James Barron (footballer)

James Barron
Personal information
Full name	James Barron
Date of birth	(1913-07-19)19 July 1913^[1]
Place of birth	Burnhope,^[1] County Durham, England
Date of death	15 September 1969(1969-09-15) (aged 56)^[1]
Place of death	Newcastle upon Tyne,^[1] England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Durham City
	Blyth Spartans
1935–19??	Blackburn Rovers	79	(0)
19??–1947	Darlington	23	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James Barron (19 July 1913 – 15 September 1969) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Barron played for Durham City and Blyth Spartans before joining Blackburn Rovers,^[2] for whom he made his debut in April 1936. During the Second World War, he played in the North-Eastern League in County Durham, where he was engaged on munitions work. He returned to Blackburn as a guest player for the 1940 Football League War Cup Final, which the Rovers lost to West Ham United. Barron saved a shot from George Foreman before Sam Small scored on the rebound. He resumed his career after the war with Darlington.^[1]

His son, Jim Barron, played as a goalkeeper for a number of Football League clubs, making over 400 appearances.

Honours

1 2 3 4 5 "Jim Barron". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

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