Hugh Barr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wellington Street Boys' Brigade | |||
| Harryville Amateurs | |||
| Ballyclare Comrades | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1956 | Cliftonville | ||
| 1956 | Loughborough College | ||
| 1956 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1959 | Coleraine | ||
| 1959–1961 | Ballymena United | ||
| 1961–1962 | Linfield | 18 | (12) |
| 1962–1964 | Coventry City | 47 | (15) |
| 1964–1967 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
| National team | |||
| 1956–1962 | Northern Ireland amateur | 14 | (11) |
| 1959 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (1) |
| 1961–1962 | Northern Ireland | 3 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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.
Born in Ballymena, Barr studied at Queen's University Belfast.
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.
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.
Barr played for Northern Ireland amateur, Northern Ireland B and Northern Ireland. He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics, although he did not make an appearance in the tournament.
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