Personal information | |||
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Full name | Herbert Barlow | ||
Date of birth | 22 July 1916 | ||
Place of birth | Kilnhurst, England | ||
Date of death | 19 March 2004 | (aged 87)||
Place of death | Colchester, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) | ||
Playing position | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Silverwood Colliery | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935–1937 | Barnsley | 58 | (12) |
1937–1938 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | (1) |
1938–1949 | Portsmouth | 104 | (34) |
1949–1952 | Leicester City | 42 | (9) |
1952–1954 | Colchester United | 60 | (16) |
Crittall Athletic | |||
Long Melford | |||
Total | 267 | (72) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Herbert "Bert" Barlow (22 July 1916 – 19 March 2004) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League, where he made over 250 league appearances for Barnsley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Leicester City and Colchester United. His son Peter was also a professional footballer.
Born in Kilnhurst, Barlow began working as a miner in South Yorkshire at the Silverwood Colliery, where he played football, representing the miners' team. He joined Barnsley in July 1935, where he made 58 Football League appearances and scored 12 goals, and additionally scored two goals in four FA Cup matches. Barlow earned a £5,000 move to Wolverhampton Wanderers after being spotted by Frank Buckley. He would make only three appearances for the club, scoring once, before being signed by Portsmouth.
Barlow had the satisfaction of scoring against his former club Wolves in the 1939 FA Cup Final, opening the scoring in a 4–1 rout at Wembley. Following World War II, Barlow remained with Portsmouth and helped the club win the 1948–49 Football League Championship, before departing Fratton Park for Leicester City in December 1949. He left the club having netted 34 goals in 104 appearances. After scoring nine times in 42 games for Leicester, Barlow made a move to Colchester United for a £1,000 fee in the summer of 1952.