Herbert Barlow (22 July 1916 – 19 March 2004) was an English

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who played as an

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, where he made over 250 league appearances for

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

and

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

. His son

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was also a professional footballer.

Career

Born in

Kilnhurst Kilnhurst is a village in South Yorkshire, England, on the banks of the River Don and the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation. It grew up around the coal mining, ceramics, glass, brick-making and locomotive industries; none of these ind ...

, Barlow began working as a

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in the then

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at the Silverwood Colliery, where he played football, representing the miners' team. He joined

in July 1935, where he made 58

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appearances and scored 12 goals, and additionally scored two goals in four

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matches. Barlow earned a £5,000 move to

after being spotted by Frank Buckley. He would make only three appearances for the club, scoring once, before being signed by

. Barlow had the satisfaction of scoring against his former club Wolves in the 1939 FA Cup Final, opening the scoring in a 4–1 rout at

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. Following

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Barlow remained with Portsmouth and helped the club win the 1948–49 Football League Championship, before departing

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for

in December 1949. He left the club having netted 34 goals in 104 appearances. After scoring nine times in 42 games for Leicester, Barlow made a move to

for a £1,000 fee in the summer of 1952. Making his debut on 13 September 1952 in a 1–0 defeat at

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

, Barlow would go on to make 60 appearances and score 16 goals in his two years at

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before injury forced him to retire from the professional game, later representing Crittall Athletic and

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. He remained active in local junior football, running a grocery shop in

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''. Colchester occupies the ...

while coaching Colchester Casuals, Barn Hall and

and assisting his son

when he was manager at Coggeshall Town.

Personal life

Barlow's son,

, was also a professional footballer, who began his career at Colchester United and later represented

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 ...

and

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

in the Football League. Herbert Barlow died in Colchester on 19 March 2004.

Honours

;Portsmouth *

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winner *1948–49

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winner (level 1) * 1949 FA Charity Shield winner (Shared) :''All honours referenced by:''

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barlow, Bert 1916 births 2004 deaths People from Kilnhurst Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Footballers from South Yorkshire English men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Barnsley F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Long Melford F.C. players English Football League players English football coaches 20th-century English sportsmen