Jeffrey Barmby (15 January 1943 – 18 July 2021) was an English

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; he was the father of

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. and grandfather of

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Life and career

Barmby began his career with Selby Town before joining York City as an amateur in March 1963. He made two appearances for the side and moved on to

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in 1964, where he played until 1970 when he joined

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. He finished his first season with Scarborough as top scorer with 29 goals, and also was on two further occasions in 1973–74 (joint top scorer with Malcolm Leask) and 1974–75 (31 goals). He made four appearances at

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with Scarborough in the finals of the

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, in 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977, in three of which he was on the winning team. He scored 14 hat-tricks in his Scarborough career. Barmby died on 18 July 2021, at the age of 78.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barmby, Jeff 1943 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Kingston upon Hull English footballers Association football forwards Selby Town F.C. players York City F.C. players Goole Town F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players English Football League players