Horace Barnet
Colonel Horace Hutton Barnet (6 March 1856 – 29 March 1941) was an English soldier and footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Horace Hutton Barnet | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1856 | ||
| Place of birth | Kensington, Middlesex, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 March 1941 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Kensington, London, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Royal Engineers | |||
| Corinthian | |||
| National team | |||
| 1882 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Early and personal life
Barnet was born on 6 March 1856 in Kensington, which was then in Middlesex.[1] He had two younger siblings, and their father worked as an East Indian merchant.[1] He attended Rugby College.[1] He was married by 1891, to an Indian woman, but was widowed by 1911.[1]
Military career
He served in the military with the Royal Engineers, rising to the rank of Colonel before retiring in the 1900s.[1] Barnet was recalled by the military during World War I.[1]
Football career
Barnet played club football for Royal Engineers and Corinthian, and was an FA Cup runner-up in 1877–78.[1]
He earned one cap for England, against Ireland on 18 February 1882.[1][2]
Later life and death
He died on 29 March 1941 in Kensington, London at the age of 85.[1]
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