Full name Thomas Barber Place of death Nuneaton, England | Date of birth 22 July 1886 Name Tommy Barber | |
Date of death 18 September 1925(1925-09-18) (aged 39) | ||
Place of birth West Stanley, England Playing position | ||
Tommy barber and the singing disciples standing
Thomas Barber (22 July 1886 – 18 September 1925) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Merthyr Town and Walsall. He scored the winning goal for Aston Villa in the 1913 FA Cup Final against Sunderland.
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Personal life
Barber served as a private in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. He saw action at Delville Wood and Waterlot Farm in the summer of 1916, but suffered gunshot wounds to the legs at Guillemont and was evacuated to Britain. After recovering in Aberdeen, he spent another period in hospital suffering from pleurisy. Barber was later transferred to the Labour Corps and also worked in a munitions factory in Glasgow. He died of tuberculosis in 1925.
Honours
Aston Villa