Robert Barker - 1 Cap (0 Goals)
- Full Name: Robert Barker
- Born: 19th June 1847, Wouldham, Kent
- Died: 11th November 1915, Watford aged 68
- England Career: 1872
- Positions whilst with England: Goalkeeper
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Herts Rangers (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 1
- Normally a forward, but because Alex Morten was unavailable for the first international match, Barker started between the sticks for the first half until swapping places with Maynard at half time. Perhaps his size, and maybe his rugby background of handling the ball, made him the next best choice for goalkeeper.
His father was Rector of Wouldham in Kent and then vicar of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. Robert turned out for the Hertfordshire Rangers as well as Wanderers. A civil engineer on the railways by profession.
England Career Statistics
- Only Cap: v
Scotland (FR) on 30th November 1872 aged 25 years, 5 months, 11 day - Starts: 1
- Substitute:
0
- Withdrawn:
0
- Full Games: 1
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Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- Association Football in Victorian England by Philip Gibbons (Minerva Press 2001)
- England: Player by Player by Graham Betts (Green Umbrella Publishing 2006)
- Birth Registration Sep 1847 Malling 5 328
- Death Registration Dec 1915 Watford 3a 927
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- wikitrees.com
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