Jeffrey Barker (16 October 1915 – March 1985) was a professional footballer. He started his career at

Goole Town Goole Association Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Victoria Pleasure Grounds. History The club was established by Mike Norman i ...

, before joining Scunthorpe and Lindsey United in 1935. After a year in the Midland League, his exceptional skills got him signed up by

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for a fee of £400 in November 1936. He remained at Villa for ten years but only managed three league appearances, before his career was interrupted by World War II. He continued to play for Villa in the wartime leagues, making six appearances and also guested for

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, Rochdale, Walsall, Watford and Huddersfield Town. In August 1942, he made a single guest appearance for Dundee United in Scotland. After the war, he joined Huddersfield Town in November 1945, where he made 67 appearances before returning to

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

in August 1948. In 1974, he was in charge of "the Iron" for three games while a new manager was being approached. He died in 1985 in Scunthorpe. His son John also played for

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