Brian Arrowsmith
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Arrowsmith | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 April 2020 (aged 79) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vickers Sports Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1971 | Barrow | 378[1] | (3) |
| 1971–1974 |
Netherfield | ? | (?) |
| 1974–1978 | Barrow | 134 | (?) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Barrow | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Arrowsmith (2 July 1940 – 12 April 2020) was an English
Arrowsmith started his career as a
Netherfield,[5][6] but returned to Barrow – who by then had been voted out of the Football League and placed in the Northern Premier League themselves – in 1974 as player-manager.[2] He resigned as manager in November 1975, but continued playing for the club until 1978.[5]
After retiring from football, Arrowsmith ran a
DIY shop in Barrow, regularly attending Barrow matches as a fan. His son, Mark, made six appearances for Barrow in the 1980s.[5] In January 2017, the main stand at Barrow's Holker Street stadium was renamed the Brian Arrowsmith Stand in his honour.[7]
Arrowsmith died in hospital on Easter Sunday in 2020 having contracted COVID-19.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Brian Arrowsmith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Barrow's Greatest Ever Player". The Football Voice. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Yelland, Phil. "A Brief History of Barrow AFC". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Holker Street Newsletter 552 – 2nd February 2000". Barrowfc.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Holker Street Newsletter 242 – 21st December 1998". Barrowfc.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Dads and lads who have played for Barrow AFC". North-West Evening Mail. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Barrow AFC honour Football League great by renaming Holker Street Main Stand". North-West Evening Mail. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Cuddy, Alice (30 April 2020). "Coronavirus: The lives lost in a single day". BBC News.