Colin Barlow
{{Short description|English footballer (1935–2018)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Colin Barlow
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Manchester, England
| position = Winger
| years1 = 1956–1963
| clubs1 = Manchester City
| years2 = 1963–1964
| clubs2 = Oldham Athletic
| years3 = 1964–1965
| clubs3 = Doncaster Rovers
| fullname = Colin James Barlow{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998 |date=1998 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |isbn=978-1-85291-585-8 |page=40}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|12|19|1935|11|14|df=y}}
| youthyears1 = 1953–1956
| youthclubs1 = Manchester City
| caps1 = 179
| goals1 = 78
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 1
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| totalgoals = 79
| totalcaps = 188
}}
Colin James Barlow (14 November 1935 – 19 December 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Doncaster Rovers.
Club career
Barlow joined Manchester City as a schoolboy, turning professional in 1956.{{cite book |last=Clayton |first=David |title=Everything under the blue moon: the complete book of Manchester City FC - and more! |publisher=Mainstream publishing |location=Edinburgh |year=2002 |isbn=1-84018-687-9}} p25 He made his first team debut on the opening day of the 1957–58 season, scoring the first goal in a 3–2 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. He ended his first season with 17 goals in 40 appearances. The following season, he scored 18 goals, making him the club's top scorer for 1958–59. The 1959–60 season was his goal scoring peak, with 20 goals in 40 appearances. In 1962 he lost his first team place to Neil Young; following Young's debut he made only 19 further appearances for the club. When he left Manchester City he was the club's twelfth highest all-time goalscorer. As of 2007 he was eighteenth.{{cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester City - The Complete Record |publisher=Breedon |location=Derby |year=2006 |isbn=1-85983-512-0}} p510
= Later career =
With first team opportunities limited at Manchester City, in August 1963 he followed manager Les McDowall to Oldham Athletic.Soccer Who's Who compiled by Maurice Golesworth The Sportsmans Book Club London 1965 He later played for Doncaster Rovers.
Personal life
After finishing his playing career, Barlow moved into business. In 1994 this saw him return to football as part of Francis Lee's takeover of the club. Barlow became the club's first chief executive, and was a member of the board. He left the role in January 1997, stating that he wished to devote more time to his companies.{{cite web
|url=http://www.4thegame.com/club/lfc/news/16958/TURNER+TAKES+UP+MAINE+ROAD+CHIEF+EXEC+POST.html
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071023103737/http://www.4thegame.com/club/lfc/news/16958/TURNER+TAKES+UP+MAINE+ROAD+CHIEF+EXEC+POST.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=23 October 2007
|title=Turner Takes up Maine Road Chief Exec Post
|work=4thegame
|accessdate=27 May 2007
}} He resigned as a director in December 1997, but retained his shareholding.{{cite news | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19971213/ai_n14139688 |title=Football: Tueart climbs on board again at City| work=Independent | accessdate=27 May 2007 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}
Barlow died on 19 December 2018 at the age of 83.{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-colin-barlow-dies-15574340|title= Former Man City player and chief executive Colin Barlow dies|website=Manchester Evening News|date= 19 December 2018|accessdate= 20 December 2018}}
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Manchester City F.C. directors and chairmen
Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Manchester
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English Football League players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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