Hubert Henry Barr, known as Hugh Barr, (born 17 May 1935) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a forward at both professional and international levels.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hubert Henry Barr | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Wellington Street Boys' Brigade | |||
Harryville Amateurs | |||
Ballyclare Comrades | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1956 | Cliftonville | (9) | |
1956 | Loughborough College | ||
1956 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
1956–1959 | Coleraine | (34) | |
1959–1961 | Ballymena United | (32) | |
1961–1962 | Linfield | 18 | (12) |
1962–1964 | Coventry City | 47 | (15) |
1964–1967 | Cambridge United | ||
1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
International career | |||
1956–1962 | Northern Ireland Amateur | 14 | (11) |
1959 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (1) |
1961–1962 | Northern Ireland | 3 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Early and personal life edit
Born in Ballymena, Barr studied at Queen's University Belfast.[2]
Career edit
Club career edit
Barr played for Wellington Street Boys' Brigade, Harryville Amateurs, Ballyclare Comrades, Cliftonville, Loughborough College, Everton, Coleraine, Ballymena United, Linfield, Coventry City and Cambridge United, before becoming player-manager at Ely City.[1][3][4]
Barr's goal scoring feats at Linfield attracted much attention. Division 3 Coventry City's manager Jimmy Hill secured his transfer despite other League clubs showing interest. Northern Ireland had capped Barr when he was a Linfield player.[5]
International career edit
Barr played for Northern Ireland amateur, Northern Ireland B and Northern Ireland.[1][3][4] He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics,[2] although he did not make an appearance in the tournament.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Profile". NIFG. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Maurice Golesworthy, ed. (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsman's Book Club.
- ^ Hugh Barr – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Hugh Barr". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.