Tosh Barrell Explained

Tosh Barrell
Fullname:George Barrell
Birth Date:7 July 1888
Birth Place:Lincoln, England
Death Place:Leicester,[1] England
Height:5 ft 9 in[2]
Position:Left half / Forward
Clubs1:Rustons Engineers
Years2:1908–1917
Caps2:141
Goals2:26
Clubs3:Rustons Engineers

George "Tosh" Barrell (7 July 1888 – 18 May 1960)[3] was an English professional footballer who scored 26 goals from 141 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City. He played at left half or as a forward.[4]

Barrell was born in Lincoln. He played for the works team of Lincoln-based engine builders Ruston's before joining Lincoln City.[4] He made his debut on 19 November 1908 in a 3–0 win away to Notts County Reserves in the Midland League. In the 1912–13 season, Barrell was the club's leading scorer, with 13 goals from Football League Second Division and FA Cup games,[3] including a hat-trick at Bury.[5] He played his last game for Lincoln City in April 1917 in the wartime competition,[3] later playing for Ruston's again and also for Boston Town.[4] Barrell died in 1960 aged 71.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index entry . FreeBMD . Office for National Statistics . 1 August 2023.
  2. News: The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Lincoln City . Athletic News . Manchester . 18 August 1913 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  3. Web site: Tosh Barrell . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C . 9 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311112146/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=barr02 . 11 March 2012. Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu.
  4. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 18 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  5. Web site: We've Met (Bury) Before . Lincoln City F.C . 24 September 2009 . 9 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211164349/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~1389347,00.html . 11 December 2008.