Full name Gilbert William Barker Name Gilbert Barker | Original team(s) Wesley College | |
Date of birth (1882-07-30)30 July 1882 Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria Date of death 6 September 1952(1952-09-06) (aged 70) Place of death Perth, Western Australia | ||
Gilbert William Barker (30 July 1882 – 6 September 1952), was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.
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 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.
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