Eric Barber
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 January 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 20 August 2014 | (aged 72)||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1966 |
Shelbourne | 139 | (89) |
1966–1967 |
Birmingham City | 4 | (1) |
1967 | Chicago Spurs | 12 | (8) |
1968–1969 | Kansas City Spurs | 34 | (20) |
1969–1970 |
Shamrock Rovers | 25 | (15) |
1970–1971 | Wiener Sport-Club | 19 | (8) |
1971–1975 |
Shelbourne | 81 | (37) |
1979–1980 |
Shelbourne | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
1965 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1979–80 | Shelbourne F.C. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eric Barber (18 January 1942 – 20 August 2014) was an Irish professional
Player
Professional
During his time with Shels, Barber scored a club record 126 league goals. He was part of Shels
In March 1966, Barber signed for
Barber then moved on loan to
and went on to be the club's top goalscorer that season.Then Barber got the offer of moving to Vienna to play for Wiener Sport-Club, but despite an impressive start with nearly a goal a game in his first eleven games, an injury and subsequent row about the treatment for it saw him eventually return to Dublin as Shels paid an IR£3,000 transfer fee for him in November 1971.[4]
He played for Shels in their FAI Cup Final defeats in 1973 and 1975, being red-carded in the replay of the 1973 decider in
Barber was Shels top league scorer at the end of ten different seasons.
At the end of the
National team
Barber was capped once by the Republic of Ireland national football team during his time with Shels in a 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9 qualifier in Spain.
Manager
He was Rovers' assistant manager in the 1978–79 season. He managed Shels the following season.
Honours
- League of Ireland: 1
- Shelbourne - 1961/62
- FAI Cup: 2
- Shelbourne - 1960, 1963
References
- ^ "Shelbourne mourn Irish football legend Eric barber". independent.ie. 22 August 2014.
- ISSN 0791-5144 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1966/0325/Pg003.html#Ar00302:9207879447A18FD73393174D9537869887A09817C99B67E3.)
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(help - ^ "European Record 1957 to Date". www.shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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(help - ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
External links
- Eric Barber at National-Football-Teams.com
- NPSL/NASL stats
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)