John Barker (Scottish footballer)

John Bell Barker (28 June 1869 – 29 June 1941) was a Scottish footballer who played for Linthouse, Rangers and the Scotland national team in the 1890s.

John Barker
Personal information
Full name John Bell Barker
Date of birth 28 June 1869[1]
Place of birth Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 29 June 1941(1941-06-29) (aged 72)[2]
Place of death Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1892 Linthouse
1892–1896 Rangers
National team
1893–1894 Scotland 2 (4)
1894–1895 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Barker was born in Govan, Glasgow, in 1869, the son of John Barker and Margaret Trench Barker.[1] His father worked as a fitter in the shipbuilding industry, which became a major industry in Govan in the mid-19th century.[3]

Barker joined Rangers from Linthouse in 1892 and made an immediate impact by scoring 3 goals in his first 5 appearances. He achieved a similar impact at international level, scoring a hat-trick in the first of his two Scotland caps against Wales in March 1893. He scored in his second, and what proved to be his last Scotland appearance again against Wales a year later in a 5-2 win. He scored for Rangers in their 1894 Scottish Cup triumph against Celtic but, despite continued success, left the club in 1896.

Later life

Barker also made a career in Govan's ship building industry, working as a draughtsman. He died in his hometown of lymphoma in 1941, one day after his 72nd birthday. He was survived by his wife, Ellen Smith Reid, and a daughter, Ellen Reid Barker.[2]

References
  1. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
  2. "1941 BARKER, JOHN BELL (Statutory registers Deaths 644/17 783)". ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. 1881 Scotland Census
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