Tony Barrow (rugby league, born 1944)

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Tony Barrow
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Barrow
Born (1944-04-06) 6 April 1944 (age 78)
St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1963–70 St. Helens 112 (12)3800114
1970–73 Leigh 106240072
Total6200186
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
198688 Warrington 1096843762
198890 Oldham 795102865
199395 Swinton 1335208139
2002 Swinton
Total321171414653
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 11 June 2020

Anthony Barrow (6 Apr 1944 [4] ) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for St. Helens (Heritage No. 806) and Leigh (Heritage No. 781), [5] [6] [7] as a wing , centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6, [3] and coached at club level for Warrington, Oldham and Swinton. [2]

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Playing career

Championship final appearances

Barrow played right wing, i.e. number 2, and scored a try in St. Helens' 35-12 victory over Halifax in the Championship Final during the 1965–66 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 May 1966, in front of a crowd of 30,165.

County League Championships

Barrow played in St. Helens' victories in the Lancashire County League during the 1963–64 season, 1964–65 season, 1965–66 season, 1966–67 season and 1968–69 season.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Barrow was an unused interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, in St. Helens' 21-2 victory over Wigan in the 1966 Challenge Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 21 May 1966, in front of a crowd of 98,536, and played stand-off in Leigh's 24-7 victory over Leeds in the 1971 Challenge Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514.

County Cup Final appearances

Barrow was a non-playing interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, in St. Helens' 12-4 victory Swinton in the 1964 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1965–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.

Genealogical information

Tony Barrow's marriage to Kathleen (née Vaughan) was registered during third quarter of 1967 in St. Helens district. [8] They had children; Paula Ann Barrow (birth registered during first quarter of 1969 (age 5354)), [9] and the rugby league footballer; Tony Barrow Jr. Tony Barrow Sr is the younger brother of St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee Francis "Frank" Barrow, [10] [11] and the older brother of the rugby league footballer for St. Helens, and Leigh; William G. "Bill"/"Billy" Barrow. [12] [13]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tony Humphries
2001–2002
Coach
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Swinton

2002
Succeeded by
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Swinton

1992–1996
Succeeded by
Peter Roe
1996–1997
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Oldham RLFC

1988–1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Reg Bowden
1984-1986
Coach
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Warrington Wolves

1986-1988
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Brian Johnson
1988-1996