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John Barron (footballer)

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John Barron
Personal information
Full name John Salmond Barron[1]
Date of birth 17 February 1879
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 24 July 1908(1908-07-24) (aged 29)[1]
Place of death Westfield, New Jersey, United States
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1901 Orion
1901–1902 Dundee 3 (1)
1902–1903 Orion
1903–1904 Aberdeen 5 (0)
1904 Brentford 9 (2)
1904 Dundee
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Salmond Barron (17 February 1879 – 24 July 1908) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dundee as an inside right.[2] He also played in the Southern League for Brentford.[3]

Personal life

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Barron emigrated to the United States in September 1905 and died of electrocution while working on overhead wires in Westfield, New Jersey in 1908.[4] He was buried in Rahway Public Cemetery.[1]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 1901–02[5] Scottish League First Division 3 1 0 0 3 1
Aberdeen 1903–04[4] Northern League 5 2 1 0 0 0 6 2
Brentford 1903–04[3] Southern League First Division 9 2 9 2
Career total 17 5 1 0 0 0 18 5

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rahway New Jersey Cemetery Inscriptions". www.westfieldnjhistory.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ a b "John Barron". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "John Barron | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.