Billy Barnes (20 May 1879 – 1962) was a professional

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from

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, Essex. Originally debuting for Thames Ironworks, he moved to

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and scored the winning goal in the 1902 FA Cup final replay. Later on in his career he won two

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titles and took part in two Charity Shield matches including the first time it was held. Once his playing career was over, he went on to manage

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in Spain.

Early life and family

Barnes was born on 20 May 1879 in London. His father was a dockworker, while his mother owned a coffee shop in

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. His brother, Alfred Barnes, was a

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politician who went on to become

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Playing career

Thames Ironworks and South West Ham

Barnes began his career at Thames Ironworks as a 16-year-old. He made at least five appearances for the Ironworks during the first half of the club's first season of existence in 1895–96, before moving to South West Ham of the

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. Later that season, Barnes returned to the Thames Ironworks team as a guest and played in the final of the

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. The match required two replays and Barnes features in all three games, with the Irons eventually running out as winners. He joined fellow South Essex League club

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as a professional in 1898.

Sheffield United

Sheffield United made it all the way through to the

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, drawing 1–1 with

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in the match at

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. For the replay, Walter Bennett was replaced with Barnes due to an injured ankle. After Sheffield went a goal up thanks to George Hedley, Albert Brown equalized for Southampton. Shortly afterwards

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passed through to Barnes who went on to score the winning goal of the game.

West Ham United

Barnes returned to the Irons, by then reformed as

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, in 1902. He spent two seasons with the club, playing in the Southern League.

Queens Park Rangers

Barnes made his debut on 2 September 1907. Macey (2009): p. 211 During his time at QPR he appeared in the teams in both the 1908 and 1912 FA Charity Shield matches, after winning two Southern League titles. Macey (2009): p. 212 1908 was the first time the match was held. He also represented the league in a match against the

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. During the 1908–09 season for

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, Barnes was the team's top scorer having scored ten goals in both league and cup competitions. Although the team finished in fifteenth place in the Southern League, they finished in second place in the

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. Macey (2009): pp. 274–275 Barnes was named in a list of the top 100 Queens Park Rangers players of all time, constructed by the club's historian in 2007.

Honours

Player

Thames Ironworks *

: 1896 Sheffield United *

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: 1902 Queens Park Rangers *

: 1907–08, 1911–12 *

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runner-up: 1908,

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Manager

Athletic Bilbao *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

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1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * ...

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

References

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External links

West Ham career summaryProfile at Atletic Bilbao
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