Hugh Barr

For the American stamp dealer, see Hugh C. Barr.

Hubert Henry Barr (born 17 May 1935), known as Hugh Barr, is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a forward at both professional and international levels.

Hugh Barr

Personal information
Full name	Hubert Henry Barr
Date of birth	(1935-05-17) 17 May 1935 (age 90)
Place of birth	Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Wellington Street Boys' Brigade
	Harryville Amateurs
	Ballyclare Comrades
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1956	Cliftonville		(9)
1956	Loughborough College
1956	Everton	0	(0)
1956–1959	Coleraine		(34)
1959–1961	Ballymena United		(32)
1961–1962	Linfield	18	(12)
1962–1964	Coventry City	47	(15)
1964–1967	Cambridge United
1967–1972	Ely City
International career
1956–1962	Northern Ireland Amateur	14	(11)
1959	Northern Ireland B	1	(1)
1961–1962	Northern Ireland	3	(1)
Managerial career
1967–1972	Ely City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Born in Ballymena, Barr studied at Queen's University Belfast.^[2]

Career

Club career

Barr played for Wellington Street Boys' Brigade, Harryville Amateurs, Ballyclare Comrades, Cliftonville, Loughborough College, Everton, Coleraine, Ballymena United, Linfield, Coventry City and Cambridge United, before becoming player-manager at Ely City.^[1][3][4]

Barr's goal scoring feats at Linfield attracted much attention. Division 3 Coventry City's manager Jimmy Hill secured his transfer despite other League clubs showing interest. Northern Ireland had capped Barr when he was a Linfield player.^[5]

International career

Barr played for Northern Ireland amateur, Northern Ireland B and Northern Ireland.^[1][3][4] He was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics,^[2] although he did not make an appearance in the tournament.^[6][7]