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Barr played for [[Northern Ireland national amateur football team|Northern Ireland amateur]], [[Northern Ireland national football B team|Northern Ireland B]] and [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]].<ref name = "NIFG"/><ref name = "NB"/><ref name = "NFT"/> He was a member of the [[Great Britain Olympic football team|Great Britain]] squad at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]],<ref name = "BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17769226|title=London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football|date=23 April 2012|accessdate=11 October 2014|author=Paul Plunkett|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> although he did not make an appearance in the tournament.<ref>{{FIFA|289710}}</ref> |
Barr played for [[Northern Ireland national amateur football team|Northern Ireland amateur]], [[Northern Ireland national football B team|Northern Ireland B]] and [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]].<ref name = "NIFG"/><ref name = "NB"/><ref name = "NFT"/> He was a member of the [[Great Britain Olympic football team|Great Britain]] squad at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]],<ref name = "BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/17769226|title=London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football|date=23 April 2012|accessdate=11 October 2014|author=Paul Plunkett|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> although he did not make an appearance in the tournament.<ref>{{FIFA|289710}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700100 |title=Hugh Barr |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:01, 12 December 2021
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hubert Henry Barr | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wellington Street Boys' Brigade | |||
| Harryville Amateurs | |||
| Ballyclare Comrades | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1956 | Cliftonville | (9) | |
| 1956 | Loughborough College | ||
| 1956 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1959 | Coleraine | (34) | |
| 1959–1961 | Ballymena United | (32) | |
| 1961–1962 | Linfield | 18 | (12) |
| 1962–1964 | Coventry City | 47 | (15) |
| 1964–1967 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956–1962 | Northern Ireland Amateur | 14 | (11) |
| 1959 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (1) |
| 1961–1962 | Northern Ireland | 3 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1972 | Ely City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hubert Henry Barr, known as Hugh Barr, (born 17 May 1935) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a forward at both professional and international levels.
Early and personal life
Born in Ballymena, Barr studied at Queen's University Belfast.[2]
Career
Club career
Barr played for Wellington Street Boys' Brigade, Harryville Amateurs, Ballyclare Comrades, Cliftonville, Loughborough College, Everton, Coleraine, Ballymena United, Linfield, Coventry City and Cambridge United, before becoming player-manager at Ely City.[1][3][4]
Barr's goal scoring feats at Linfield attracted much attention. Division 3 Coventry City's manager Jimmy Hill secured his transfer despite other League clubs showing interest. Northern Ireland had capped Barr when he was a Linfield player.[5]
International career
Barr played for Northern Ireland amateur, Northern Ireland B and Northern Ireland.[1][3][4] He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics,[2] although he did not make an appearance in the tournament.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "Profile". NIFG. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Maurice Golesworthy, ed. (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsman's Book Club.
- ^ Hugh Barr – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Hugh Barr". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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Categories:
- 1935 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Ballyclare Comrades F.C. players
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Coleraine F.C. players
- Ballymena United F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Ely City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- NIFL Premiership players
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Ballymena
- Association football forwards
- Northern Ireland amateur international footballers
- Football managers from Northern Ireland
- Ely City F.C. managers