Tony Barrow (rugby league, born 1944)

Anthony Barrow (born 6 April 1944) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for St Helens and Leigh,[4][5][6] as a wing, centre, or stand-off,[3] and coached at club level for Warrington, Oldham and Swinton.[2]

Tony Barrow
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Barrow
Born (1944-04-06) 6 April 1944 (age 80)
St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–70 St. Helens 114 38 0 0 114
1970–73 Leigh 106 24 0 0 72
Total 220 62 0 0 186
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1986–88 Warrington 109 68 4 37 62
1988–90 Oldham 79 51 0 28 65
1993–95 Swinton 133 52 0 81 39
2002 Swinton
Total 321 171 4 146 53
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 11 June 2020

Playing career edit

St Helens edit

Barrow played in St. Helens' victories in the Lancashire County League during the 1963–64 season, 1964–65 season, 1965–66 season, 1966–67 season and 1968–69 season.

Barrow was a non-playing substitute in St. Helens' 12-4 victory Swinton in the 1964 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.

Barrow was an unused substitute in St. Helens' 21-2 victory over Wigan in the 1966 Challenge Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 21 May 1966, in front of a crowd of 98,536.

Barrow played right wing and scored a try in St. Helens' 35-12 victory over Halifax in the Championship Final during the 1965–66 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 May 1966, in front of a crowd of 30,165.

Leigh edit

He played stand-off in Leigh's 24-7 victory over Leeds in the 1971 Challenge Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514.

His playing career was cut short when he broke his leg in a play-off match against former club St Helens in April 1973.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Profile at saints.org.uk". Profile at saints.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ Critchley, Mike (6 April 2023). "Former Saint Tony Barrow's lessons from life in rugby league". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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