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.
Barber attended Todd's Nook School. 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, before suffering gunshot wounds to the legs at Guillemont. Barber was evacuated to Britain and after recovering in Aberdeen, he spent another period in hospital suffering from pleurisy. He was later transferred to the Labour Corps and also worked in a munitions factory in Glasgow. Barber died of tuberculosis in 1925.
Aston Villa
Tommy Barber made his Villa debut on 28 December 1912, ia a 1-1 draw against Bradford at Valley Parade.https://www.avdb.co.uk/player/tommy-barber He scored Villa's first goal of the 1913-14 season in a 1–1 draw against Manchester City at Villa Park.
He scored the winning goal for Aston Villa in the 1913 FA Cup Final.
Statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBolton Wanderers1908–09Second Division202002021909–10First Division151101611910–11Second Division175101851911–12First Division384304141912–13First Division122—122Total102145010714Aston Villa1912–13First Division152512031913–14First Division284503341914–15First Division14310153Total5791116810Celtic (guest)1918–19Scottish League First Division40—40Partick Thistle (guest)1918–19Scottish League First Division11—11Crystal Palace1919–20Southern League First Division20700207Merthyr Town1920–21Third Division South200020Walsall1921–22Third Division South521062Career total1913317120834
Honours Bolton Wanderers Football League Second Division: 1908–09 Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1910–11 Aston Villa FA Cup: 1912–13
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