| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Salmond Barron | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 24 July 1908(1908-07-24) (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Westfield, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–1901 | Orion | ||
| 1901–1902 | Dundee | 3 | (1) |
| 1902–1903 | Orion | ||
| 1903–1904 | Aberdeen | 5 | (0) |
| 1904 | Brentford | 9 | (2) |
| 1904 | Dundee | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Salmond Barron (17 February 1879 – 24 July 1908) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dundee as an inside right. He also played in the Southern League for Brentford.
Personal life
Barron emigrated to the United States in September 1905 and died of electrocution while working on overhead wires in Westfield, New Jersey in 1908. He was buried in Rahway Public Cemetery.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee | 1901–02 | Scottish League First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Aberdeen | 1903–04 | Northern League | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Brentford | 1903–04 | Southern League First Division | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
References
- ^ "Rahway New Jersey Cemetery Inscriptions". www.westfieldnjhistory.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "John Barron". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "John Barron | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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- 1879 births
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- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Brentford F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Accidental deaths by electrocution
- Orion F.C. players
- 19th-century Scottish sportsmen
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