Tony Barrow (rugby league, born 1944)

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Tony Barrow
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Barrow
Born (1944-04-06) 6 April 1944 (age 77)
St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–70 St. Helens 112 (12) 38 0 0 114
1970–73 Leigh 106 24 0 0 72
Total 62 0 0 186
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1986–88 Warrington 109 68 4 37 62
1988–90 Oldham 79 51 0 28 65
1993–95 Swinton 133 52 0 81 39
2002 Swinton
Total 321 171 4 146 53
As of 11 June 2020
Source: [1][2][3]

Anthony Barrow (6 Apr 1944[4]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for St. Helens (Heritage No. 806) and Leigh (Heritage No. 781),[5][6][7] as a wing, centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6,[3] and coached at club level for Warrington, Oldham and Swinton.[2]

Playing career[]

Championship Final appearances[]

Barrow played right wing, i.e. number 2, and scored a try in St. Helens' 35-12 victory over Halifax in the Championship Final during the 1965–66 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 May 1966, in front of a crowd of 30,165.

County League Championships[]

Barrow played in St. Helens' victories in the Lancashire County League during the 1963–64 season, 1964–65 season, 1965–66 season, 1966–67 season and 1968–69 season.

Challenge Cup Final appearances[]

Barrow was an unused interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, in St. Helens' 21-2 victory over Wigan in the 1966 Challenge Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 21 May 1966, in front of a crowd of 98,536, and played stand-off in Leigh's 24-7 victory over Leeds in the 1971 Challenge Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 15 May 1971, in front of a crowd of 85,514.

County Cup Final appearances[]

Barrow was a non-playing interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, in St. Helens' 12-4 victory Swinton in the 1964 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1965–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964.

Genealogical information[]

Tony Barrow's marriage to Kathleen (née Vaughan) was registered during third quarter of 1967 in St. Helens district.[8] They had children; Paula Ann Barrow (birth registered during first quarter of 1969 (age 52–53)),[9] and the rugby league footballer; Tony Barrow Jr. Tony Barrow Sr is the younger brother of St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee ,[10][11] and the older brother of the rugby league footballer for St. Helens, and Leigh; /.[12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Profile at saints.org.uk". Profile at saints.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  9. ^ http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=crnVG8l4FnDqJy65AB0jsw&scan=1
  10. ^ http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ggt7e3Fp39uBetkdIOAtPA&scan=1
  11. ^ "Saints Heritage Society".
  12. ^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
  13. ^ "Saints Heritage Society".
Sporting positions
Preceded by

2001–2002
 Coach
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Swinton
2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Coach
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Swinton
1992–1996 		Succeeded by
Peter Roe
1996–1997
Preceded by

1988
 Coach
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Oldham RLFC
1988–1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Reg Bowden
1984-1986
 Coach
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Warrington Wolves
1986-1988 		Succeeded by
Brian Johnson
1988-1996

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