Joseph Barnes (5 May 1896 – 1953) was an English
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played for
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
when they joined the
English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engl ...
in 1921.
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References
Rochdale A.F.C. players
Bacup Borough F.C. players
Colwyn Bay F.C. players
Bangor City F.C. players
English men's footballers
1896 births
1953 deaths
People from Hyde, Greater Manchester
Footballers from Greater Manchester
Sportspeople from Tameside (district)
Men's association football central defenders
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