| Gilbert Barker | |
| Fullname: | Gilbert William Barker |
| Birth Date: | 30 July 1882 |
| Birth Place: | South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Originalteam: | Wesley College |
| Statsend: | 1908 |
| Years1: | 1904–1906 |
| Club1: | Fitzroy |
| Games Goals1: | 42 (4) |
| Years2: | 1908 |
| Club2: | University |
| Games Goals2: | 6 (2) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 48 (6) |
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Gilbert William Barker (30 July 1882 – 6 September 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
An ex-Wesley College player, In his debut season Gilbert was part of the 1904 Fitzroy Premiership side on the half-forward flank. He then moved into the midfield for the rest of his career with Fitzroy, before playing back at half-forward in University's first year operating in the league.
Barker graduated as a doctor in mid 1908[1] and returned to Perth where he had spent 1907 as a trainee doctor.
He married Emma Lilly Keune in 1911 and they had three children. Barker died in 1952 after a long career as a surgeon in Perth.[2]