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Tommy Barber
Thomas Barber (20 February 1888 – 18 September 1925) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Merthyr Town and Walsall as a half back or inside left.
Barber attended Todd's Nook School. He served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at Delville Wood and Waterlot Farm in the summer of 1916, before suffering gunshot wounds to the legs at Guillemont. Barber was evacuated to Britain and after recovering in Aberdeen, he spent another period in hospital suffering from pleurisy. He was later transferred to the Labour Corps and also worked in a munitions factory in Glasgow. Barber died of tuberculosis in 1925.
Tommy Barber made his Villa debut on 28 December 1912, ia a 1-1 draw against Bradford at Valley Parade. He scored Villa's first goal of the 1913-14 season in a 1–1 draw against Manchester City at Villa Park.
He scored the winning goal for Aston Villa in the 1913 FA Cup Final.
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Tommy Barber
Thomas Barber (20 February 1888 – 18 September 1925) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Merthyr Town and Walsall as a half back or inside left.
Barber attended Todd's Nook School. He served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at Delville Wood and Waterlot Farm in the summer of 1916, before suffering gunshot wounds to the legs at Guillemont. Barber was evacuated to Britain and after recovering in Aberdeen, he spent another period in hospital suffering from pleurisy. He was later transferred to the Labour Corps and also worked in a munitions factory in Glasgow. Barber died of tuberculosis in 1925.
Tommy Barber made his Villa debut on 28 December 1912, ia a 1-1 draw against Bradford at Valley Parade. He scored Villa's first goal of the 1913-14 season in a 1–1 draw against Manchester City at Villa Park.
He scored the winning goal for Aston Villa in the 1913 FA Cup Final.
Bolton Wanderers
Aston Villa