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Thomas Barber (20 February 1888 – 18 September 1925) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Merthyr Town and Walsall as a half back or inside left.[1][4][5][6][7] He scored the winning goal for Aston Villa in the 1913 FA Cup Final.[8]

Tommy Barber

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Barber[1]
Date of birth	(1888-02-20)20 February 1888[2]
Place of birth	West Stanley, England
Date of death	18 September 1925(1925-09-18) (aged 37)[2]
Place of death	Nuneaton, England[2]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Position(s)	Half back, inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1905–1906	Shankhouse
1906–1907	West Stanley
1907–1908	Hamsterley
1908–1912	Bolton Wanderers	102	(14)
1912–1919	Aston Villa	57	(9)
1917	→ Brentford (guest)
1918	→ Celtic (guest)	4	(0)
1918	→ Partick Thistle (guest)	1	(1)
1919	→ Linfield (guest)
1919	→ Belfast Celtic (guest)
1919	→ Distillery (guest)
1919	Stalybridge Celtic
1919–1920	Crystal Palace	20	(7)
1920	Merthyr Town	2	(0)
1920	Ton Pentre
1920	Pontypridd
1921–1922	Walsall	5	(2)
1922–1923	Darlaston
1923–1924	Hinckley United
1924–1925	Barwell United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Barber attended Todd's Nook School.[9] He served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at Delville Wood and Waterlot Farm in the summer of 1916,[2] before suffering gunshot wounds to the legs at Guillemont.[10] Barber was evacuated to Britain and after recovering in Aberdeen,[10] he spent another period in hospital suffering from pleurisy.[11] He was later transferred to the Labour Corps and also worked in a munitions factory in Glasgow.[2] Barber died of tuberculosis in 1925.[2]

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

• Football League Second Division: 1908–09[2]
• Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1910–11[2]

Aston Villa

• FA Cup: 1912–13[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	1908–09[2]	Second Division	20	2	0	0	20	2
	1909–10[2]	First Division	15	1	1	0	16	1
	1910–11[2]	Second Division	17	5	1	0	18	5
	1911–12[2]	First Division	38	4	3	0	41	4
	1912–13[2]		12	2	—		12	2
	Total		102	14	5	0	107	14
Aston Villa	1912–13[12]	First Division	15	2	5	1	20	3
	1913–14[12]		28	4	5	0	33	4
	1914–15[12]		14	3	1	0	15	3
	Total		57	9	11	1	68	10
Celtic (guest)	1918–19[9]	Scottish League First Division	4	0	—		4	0
Partick Thistle (guest)	1918–19[9]	Scottish League First Division	1	1	—		1	1
Crystal Palace	1919–20[2]	Southern League First Division	20	7	0	0	20	7
Merthyr Town	1920–21[2]	Third Division South	2	0	0	0	2	0
Walsall	1921–22[2]	Third Division South	5	2	1	0	6	2
Career total			191	33	17	1	208	34

References

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