Ernie Barber (Australian footballer)
| Ernie Barber | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernest Milner Barber | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Horsham, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 February 1972 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Cheltenham, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown Juniors | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1918–1919 | South Melbourne | 21 (28) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ernest Milner Barber (30 May 1895 – 29 February 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Barber, who played his junior football for Williamstown Juniors FC, was a forward for South Melbourne.[1] He kicked 20 goals in 1918, his debut season, a total bettered by only two teammates that year.[2] In just his 13th league game he played in a premiership, kicking a goal from the forward pocket in the 1918 VFL Grand Final win over Collingwood.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Ernie Barber
External links
[edit]- Ernie Barber at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1895 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Williamstown Football Club players
- Sydney Swans players
- Sydney Swans premiership players
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- 1972 deaths
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- People from Horsham, Victoria
- Military personnel from Victoria (state)
- Australian rules biography, 1895 birth stubs