Barry Salvage Explained

Barry Salvage
Fullname:Barry John Salvage
Birth Date:1946 12, df=y
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Death Place:Eastbourne, England
Position:Left winger
Years1:1965–1967
Clubs1:Eastbourne United
Years2:1967–1969
Clubs2:Fulham
Caps2:7
Goals2:0
Years3:1969–1970
Clubs3:Millwall
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:1971–1973
Clubs4:Queens Park Rangers
Caps4:21
Goals4:1
Years5:1973–1975
Clubs5:Brentford
Caps5:87
Goals5:8
Years7:1975–1977
Clubs7:Millwall
Caps7:55
Goals7:9
Years8:1977
Clubs8:St. Louis Stars
Caps8:25
Goals8:1
Years9:1978
Clubs9:Hastings United
Years10:1979–1980
Clubs10:Åkra IL
Years11:1981
Clubs11:Kopervik IL
Manageryears1:1979–1980
Managerclubs1:Åkra IL (player-manager)
Manageryears2:1981
Managerclubs2:Kopervik IL (player-manager)
Manageryears3:1982–1983
Managerclubs3:Haugar (player-manager)
Years12:1982–1983
Clubs12:Haugar
Years13:1983–1984
Clubs13:Eastbourne United
Years14:1984–1986
Clubs14:Eastbourne Town
Caps14:14
Goals14:4

Barry John Salvage (21 December 1948 – 14 October 1986) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham as a left winger. He later became a manager in Norway.

Career

Eastbourne United

A winger, Salvage began his career at Athenian League Second Division club Eastbourne United.[1] He won promotion to the First Division in 1967 and departed the club in September that year.[2]

Fulham

Salvage moved up to the Football League to join First Division club Fulham in September 1967. He had five appearances during a disastrous 1967–68 season for the Cottagers, which saw the club relegated to Second Division with a bottom-place finish. Salvage made just two appearances during the 1968–69 season and departed Fulham in March 1969. He made just seven appearances during his two years at Craven Cottage.

Millwall

Salvage moved across London to sign for Second Division club Millwall in March 1969. He had a torrid time with the Lions, making just two appearances before departing at the end of the 1969–70 season.[3]

Queens Park Rangers

Salvage moved back to West London to join Second Division club Queens Park Rangers in March 1971. He failed to break through into the first team, making 24 appearances and scoring one goal before departing in February 1973.[4]

Brentford

Salvage dropped down to the Third Division to sign for Brentford for a £9,000 fee in February 1973.[5] He had a good start to his time at Griffin Park, scoring on his debut in a 5–0 rout of Port Vale and later that month he scored one of the fastest goals in club history, after just 24 seconds of a match versus Charlton Athletic. He made 16 appearances and scored three goals in which remained of the 1972–73 season, but could not prevent the Bees suffering relegation to the Fourth Division.[6] He established himself in the first team over the following two seasons, making 76 appearances and scoring five goals, but Brentford remained rooted in the Fourth Division. Salvage departed the Bees at the end of the 1974–75 season, having made 91 appearances and scored eight goals during his time at Griffin Park.

Return to Millwall

Salvage returned to Millwall in August 1975. Now playing Third Division football, he banished the memories of his previous spell with the club by making 42 appearances, scoring six goals and helping the Lions to secure promotion to the Second Division with a third-place finish.[7] Salvage's appearance-count dropped to 20 in the Second Division and he was released at the end of the 1976–77 season.[8] [9] Salvage made 67 appearances and scored 10 goals during his two spells at The Den.[10]

St. Louis Stars

Salvage moved to the United States in 1977 to sign for North American Soccer League club St. Louis Stars.[11] He made 25 appearances and scored one goal as the Stars fell to the Rochester Lancers in the first round of the 1977 playoffs.

Later career

Following a brief spell with Southern League Premier Division club Hastings United, Salvage moved to Norway in 1979 and played for lower league clubs Åkra, Kopervik and Haugar.[12] He took the name "Berdines Salvanes" while with Åkra.[13] After returning from Norway, Salvage played for both Eastbourne United and Eastbourne Town, scoring seven goals in 21 appearances for the latter.[14]

Managerial career

While with Åkra, Kopervik and Haugar in Norway, Salvage combined his playing duties with that of the clubs' manager.

Personal life

Salvage died in Eastbourne, East Sussex, as a result of a heart attack while competing in a charity run on 14 October 1986.[15] He was only 39 years old.

Career statistics

Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham1967–68First Division50000050
Millwall1968–69Second Division2020
Queens Park Rangers1970–71[16] Second Division301040
1971–72[17] 1510010161
1972–73[18] 30100040
Total2112010241
Brentford1972–73Third Division163163
1973–74Fourth Division3750010385
1974–753402020380
Total8782030928
Millwall1975–76Third Division3555120426
1976–77Second Division2030051254
Total55851716710
St. Louis Stars1977North American Soccer League251251
Eastbourne Town1984–85Sussex County League First Division933[19] 123
1985–8651113[20] 294
Total1441162217
Career total207221021116223427
  1. Web site: History 1965–66 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082812/http://www.lancingfc.co.uk/LFC200405/content/history/history_196566.htm . 4 March 2016 . 15 June 2015 . lancingfc.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Barry Salvage . 15 June 2015 . 11v11.com.
  3. Web site: Millwall Season 68/69 Stats . 9 January 2017 . www.millwall-history.org.uk.
  4. Book: Haynes, Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 978-0955294914 . 141.
  5. Book: Croxford, Mark . The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies . Lane . David . Waterman . Greville . Legends Publishing . 2011 . 978-1906796709 . Sunbury, Middlesex . 266–267.
  6. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 392–393.
  7. Web site: Millwall Stats 1975–76 . 9 January 2017 . www.millwall-history.org.uk.
  8. Web site: Millwall Stats 1976–77 . 9 January 2017 . www.millwall-history.org.uk.
  9. Web site: Transfer Out . 15 June 2015 . millwall-history.org.uk.
  10. Web site: Millwall Players S to Z . 15 June 2015 . millwall-history.org.uk.
  11. Web site: Barry Salvage . 15 June 2015 . NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players.
  12. Web site: Med engasjement skal lag og samfunn bygges . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023042119/http://karmsundavis.no/2012/12/06/med-engasjement-skal-lag-og-samfunn-bygges/ . 23 October 2013 . 15 June 2015 . karmsundavis.no.
  13. Web site: Alf i bua på Åkra . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010154947/http://karmsundavis.no/2014/08/13/alf-bua-pa-akra/ . 10 October 2014 . 15 June 2015 . karmsundavis.no.
  14. Web site: Barry Salvage . 4 January 2023 . eastbournetown.com.
  15. Web site: English Football Cards, Player death notices . 15 June 2015 . Nigel's WebSpace.
  16. Web site: Seasonal Stats – 1970–71 . 13 October 2019 . QPRnet.
  17. Web site: Seasonal Stats – 1971–72 . 13 October 2019 . QPRnet.
  18. Web site: Seasonal Stats – 1972–73 . 13 October 2019 . QPRnet.
  19. 2 appearances in Sussex RUR Cup, 1 appearance Sussex County League Cup
  20. Appearances in Borough Centenary Cup

Honours

Åkra