| John Barbour | |
| Fullname: | John R. Barbour |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1890[1] |
| Birth Place: | Gorbals, Scotland |
| Death Place: | High Wood, France |
| Position: | Inside right |
| Clubs1: | Glasgow Perthshire |
| Years2: | 1910–1913 |
| Clubs2: | Queen's Park |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 1913–1914 |
| Clubs3: | Dundee |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1914 |
| Clubs4: | Preston North End |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland Schoolboys |
John R. Barbour (1 September 1890 – 15 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Scottish and English leagues for Queen's Park, Dundee and Preston North End.[2] [3] [4]
Barbour attended Hutchesons' Grammar School and later worked in the audit office for a railway company, in addition to serving as a territorial.[5] Barbour served as a lance corporal in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed at High Wood during the Battle of the Somme on 15 July 1916.[6] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
| Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Queen's Park | 1910–11 | Scottish First Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1911–12 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1[7] | 1 | 23 | 6 | |||
| 1912–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[8] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | |||
| Dundee | 1913–14 | Scottish First Division | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Preston North End | 1914–15[9] | Second Division | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 12 | |||
Preston North End