| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Barron[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1917-10-26)26 October 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Houghton-le-Spring, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 2006(2006-01-02) (aged 88)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Northampton, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1936 | Hartlepools United | 0 | (0) |
| 1936– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| –1937 | Annfield Plain | ||
| 1937–1938 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| 1938–1951 | Northampton Town | 166 | (4) |
| Total | 169 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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-classcricket afterwards.
William Barron was born inHerrington,Co Durham on 26 October 1917. Before theSecond World War, Barron, his first name shortened to Bill, was mostly known as afootballer, playing forWolverhampton Wanderers (though not in a first team fixture),Charlton Athletic andNorthampton Town. He was mostly a forward, but played on after the war for Northampton as a left-back.[2]
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 forNorthamptonshire between 1946 and 1951.[3] His first-class debut, however, came in a 1945 match forLancashire againstYorkshire. He also played once forSir PF Warner's XI in 1947. He died inNorthampton on 2 January 2006, aged 88.[1]
Barron's sonRoger also became a footballer.[4]
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