Barker was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and became a referee for the Football League and was also a supporter of his local team Stoke.[1] He retired from officiating in 1907 and when Stoke suffered financial meltdown in 1907–08 which led to the club being liquidated and leaving the Football League, Barker and a number of wealthy supporters got together and bought the club back from the brink of extinction.[1] They formed a new company re-branded Stoke Football Club (1908) Limited with Barker being appointed secretary-manager.[1] Barker's impressive efforts led to Stoke being included for re-election but lost out to Tottenham Hotspur and their exit from the Football League was sealed.
Barker placed Stoke in the Birmingham & District League for the 1908–09 season.[1] With Stoke wanting to gain a quick return to League football they joined the Southern Football League in 1909–10. Stoke scored 167 goals in 1910–11 as they gain promotion to the Southern League Division One and won the Birmingham & District League.[1] However, despite much expectation being placed on the team they found that Division One was much tougher than they had expected and were relegated back to Division Two in 1912–13 and after Stoke failed to gain an instant return in 1913–14 Barker took most of the criticism from the supporters.[1] Both Barker and chairman A. Hurst stepped down in the Summer of 1914 it was a sad way to see such key figures, responsible for saving the club, leave in such circumstances.[1]
alfred, barker, christchurch, doctor, photographer, doctor, alfred, barker, 1873, 1940, english, association, football, manager, managed, stoke, between, 1908, 1914, personal, informationdate, birth1873place, birthstoke, upon, trent, englanddate, death1940, ag. For the Christchurch doctor and photographer see Alfred Barker doctor Alfred J Barker 1 1873 1940 was an English association football manager who managed Stoke between 1908 and 1914 1 Alfred BarkerPersonal informationDate of birth1873Place of birthStoke upon Trent 1 EnglandDate of death1940 aged 66 67 1 Managerial careerYearsTeam1908 1914Stoke Contents 1 Career 2 Managerial statistics 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksCareer editBarker was born in Stoke upon Trent and became a referee for the Football League and was also a supporter of his local team Stoke 1 He retired from officiating in 1907 and when Stoke suffered financial meltdown in 1907 08 which led to the club being liquidated and leaving the Football League Barker and a number of wealthy supporters got together and bought the club back from the brink of extinction 1 They formed a new company re branded Stoke Football Club 1908 Limited with Barker being appointed secretary manager 1 Barker s impressive efforts led to Stoke being included for re election but lost out to Tottenham Hotspur and their exit from the Football League was sealed Barker placed Stoke in the Birmingham amp District League for the 1908 09 season 1 With Stoke wanting to gain a quick return to League football they joined the Southern Football League in 1909 10 Stoke scored 167 goals in 1910 11 as they gain promotion to the Southern League Division One and won the Birmingham amp District League 1 However despite much expectation being placed on the team they found that Division One was much tougher than they had expected and were relegated back to Division Two in 1912 13 and after Stoke failed to gain an instant return in 1913 14 Barker took most of the criticism from the supporters 1 Both Barker and chairman A Hurst stepped down in the Summer of 1914 it was a sad way to see such key figures responsible for saving the club leave in such circumstances 1 Managerial statistics editManagerial record by club and tenure Team From To RecordP W D L Win Stoke 1 May 1908 April 1914 256 130 35 91 0 50 8Total 256 130 35 91 0 50 8Honours editSouthern League Division Two champions 1909 10 1 Southern League Division Two runner up 1910 11 1 Birmingham amp District League 1910 11 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Matthews Tony 1994 The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City Lion Press ISBN 0 9524151 0 0 External links editStoke City managers at stokecityfc com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Barker amp oldid 1011157085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
