Fred Barron

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Fred Barron
Fred Barron in a 1907 Football card
Personal information
Date of birth (1879-06-07)7 June 1879
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Date of death 18 August 1939(1939-08-18) (aged 60)
Place of death Burnley
Position(s)
Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
18xx–1898 Stockton St. Mary's
1898–1911 Burnley 400 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fred Barron (born 7 June 1879 – 18 August 1939) was an English professional

wing half. He made exactly 400 Football League appearances in thirteen seasons with Burnley.[1]

Born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Barron began his career with Northern League side Stockton St. Mary's in the late 1890s. Described as 'the best back in the Northern League',[2] he was signed by newly promoted Football League First Division club Burnley in June 1898. At the start of the 1898–99 season, Barron was unable to displace David Beveridge from the right-half position. He made his debut for the club in the sixth match of the campaign, a 1–1 draw away at Sheffield United on 1 October 1898. Barron kept his place in the Burnley team for the remainder of the season, playing in 29 league matches and 2 FA Cup ties.[3] He retained his starting berth for the majority of the 1899–1900 season, making 30 league appearances, but was dropped for the final two matches of the campaign in favour of Bill Jenkinson. The season ended in disappointment for Burnley as they were relegated to the Second Division after winning only 11 of their 34 fixtures.[4]

Barron was an ever-present for Burnley during the 1900–01 season as the side finished third in the Second Division. On 26 January 1901 he scored his first Football League goal, netting the first in the 5–1 win against

outside forward following the departure of Tommy Morrison to Manchester United.[6]

On 8 October 1904, Barron played his 200th league match for Burnley in the 1–3 loss to

Glossop at Turf Moor.[7]

Barron remained a regular member of the Burnley team well into the 1909–10 season, but found himself out of the side after the death of manager

public house in Burnley town centre.[9]

Barron died 18 August 1939 at his home in Burnley following a long illness, he was 60 years old.[10]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley
1898–99
 29 0 2 0 31 0
1899–1900
 30 0 1 0 31 0
1900–01
 34 2 3 0 37 2
1901–02
 32 2 2 1 34 3
1902–03 34 3 1 0 35 3
1903–04 34 1 2 0 36 1
1904–05 33 3 2 0 35 3
1905–06 36 1 1 0 37 1
1906–07 38 1 1 0 39 1
1907–08 37 0 1 0 38 0
1908–09 31 0 5 0 36 0
1909–10 28 0 2 0 30 0
1910–11 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 400 13 23 1 423 14

See also

References

  1. ISBN 1-899468-67-6
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  2. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2
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  3. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 73
  4. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 77
  5. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 85
  6. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 89
  7. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 105
  8. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 485
  9. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 119
  10. ^ "Death of "Fred" Barron – Former Burnley FC Captain". Burnley Express. No. 7208. 23 August 1939. p. 7. Retrieved 19 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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