his career at Thames Ironworks as a 16-year-old. He made at least five appearances for the Ironworks during the first half of the club's first season of existence in 1895–96, before moving to South West Ham of the South Essex League. Later that season, Barnes returned to the Thames Ironworks team as a guest and played in the final of the West Ham Charity Cup. The match required two replays and Barnes features in all three games, with the Irons eventually running out as winners. He joined fellow South Essex League club Leyton as a professional in 1898.[5]
Sheffield United
Sheffield United made it all the way through to the
West Ham United
Barnes returned to the Irons, by then reformed as West Ham United, in 1902. He spent two seasons with the club, playing in the Southern League.[5]
Queens Park Rangers
Barnes made his debut on 2 September 1907.[8] During his time at QPR he appeared in the teams in both the 1908 and 1912 FA Charity Shield matches, after winning two Southern League titles.[4] 1908 was the first time the match was held. He also represented the league in a match against the Scottish Football League.[4]
During the
Barnes was named in a list of the top 100 Queens Park Rangers players of all time, constructed by the club's historian in 2007.[4][8]
Honours
Player
Thames Ironworks
- West Ham Charity Cup: 1896
Sheffield United
- 1902
Queens Park Rangers
Manager
Athletic Bilbao
- 1921
References
- Specific
- ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ "William Barnes". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "William Barnes". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d Macey (2009): p. 212
- ^ ISBN 1-899468-22-6.
- ^ "The Football Association Cup: The Final Tie". The Times. No. 36753. 28 April 1902. p. 13.
- ISBN 0-9534474-1-3.
- ^ a b Macey (2009): p. 211
- ^ Macey (2009): pp. 274–275
- General
- Macey, Gordon (2009). Queens Park Rangers: The Complete Record. Derby, UK: Breedon. ISBN 978-1-85983-714-6.