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
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afterwards.
Sporting career
William Barron was born in
Herrington
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''The Herringtons'' are split into ''East & Middle'' and ''West'' and ''New'' villages. East and Middle He ...
,
Co Durham
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on 26 October 1917. Before the
Second World War
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, Barron, his first name shortened to Bill, was mostly known as a
footballer
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, playing for
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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(though not in a first team fixture),
Charlton Athletic
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Their home ground is ...
and
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the c ...
. He was mostly a forward, but played on after the war for Northampton as a left-back.
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
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between 1946 and 1951. His first-class debut, however, came in a 1945 match for
Lancashire
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against
Yorkshire
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. He also played once for
Sir PF Warner's XI in 1947. He died in
Northampton
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on 2 January 2006, aged 88.
Personal life
Barron's son
Roger
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also became a footballer.
References
External links
Statistical summaryfrom CricketArchive
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1917 births
2006 deaths
English cricketers
Lancashire cricketers
Northamptonshire cricketers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Durham cricketers
English men's footballers
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Hartlepool United F.C. players
Men's association football fullbacks
Annfield Plain F.C. players
English Football League players
Sportspeople from Houghton-le-Spring
Footballers from Tyne and Wear
Cricketers from Tyne and Wear
20th-century English sportsmen