Jeff Barmby Explained

Jeff Barmby
Fullname:Jeffrey Barmby
Birth Date:15 January 1943
Birth Place:Hull, England
Death Place:London, England
Position:Striker
Years1:–1963
Clubs1:Selby Town
Years2:1963–1964
Clubs2:York City
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:1964–1970
Clubs3:Goole Town
Years4:1970–1976
Clubs4:Scarborough
Caps4:358
Goals4:156

Jeffrey Barmby (15 January 1943  - 18 July 2021) was an English footballer; he was the father of England international Nick Barmby. and grandfather of Jack Barmby.

Life and career

Barmby began his career with Selby Town before joining York City as an amateur in March 1963.[1] He made two appearances for the side and moved on to Goole Town in 1964, where he played until 1970 when he joined Scarborough.[1]

He finished his first season with Scarborough as top scorer with 29 goals, and also was on two further occasions in 1973–74 (joint top scorer with Malcolm Leask) and 1974–75 (31 goals).[2]

He made four appearances at Wembley Stadium with Scarborough in the finals of the FA Trophy, in 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977, in three of which he was on the winning team.[1]

He scored 14 hat-tricks in his Scarborough career.

Barmby died on 18 July 2021, at the age of 78.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jarred, Martin . Windross . Dave . Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997 . Citizen Publications . 1997 . 9 . Football League Players . 0-9531005-0-2 .
  2. Web site: Top Scorer(s) . Scarborough FC . 2008-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517171236/http://scarboroughfc.com/stats/scorer.php . 17 May 2008 .
  3. Web site: Jackson . William . 2021-07-18 . Hull-born ex-footballer Jeff Barmby passes away aged 78 . 2021-07-18 . HullLive . en.