Hubert Henry Barr, known as Hugh Barr, (born 17 May 1935) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as an forward at both professional and international levels.

[edit] Career

[edit] Club career

Born in Ballymena, Barr began his career with a number of local clubs including Wellington Street Boys' Brigade and Harryville Amateurs and Ballyclare Comrades. Barr then played as an amateur for Cliftonville, before attending Loughborough College briefly in 1956. Barr then signed for Everton, but he never played for the first team, before returning to Northern Ireland to play with Coleraine, Ballymena United and Linfield. Barr later returned to England to play professionally with Coventry City in the Football League, before playing non-league football with Cambridge United and Ely City.

[edit] International career

Barr earned one cap for Northern Ireland B in 1959, before representing Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics, although he didn't play a game in the tournament. Barr also earned three full caps for Northern Ireland between 1961 and 1962, as well as fourteen caps for the Northern Ireland Amateur team between 1956 and 1962.

[edit] External links

• Profile at NIFG
• Profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
• FIFA profile

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