Bill Barron
English sportsman (1917–2006)
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William Barron (26 October 1917 – 2 January 2006) was an English sportsman, who played football in the higher leagues before the Second World War and, along with some football, first-class cricket afterwards.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Barron[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Houghton-le-Spring, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 2006 (aged 88)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Northampton, England[1] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1936 | Hartlepools United | 0 | (0) |
| 1936– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| –1937 | Annfield Plain | ||
| 1937–1938 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| 1938–1951 | Northampton Town | 166 | (4) |
| Total | 169 | (4) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sporting career
William Barron was born in Herrington, Co Durham on 26 October 1917. Before the Second World War, Barron, his first name shortened to Bill, was mostly known as a footballer, playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers (though not in a first team fixture), Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town. He was mostly a forward, but played on after the war for Northampton as a left-back.[2]
His post-war focus was on cricket: a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler and an occasional wicketkeeper, Barron played 118 first-class games for Northamptonshire between 1946 and 1951.[3] His first-class debut, however, came in a 1945 match for Lancashire against Yorkshire. He also played once for Sir PF Warner's XI in 1947. He died in Northampton on 2 January 2006, aged 88.[1]
Personal life
Barron's son Roger also became a footballer.[4]
