Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Hubert Henry Barr | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1935 | ||
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 |
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.
Born in Ballymena, Barr studied at Queen's University Belfast. [2]
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]
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]
Portadown Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club who play in the NIFL Premiership.
Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club based in East Belfast, Northern Ireland, that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882 and has since won more than 130 major honours, making them one of the most successful teams in the world.
Ballymena United Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Northern Ireland. Based in Ballymena, County Antrim, the team competes in the NIFL Premiership and plays home matches at the Ballymena Showgrounds. The club has been managed by former captain Jim Ervin since 2023.
Crusaders Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Premiership. The club, founded in 1898, is based in north Belfast and plays its home matches at Seaview.
David Jonathan Healy is a Northern Irish former professional footballer and now football manager who is in charge at NIFL Premiership club Linfield.
Thomas James Wright is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who currently is the manager of Northern Ireland’s under 21 team.
Grant Samuel McCann is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder in the Football League. He is currently the manager of EFL League Two club Doncaster Rovers.
David Jeffrey is a Northern Irish former football player and manager. He managed Linfield between 1997 and 2014 and Ballymena United from 2016–2023. Jeffrey began his professional playing career with Linfield, following a spell in the Manchester United youth team, and also played for Ards and Larne.
Glenn Ferguson is a Northern Irish former football player and manager.
Alan Blayney is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is now the first team goalkeeper coach at NIFL Premiership side Larne.
Robert Irvine Coyle is a former Northern Ireland international footballer. Coyle is the most successful manager in the history of the Irish Football League. He is the Director of Football at Glentoran.
Colin Coates is a semi-professional footballer from Northern Ireland who plays as a defender for Ballymena United.
Ryan McGivern is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for NIFL Premiership club Newry City. He can play as a left-back or a central defender, and has represented Northern Ireland in international football.
Thomas Sloan is a Northern Irish ex-footballer who played as a midfielder in both Northern Ireland and England in the late 1970s, the 1980s and even the early 1990s.
Arthur Stewart was a Northern Ireland international footballer who played with, among others, Glentoran, Derby County and Ballymena United in the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, he won seven full international caps for Northern Ireland as well as five amateur caps and five inter-league caps for the Irish League.
Paul Kirk is a Northern Irish retired football player and manager.
Daniel Anthony Kearns is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had three separate loan spells with clubs across Northern England. He permanently joined Carlisle United after leaving Peterborough, and spent a year there before returning to Ireland, spending his later career at various clubs in the Irish Premiership and League of Ireland.
Joshua Glyn Carson is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder or a winger for NIFL Premiership club Ballymena United.
Ruaridhri James Patrick Donnelly is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cliftonville in the NIFL Premiership.
Trai Hume is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for EFL Championship club Sunderland and the Northern Ireland national football team. He previously played in the Irish Premiership for Linfield and Ballymena United.