George Barker | |
Fullname: | George Sanders Barker |
Birth Date: | 26 September 1885 |
Birth Place: | Collingwood, Victoria |
Death Place: | Malvern East, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Abbotsford |
Statsend: | 1909 |
Years1: | 1903–1909 |
Club1: | Essendon |
Games Goals1: | 47 (74) |
George Sanders Barker (26 September 1885 – 15 April 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Barker, who was from Abbotsford, was Essendon's leading goal-kicker in 1905, with 29 goals.[1] [2] [3] His tally that year included a seven goal haul in a win over Collingwood at Victoria Park.[3] The following year he played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) with Richmond, before returning to Essendon in 1907.[4] He played for Northcote between 1910 and 1912.[4]