Horace Barnes
Encyclopedia
Horace Barnes was an English Football Inside Forward who played for Derby County
, Manchester City
, Preston North End
and
Oldham Athletic.
in 1890. He began his football career playing as an inside left for Wadsley Bridge.
signed Horace for Derby County
. Barnes made 153 appearances for Derby and scored 74 goals.
purchased Barnes for £2,500.00. In his first season with the Manchester team he made 25 league appearances and scored 12 goals, helping the team to fifth in the first division, three points behind champions Everton
. Barnes' first gaol for City came in a 4-1 victory against Bradford City on the opening day of the season.
Barnes' career was interrupted by the first world war which he spent working in a munition factory. He was able to resume his footballing career in the 1919-1920 football season in which he was City's top scorer with 22 goals. City finished seventh in the league that season. In the 1920-1921 football season he was City's second top scorer having scored 17 goals in 41 league appearances. Tommy Browell
was the teams highest scorer with 31 goals. Manchester City came second in the league that season, 5 points behind champions Burnley
. This was City's highest position in the league since the 1903-1904 football season when City had a team which included Billie Gillespie
, Frank Booth
and Billy Meredith
. In the following season, the 1921-1922 football season, Billy Meredith
returned to Manchester City to play in a forward line which included Barnes, Tommy Browell
and Tommy Johnson. Barnes scored 20 league goals that season, one goal less than City's top scorer Tommy Browell
. The team finished tenth in the league.
In the 1922-1923 football season the City team was further enhanced by the acquisition of Frank Roberts from Bolton Wanderers
. Barnes was City's top scorer in that season and the team finished eighth in the league. Three of Barnes' goals came in a 5-1 victory against Cardiff City
. In the 1923-1924 football season Manchester City moved to a new ground, Maine Road
, and Horace Barnes scored the first goal at the new stadium in a 2-1 victory against Sheffield United
on the opening day of the season. Tommy Johnson scored the other goal for City. The team ultimately finished eleventh in the league on 42 points and Barnes was the teams top scorer with 20 goals. Barnes played in 7 of City's 8 games in the FA Cup that season. The team were ultimately defeated in the semi final by Newcastle United
by two goals to nil.
The 1924-1925 football season was to be Barnes' last with Manchester City. He played 14 teams that season and scored 8 goals. Frank Roberts was the teams top scorer that season with 31 goals and the team finished tenth in the first division. Barnes' last goal for City was in a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield Town
. He had appeared for City 218 times and scored 120 goals.
in November 1924 and scored on his debut for the club against Nottingham Forest
. In his first season at the club he was joint top scorer. However the team finished in twenty-first place in the league and were relegated to the Second Division. He began the 1925-1926 season with Preston but then transferred to Oldham Athletic.
after famous City players including Barnes, Frank Swift
, Fred Tilson
, Sam Cowan
, Sam Cookson, Max Woosnam, Tommy Browell
, Jimmy McMullan
, Eric Brook
, Billy Meredith
and Tommy Johnson. He is listed as the thirteenth greatest ever City player in Ian Penney's book The Essential History of Manchester City and twentieth on the Times
website.
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
, Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
, Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
and
Oldham Athletic.
Early life
Horace Barnes was born in SheffieldSheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
in 1890. He began his football career playing as an inside left for Wadsley Bridge.
Derby County
In 1908 Jimmy MethvenJimmy Methven
James Methven , was a Scottish association football player. Methven became synonymous with Derby County; he played for the club in three FA Cup Finals and managed the club for 16 years...
signed Horace for Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
. Barnes made 153 appearances for Derby and scored 74 goals.
Manchester City
In 1914 Manchester CityManchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
purchased Barnes for £2,500.00. In his first season with the Manchester team he made 25 league appearances and scored 12 goals, helping the team to fifth in the first division, three points behind champions Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
. Barnes' first gaol for City came in a 4-1 victory against Bradford City on the opening day of the season.
Barnes' career was interrupted by the first world war which he spent working in a munition factory. He was able to resume his footballing career in the 1919-1920 football season in which he was City's top scorer with 22 goals. City finished seventh in the league that season. In the 1920-1921 football season he was City's second top scorer having scored 17 goals in 41 league appearances. Tommy Browell
Tommy Browell
Thomas "Tommy" Browell was an English footballer who played as a forward for Hull City, Everton, Manchester City and Blackpool. He is the seventh-highest Manchester City goalscorer of all time with 139 goals for the club.Browell was born in Walbottle, Northumberland, in 1892...
was the teams highest scorer with 31 goals. Manchester City came second in the league that season, 5 points behind champions Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
. This was City's highest position in the league since the 1903-1904 football season when City had a team which included Billie Gillespie
Billie Gillespie
Billie Gillespie was an English football player who was a centre forward who 'hung around in the penalty circle and picked up lots of goals'. He played for Manchester City F.C. between 1896 and 1904 appearing 217 times and scoring 125 goals....
, Frank Booth
Frank Booth (footballer)
Frank Booth was an English footballer who played in the outside left position and who was born in Hyde in 1882. He had two spells as a Manchester City player between 1902 and 1906 and in 1911. In total he made 98 appearances for the team and scored 18 goals. He also won one cap for the...
and Billy Meredith
Billy Meredith
William Henry "Billy" Meredith was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he...
. In the following season, the 1921-1922 football season, Billy Meredith
Billy Meredith
William Henry "Billy" Meredith was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he...
returned to Manchester City to play in a forward line which included Barnes, Tommy Browell
Tommy Browell
Thomas "Tommy" Browell was an English footballer who played as a forward for Hull City, Everton, Manchester City and Blackpool. He is the seventh-highest Manchester City goalscorer of all time with 139 goals for the club.Browell was born in Walbottle, Northumberland, in 1892...
and Tommy Johnson. Barnes scored 20 league goals that season, one goal less than City's top scorer Tommy Browell
Tommy Browell
Thomas "Tommy" Browell was an English footballer who played as a forward for Hull City, Everton, Manchester City and Blackpool. He is the seventh-highest Manchester City goalscorer of all time with 139 goals for the club.Browell was born in Walbottle, Northumberland, in 1892...
. The team finished tenth in the league.
In the 1922-1923 football season the City team was further enhanced by the acquisition of Frank Roberts from Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
. Barnes was City's top scorer in that season and the team finished eighth in the league. Three of Barnes' goals came in a 5-1 victory against Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
. In the 1923-1924 football season Manchester City moved to a new ground, Maine Road
Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003...
, and Horace Barnes scored the first goal at the new stadium in a 2-1 victory against Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
on the opening day of the season. Tommy Johnson scored the other goal for City. The team ultimately finished eleventh in the league on 42 points and Barnes was the teams top scorer with 20 goals. Barnes played in 7 of City's 8 games in the FA Cup that season. The team were ultimately defeated in the semi final by Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
by two goals to nil.
The 1924-1925 football season was to be Barnes' last with Manchester City. He played 14 teams that season and scored 8 goals. Frank Roberts was the teams top scorer that season with 31 goals and the team finished tenth in the first division. Barnes' last goal for City was in a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
. He had appeared for City 218 times and scored 120 goals.
Preston North End
Barnes joined Preston North EndPreston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
in November 1924 and scored on his debut for the club against Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
. In his first season at the club he was joint top scorer. However the team finished in twenty-first place in the league and were relegated to the Second Division. He began the 1925-1926 season with Preston but then transferred to Oldham Athletic.
Oldham Athletic
Barnes ended his career at Oldham Athletic where he scored 16 goals in 19 games. He retired from football at the end of the 1926 season.Later life
Barnes lived in Manchester for the rest of his life and worked as a packer. He died at his home in Clayton in 1961.Legacy
Barnes is regarded as one of Manchester City's greatest ever players. In 1977 the Manchester City Council named eleven streets in a new estate in Moss SideMoss Side
Moss Side is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 17,537...
after famous City players including Barnes, Frank Swift
Frank Swift
Frank Victor Swift was an English footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester City and England. After starting his career with local clubs near his home town of Blackpool, in 1932 he was signed by First Division Manchester City, with whom he played his entire professional career.Swift...
, Fred Tilson
Fred Tilson
Samuel Frederick "Fred" Tilson was an association football player for Manchester City and England. He was born in Swinton, South Yorkshire. He was part of the City team that won both the FA Cup and the League Championship in the 1930s...
, Sam Cowan
Sam Cowan
Samuel Cowan was an English football player and manager. A relative latecomer to the sport, Cowan did not play football until he was 17 and was 22 by the time he turned professional...
, Sam Cookson, Max Woosnam, Tommy Browell
Tommy Browell
Thomas "Tommy" Browell was an English footballer who played as a forward for Hull City, Everton, Manchester City and Blackpool. He is the seventh-highest Manchester City goalscorer of all time with 139 goals for the club.Browell was born in Walbottle, Northumberland, in 1892...
, Jimmy McMullan
Jimmy McMullan
Jimmy McMullan was a Scottish football player and manager. McMullan won 16 Scotland caps as a player at half-back and was part of the famous "Wembley Wizards" side of 1928.-Early life:...
, Eric Brook
Eric Brook
Eric Fred Brook was an English footballer who played in the outside left position. He is the all time record goalscorer for Manchester City in all competitions and was an England international. Brook was a muscular player with 'one of the fiercest shots in pre-war football' and was a good penalty...
, Billy Meredith
Billy Meredith
William Henry "Billy" Meredith was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he...
and Tommy Johnson. He is listed as the thirteenth greatest ever City player in Ian Penney's book The Essential History of Manchester City and twentieth on the Times
Times
The Times is a UK daily newspaper, the original English language newspaper titled "Times". Times may also refer to:In newspapers:*The Times , went defunct in 2005*The Times *The Times of Northwest Indiana...
website.