Barrie Wheatley (born 21 February 1938) is an English former professional footballer who played for

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

and

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Career

Initially with Sandbach Ramblers and then Rode Heath F.C., Wheatley was signed by

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in March 1956, but made no first team appearances. He joined

in July 1957. He made his Crewe debut, and scored his first Crewe goal, at

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...

on 7 September 1957, eventually making 236 appearances as a forward and scoring 49 goals His most memorable goal was on 7 January 1961 in the 1960-61

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3rd Round, when he headed Fourth Division Crewe's winner in a shock 2–1 win against a then

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Chelsea side including

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and

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. He scored when Crewe beat

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...

4–0 at

Gresty Road Gresty Road or the Alexandra Stadium, currently known as the Mornflake Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Crewe, Cheshire, England. The home ground of Crewe Alexandra, it has an all-seated capacity of 10,153. History C ...

on 2 March 1962, Accrington's final game before resigning from the Football League on 6 March 1962. Wheatley signed for Rochdale in July 1966, making 13 appearances and scoring 4 goals. He later played for Witton Albion and

Congleton Town Congleton Town Football Club is an association football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have played in a number of regional leagu ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wheatley, Barrie 1938 births Living people English men's footballers Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Men's association football forwards Witton Albion F.C. players Congleton Town F.C. players English Football League players Sportspeople from Sandbach Footballers from Cheshire