David Roger Barton (25 September 1946 – 4 November 2013) 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 made 83 appearances in

the 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 Engla ...

playing for Lincoln City and

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

. He represented England at under-18 level. He began his professional football career with

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

, but left the club before appearing in the league,
and after leaving Barnsley he played in the Southern League for

Worcester City Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Midland Football League, the ninth tier of English football. Established in 1902, the club play at Claines Lane. Worcester City's ...

. He played as a winger.

References

1946 births 2013 deaths Footballers from Barnsley English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub