Barney Travers Explained

Barney Travers
Fullname:Barney Travers
Birth Date:1894
Birth Place:Sunderland, England
Death Date:16 February 1955 (age 60)
Death Place:Sunderland, England
Position:Forward
Years1:1911–1912
Clubs1:Sunderland Co-operative Wednesday
Years2:1912–1913
Clubs2:Oak Villa
Years3:1913–1914
Clubs3:New Lambton Star
Years4:1914–1919
Clubs4:Sunderland West End
Years5:1919–1921
Clubs5:Sunderland
Caps5:58
Goals5:25
Years6:1921–1922
Clubs6:Fulham
Caps6:46
Goals6:28

Barney Travers (1894 – February 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Sunderland.[1] He received a life ban from football in 1922 after the Football Association found him guilty on a charge of offering a bribe of £20 to South Shields to throw the game against Fulham. He was pardoned in 1945.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dykes. Garth. Lamming. Doug. All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. 2000. Great Britain. 9781899538157.
  2. Book: Northall, Jonathan . The Life and Death of Andy Ducat . Pitch Publishing . 2022 . 978-1785318535 . Chichester . 2022 . 154.