Bill Barron
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{{short description|English sportsman (1917–2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
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| name = Bill Barron
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| fullname = William Barron{{Hugman|id=1054|accessdate=30 September 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|10|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Houghton-le-Spring, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|1|2|1917|10|26|df=y}}
| death_place = Northampton, England
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| position = Left back
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| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1936
| clubs1 = Hartlepools United
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1936–
| clubs2 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = {{0|0000}}–1937
| clubs3 = Annfield Plain
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| years4 = 1937–1938
| clubs4 = Charlton Athletic
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1938–1951
| clubs5 = Northampton Town
| caps5 = 166
| goals5 = 4
| totalcaps = 169
| totalgoals = 4
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William Barron (26 October 1917 – 2 January 2006) was an English sportsman, who played football in the higher leagues before the Second World War and, along with some football, first-class cricket afterwards.
Sporting career
William Barron was born in Herrington, Co Durham on 26 October 1917. Before the Second World War, Barron, his first name shortened to Bill, was mostly known as a footballer, playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers (though not in a first team fixture), Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town. He was mostly a forward, but played on after the war for Northampton as a left-back.{{Cite web |title=Obituary: William Barron |date=23 April 2007 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/292054.html |access-date=23 June 2013 |publisher=www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack}}
His post-war focus was on cricket: a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler and an occasional wicketkeeper, Barron played 118 first-class games for Northamptonshire between 1946 and 1951.{{Cite web |title=Bill Barron |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27720/27720.html |access-date=23 June 2013 |publisher=www.cricketarchive.com}} His first-class debut, however, came in a 1945 match for Lancashire against Yorkshire. He also played once for Sir PF Warner's XI in 1947. He died in Northampton on 2 January 2006, aged 88.
Personal life
Barron's son Roger also became a footballer.{{Cite web |title=In Memoriam – Northampton Town |url=https://www.ntfc.co.uk/club/in-memoriam/ |access-date=30 September 2020 |website=www.ntfc.co.uk}}
References
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External links
- [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27720/27720.html Statistical summary] from CricketArchive
- {{cricinfo|ref=england/content/player/9569.html}}
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Category:Lancashire cricketers
Category:Northamptonshire cricketers
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:Northampton Town F.C. players
Category:English men's footballers
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Category:Hartlepool United F.C. players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Annfield Plain F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Sportspeople from Houghton-le-Spring
Category:Footballers from Tyne and Wear