Tommy Barber


Thomas Barber 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.

Personal life

Barber attended Todd's Nook School. He served as a private in the 17th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at Delville Wood and Waterlot Farm in the summer of 1916, but suffered 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.

Honours

Bolton Wanderers
Aston Villa