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Players
Index
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Robert
Barker Profile |
|
Full
name |
Robert C.
Barker |
|
Popular name |
Robert Barker |
|
Born |
19 June 1847
in Wouldham, Kent |
|
Died |
11 November
1915, aged 68, in Watford. |
|
Height/Weight |
- |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
After leaving
school he joined Hertfordshire Rangers to concentrate on "soccer". He
represented both Middlesex and Kent during his career, as well as making
occasional appearances for Westminster School and Wanderers. |
|
Club honours |
None. |
| Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
One of
eleven who became the first players to appear
for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Goalkeeper and
Forward; described by Douglas Lamming as a utility player. |
|
First match |
No. 1, 30
November 1872,
Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 25 years, 165 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 1, 30
November 1872,
Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 25 years, 165 days. |
|
Major
tournaments |
None. |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
| Notes |
"Barker
was chosen (to play in goal) because he was the biggest and slowest player
in the England team and because his rugby experience and handling of the
ball would come in useful" -
England
Football Fact File.
Cris Freddi (1991). Guinness Publishing, p.100. |
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Beyond
England |
|
Barker went on to
pursue a career as a civil engineer, later becoming Chief Assistant
Engineer to the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and then the South
Eastern Railway. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.24. |
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Robert Barker - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
GA |
GA Avg
min |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 min |
0 |
None |
|
Robert Barker
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
| Away |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Robert Barker
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Friendly |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Robert Barker - Match History |
|
Club: Herftordshire Rangers F.C. - 1 cap |
|
Coach:
F.A. Committee - 1 cap |
|
App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
|
1 |
1 |
Scotland |
30-Nov-1872 |
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
F |
0 |
0 |
AD |
Start |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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