Ralph Barlow

For the Dean of Wells, see Ralph Barlow (priest).

Ralph Barlow
Personal information
Date of birth	1876
Place of birth	Mow Cop, England
Date of death	1897 (aged 20–21)
Playing position	Centre-half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1895–1897	Burslem Port Vale	29	(1)
Total		29	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ralph Barlow (1876 – 1897) was a footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale in the mid-1890s.

Playing career

Barlow joined Burslem Port Vale in January 1895, making his debut in a 2–0 win at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895.^[1] He played 29 Second Division games in the 1895–96 season, and scored his first goal in the Football League in a 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra at the Athletic Ground on 26 October.^[1] However he suffered a breakdown in September 1896 and was sent to a convalescent home.^[1] His recovery was a slow one, and so the club arranged a benefit match for him in April 1897 and released him from his contract at the end of the 1896–97 season.^[1]

Sourced from Ralph Barlow profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1895–96	Second Division	29	1	2	0	2	0	33	1
Total			29	1	2	0	2	0	33	1

1 2 3 4 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 17. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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