Hugh_Barr
Hugh Barr
Northern Irish footballer
Hubert Henry Barr, known as Hugh Barr, (born 17 May 1935) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a forward at both professional and international levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hubert Henry Barr | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-05-17) 17 May 1935 (age 88) | ||
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wellington Street Boys' Brigade | |||
| Harryville Amateurs | |||
| Ballyclare Comrades | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1956 | Cliftonville | (9) | |
| 1956 | Loughborough College | ||
| 1956 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1959 | Coleraine | (34) | |
| 1959–1961 | Ballymena United | (32) | |
| 1961–1962 | Linfield | 18 | (12) |
| 1962–1964 | Coventry City | 47 | (15) |
| 1964–1967 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1962 | Northern Ireland Amateur | 14 | (11) |
| 1959 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (1) |
| 1961–1962 | Northern Ireland | 3 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Ballymena, Barr studied at Queen's University Belfast.[2]
Club career
Barr played for Wellington Street Boys' Brigade, Harryville Amateurs, Ballyclare Comrades, Cliftonville, Loughborough College, Everton, Coleraine, Ballymena United, Linfield, Coventry City and Cambridge United, before becoming player-manager at Ely City.[1][3][4]
Barr's goal scoring feats at Linfield attracted much attention. Division 3 Coventry City's manager Jimmy Hill secured his transfer despite other League clubs showing interest. Northern Ireland had capped Barr when he was a Linfield player.[5]
International career
Barr played for Northern Ireland amateur, Northern Ireland B and Northern Ireland.[1][3][4] He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics,[2] although he did not make an appearance in the tournament.[6][7]
- Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- Maurice Golesworthy, ed. (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsman's Book Club.
- "Hugh Barr". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.