Geoff Barrowcliffe Explained

Geoff Barrowcliffe
Fullname:Geoffrey Barrowcliffe
Birth Date:18 October 1931
Birth Place:Little Eaton, Derbyshire[1]
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Ilkeston, England
Position:Full-back
Years1:–1950
Years2:1950–1966
Years3:1966–1967
Clubs3:Boston United
Caps2:475
Caps3:41
Goals2:37
Goals3:11

Geoff Barrowcliffe (18 October 1931 – 26 September 2009) was an English professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Derby County, and also played for several non-league clubs.

Barrowcliffe began his career at non-league Ilkeston Town, before being signed by Derby in October 1950. He spent the next 16 years at the Baseball Ground, and played 475 league games for the Rams.[3] He also scored 37 goals for the club, most of them from the penalty spot.

He left Derby at the end of the 1965–66, and joined Boston United, where he played 41 games and scored 11 goals.[4]

He later played for Heanor Town, Moor Green Colliery, Kimberley Town and Long Eaton United and managed Kimberley Town and Radford.

Barrowcliffe died in Ilkeston on 26 September 2009, at age 77. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[2] Minute silences were observed before both Derby County's Championship game against Sheffield Wednesday on 3 October and a friendly between Derby and Ilkeston Town on 5 October.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Soccer Who's Who. Maurice Golesworth. The Sportsmans Book Club. 1965.
  2. Web site: Former Rams hero Barrowcliffe dies aged 77 . Derby Telegraph . 2013-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103212644/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/GEOFF-BARROWCLIFFE-DIES-AGED-77/story-11616237-detail/story.html . 3 November 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Geoff Barrowclough . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 2009-07-10.
  4. Web site: Boston United Roll Call . Boston United - The Original Website (unofficial) . 2009-09-29.