Bill Barron

This article is about the English sportsman. For the American saxophonist, see Bill Barron (musician).

William Barron (26 October 1917 – 2 January 2006) was an English sportsman, who played football in the higher leagues before the Second World War and, along with some football, first-class cricket afterwards.

Bill Barron

Personal information
Full name	William Barron[1]
Date of birth	(1917-10-26)26 October 1917
Place of birth	Houghton-le-Spring, England
Date of death	2 January 2006(2006-01-02) (aged 88)[1]
Place of death	Northampton, England[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1936	Hartlepools United	0	(0)
1936–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
0000–1937	Annfield Plain
1937–1938	Charlton Athletic	3	(0)
1938–1951	Northampton Town	166	(4)
Total		169	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sporting career

William Barron was born in Herrington, Co Durham on 26 October 1917. Before the Second World War, Barron, his first name shortened to Bill, was mostly known as a footballer, playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers (though not in a first team fixture), Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town. He was mostly a forward, but played on after the war for Northampton as a left-back.^[2]

His post-war focus was on cricket: a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler and an occasional wicketkeeper, Barron played 118 first-class games for Northamptonshire between 1946 and 1951.^[3] His first-class debut, however, came in a 1945 match for Lancashire against Yorkshire. He also played once for Sir PF Warner's XI in 1947. He died in Northampton on 2 January 2006, aged 88.^[1]

Personal life

Barron's son Roger also became a footballer.^[4]