Barrie Wheatley (born 21 February 1938) is an English former professional footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra and

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Career

Initially with Sandbach Ramblers and then Rode Heath F.C., Wheatley was signed by

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in March 1956, but made no first team appearances. He joined Crewe Alexandra in July 1957. He made his Crewe debut, and scored his first Crewe goal, at

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on 7 September 1957, eventually making 236 appearances as a forward and scoring 49 goals His most memorable goal was on 7 January 1961 in the 1960-61

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3rd Round, when he headed

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Crewe's winner in a shock 2–1 win against a then First Division Chelsea side including Jimmy Greaves, Peter Bonetti and Terry Venables. He scored when Crewe beat Accrington Stanley 4–0 at

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on 2 March 1962, Accrington's final game before resigning from the Football League on 6 March 1962. Wheatley signed for Rochdale in July 1966, making 13 appearances and scoring 4 goals. He later played for

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and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wheatley, Barrie 1938 births Living people English men's footballers Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Men's association football forwards Witton Albion F.C. players Congleton Town F.C. players English Football League players Sportspeople from Sandbach Footballers from Cheshire