Colin Barlow

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Colin Barlow
Personal information
Full name Colin James Barlow[1]
Date of birth (1935-11-14)14 November 1935
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death 19 December 2018(2018-12-19) (aged 83)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1953–1956 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1963 Manchester City 179 (78)
1963–1964 Oldham Athletic 6 (1)
1964–1965 Doncaster Rovers 3 (0)
Total 188 (79)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin James Barlow (14 November 1935 – 19 December 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Doncaster Rovers.

Club career

Barlow joined Manchester City as a schoolboy, turning professional in 1956.

Neil Young; following Young's debut he made only 19 further appearances for the club. When he left Manchester City he was the club's twelfth highest all-time goalscorer. As of 2007 he was eighteenth.[3]

Later career

With first team opportunities limited at Manchester City, in August 1963 he followed manager Les McDowall to Oldham Athletic.[4] He later played for Doncaster Rovers.

Personal life

After finishing his playing career, Barlow moved into business. In 1994 this saw him return to football as part of

chief executive,[2] and was a member of the board. He left the role in January 1997, stating that he wished to devote more time to his companies.[5] He resigned as a director in December 1997, but retained his shareholding.[6]

Barlow died on 19 December 2018 at the age of 83.[7]

References

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  4. ^ Soccer Who's Who compiled by Maurice Golesworth The Sportsmans Book Club London 1965
  5. ^ "Turner Takes up Maine Road Chief Exec Post". 4thegame. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Football: Tueart climbs on board again at City". Independent. Retrieved 27 May 2007. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Former Man City player and chief executive Colin Barlow dies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 December 2018.