Gilbert Barker
Gilbert Barker | |||
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![]() Cigarette card of Barker in 1908 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Gilbert William Barker | ||
Date of birth | 30 July 1882 | ||
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 September 1952 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Wesley College | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1904–1906 | Fitzroy | 42 (4) | |
1908 | University | 6 (2) | |
Total | 48 (6) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Gilbert William Barker (30 July 1882 – 6 September 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
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[2] 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.[3]
References[]
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- ^ Gilbert Barker's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- ^ "UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE". The Argus. Melbourne. 6 June 1908. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PERSONAL". The West Australian. Perth. 8 September 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1952 deaths
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club Premiership players
- University Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)
- Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1882 birth stubs