Jeff Barker (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Jeff Barker

| fullname = Jeffrey Barker

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|10|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Scunthorpe, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|3||1915|10|16|df=y}}

| death_place = Scunthorpe, England

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Goole Town

| years1 = 1935–1936

| years2 = 1936–1945

| years3 = 1945–1948

| years4 = 1948–1952

| clubs1 = Scunthorpe and Lindsey United

| clubs2 = Aston Villa

| clubs3 = Huddersfield Town

| clubs4 = Scunthorpe United

| caps1 = ?

| caps2 = 3

| caps3 = 67

| caps4 = 73

| goals1 = ?

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1974

| managerclubs1 = Scunthorpe United (caretaker)

}}

Jeffrey Barker (16 October 1915 – March 1985){{Hugman|938|accessdate=19 June 2020}} was a professional footballer.

He started his career at Goole Town, before joining Scunthorpe and Lindsey United in 1935. After a year in the Midland League, his exceptional skills got him signed up by Aston Villa for a fee of £400 in November 1936.

He remained at Villa for ten years but only managed three league appearances, before his career was interrupted by World War II. He continued to play for Villa in the wartime leagues, making six appearances and also guested for Blackpool, Rochdale, Walsall, Watford and Huddersfield Town. In August 1942, he made a single guest appearance for Dundee United in Scotland.{{cite book|last1=Gracie|first1=Steve|title=A Passion for Survival|date=2008|publisher=Arabest Publishing|location=Dundee|isbn=978-0-9558341-0-3|page=308}}

After the war, he joined Huddersfield Town in November 1945, where he made 67 appearances before returning to Scunthorpe United in August 1948.{{cite news|title=Scunthorpe sign Jeff Barker|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19480809/102/0008|accessdate=23 October 2015|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=9 August 1948|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

In 1974, he was in charge of "the Iron" for three games while a new manager was being approached.

He died in 1985 in Scunthorpe.

His son John also played for Scunthorpe United.