Jeff Barmby
{{Short description|English footballer (1943–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2021}}
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| fullname = Jeffrey Barmby{{Hugman | 965 | Jeff Barmby | accessdate = 26 November 2017}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hull, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|7|18|1943|1|15|df=y}}
| death_place = London, England
| position = Striker
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| years1 = –1963
| clubs1 = Selby Town
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| years2 = 1963–1964
| clubs2 = York City
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1964–1970
| clubs3 = Goole Town
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| years4 = 1970–1976
| clubs4 = Scarborough
| caps4 = 358
| goals4 = 156
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Jeffrey Barmby (15 January 1943 – 18 July 2021) was an English footballer; he was the father of England international Nick Barmby. and grandfather of Jack Barmby.
Life and career
Barmby began his career with Selby Town before joining York City as an amateur in March 1963.{{cite book |last = Jarred |first = Martin |last2 = Windross |first2 = Dave |title = Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997 |publisher = Citizen Publications |year = 1997 |pages = 9 |chapter = Football League Players |isbn = 0-9531005-0-2 }} He made two appearances for the side and moved on to Goole Town in 1964, where he played until 1970 when he joined Scarborough.
He finished his first season with Scarborough as top scorer with 29 goals, and also was on two further occasions in 1973–74 (joint top scorer with Malcolm Leask) and 1974–75 (31 goals).{{cite web|title=Top Scorer(s) |url=http://www.scarboroughfc.com/stats/scorer.php |publisher=Scarborough FC |accessdate=2008-06-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517171236/http://scarboroughfc.com/stats/scorer.php |archivedate=17 May 2008 }}
He made four appearances at Wembley Stadium with Scarborough in the finals of the FA Trophy, in 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977, in three of which he was on the winning team.
He scored 14 hat-tricks in his Scarborough career.
Barmby died on 18 July 2021, at the age of 78.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=William |date=2021-07-18 |title=Hull-born ex-footballer Jeff Barmby passes away aged 78 |url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/jeff-barmby-hull-footballer-78-5666380 |access-date=2021-07-18 |website=HullLive |language=en}}
References
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{{Scarborough F.C. Player of the Year}}
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Category:Footballers from Kingston upon Hull
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Selby Town F.C. players
Category:York City F.C. players
Category:Goole Town F.C. players