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Walley Barnes

Walley Barnes (16 January 1920 – 4 September 1975) was a Welsh footballer and broadcaster. Whilst playing as a defender he featured for Southampton and Arsenal and captained the Welsh national side.[1]

Walley Barnes
Personal information
Date of birth 16 January 1920
Place of birth Brecon, Wales
Date of death 4 September 1975(1975-09-04) (aged 55)
Place of death London, England
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1943 Southampton 32 (14)
1943–1956 Arsenal 267 (11)
International career
1947–1954 Wales 22 (1)
Managerial career
1954–1956 Wales
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early career edit

He was born in Brecon to English parents as his father who was a soldier, was at the time stationed there. Barnes initially played as an inside-forward for Southampton in wartime games, making 32 appearances between 1941 and 1943, scoring 14 goals in all[2]

Arsenal edit

Barnes was then spotted and signed by Arsenal in September 1943. At and away from Highbury he played in virtually every position on the pitch for Arsenal in wartime matches including a match where he featured as a goalkeeper, but suffered a serious knee injury which was incurred in 1944. Despite a poor prognosis at the time, he recovered, and forced himself back in the Arsenal side after insisting on playing a reserves match against Cambridge University. He made his League debut for the Gunners against Preston North End on 9 November 1946.[1]

Barnes became noted for his assured performances at left-back, with his tidy distribution and effortless ability to cut out crosses. He soon found a regular place in the Arsenal side, and was part of their First Division Championship-winning side of 1947–48.[1]

Barnes switched to right back following an injury to skipper Laurie Scott, and won an FA Cup winners' medal in 1949–50 after Arsenal beat Liverpool. Two years later, Arsenal got to the Cup final again, this time against Newcastle United, but Barnes twisted his knee badly trying to tackle George Robledo and had to come off the pitch after 35 minutes; with no substitutes permitted, Arsenal were down to ten men, and went on to lose 1–0.[1]

As a result of his Cup final injury, Barnes was out for the entire 1952–53 season (in which Arsenal won the League). Although he was back in the side for the next three seasons, his appearances were now less regular and he only played eight times in 1955–56, with Len Wills and Joe Wade competing for the same place. With age as well as past injury now counting against him, he retired from playing in the summer of 1956. In all, he played 294 matches and scored 12 goals (he was often the club's designated penalty taker).[1]

International career edit

By 1948 Barnes had also become a regular for Wales, winning his first cap against England on 18 October 1947, where he was given the unenviable task of having to mark Stanley Matthews; England won 3–0 and the young Barnes was given a harsh footballing lesson by Matthews. Unbowed, Barnes went on to win 22 caps, and became captain of his country.[1]

Later career edit

During the last two years of his playing career, Barnes was also manager of the Welsh national team, being in the role between May 1954 and October 1956. He was one of many signatories in a letter to The Times on 17 July 1958 opposing 'the policy of apartheid' in international sport and defending 'the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the Declaration of the Olympic Games'.[3] He entered the world of broadcasting, joining the BBC. He presented coverage of FA Cup finals and, with Kenneth Wolstenholme, was one of the commentators for the very first edition of Match of the Day in 1964. He also assisted Wolstenholme in the live commentary to the 1966 World Cup final of England versus Germany to which he provided sporadic expert opinion.[1]

Barnes wrote his autobiography, titled Captain of Wales which was published in 1953. He continued to serve the BBC in various capacities, until his death in a London hospital,[1][4] at the age of 55, in 1975.[1]

Honours edit

Arsenal[1]

Bibliography edit

  • Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j . Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 393. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. ^ Brown and Hogsbjerg, Apartheid is not a game, 16
  4. ^ "Barnes, Walley (1920–1975), association footballer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "1948/49 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ "1953/54 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  • Brown, Geoff and Hogsbjerg, Christian. Apartheid is not a Game: Remembering the Stop the Seventy Tour campaign. London: Redwords, 2020. ISBN 9781912926589.

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Walley Barnes 16 January 1920 4 September 1975 was a Welsh footballer and broadcaster Whilst playing as a defender he featured for Southampton and Arsenal and captained the Welsh national side 1 Walley BarnesPersonal informationDate of birth16 January 1920Place of birthBrecon WalesDate of death4 September 1975 1975 09 04 aged 55 Place of deathLondon EnglandPosition s Full backSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1941 1943Southampton32 14 1943 1956Arsenal267 11 International career1947 1954Wales22 1 Managerial career1954 1956Wales Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Early career 2 Arsenal 3 International career 4 Later career 5 Honours 6 Bibliography 7 ReferencesEarly career editHe was born in Brecon to English parents as his father who was a soldier was at the time stationed there Barnes initially played as an inside forward for Southampton in wartime games making 32 appearances between 1941 and 1943 scoring 14 goals in all 2 Arsenal editBarnes was then spotted and signed by Arsenal in September 1943 At and away from Highbury he played in virtually every position on the pitch for Arsenal in wartime matches including a match where he featured as a goalkeeper but suffered a serious knee injury which was incurred in 1944 Despite a poor prognosis at the time he recovered and forced himself back in the Arsenal side after insisting on playing a reserves match against Cambridge University He made his League debut for the Gunners against Preston North End on 9 November 1946 1 Barnes became noted for his assured performances at left back with his tidy distribution and effortless ability to cut out crosses He soon found a regular place in the Arsenal side and was part of their First Division Championship winning side of 1947 48 1 Barnes switched to right back following an injury to skipper Laurie Scott and won an FA Cup winners medal in 1949 50 after Arsenal beat Liverpool Two years later Arsenal got to the Cup final again this time against Newcastle United but Barnes twisted his knee badly trying to tackle George Robledo and had to come off the pitch after 35 minutes with no substitutes permitted Arsenal were down to ten men and went on to lose 1 0 1 As a result of his Cup final injury Barnes was out for the entire 1952 53 season in which Arsenal won the League Although he was back in the side for the next three seasons his appearances were now less regular and he only played eight times in 1955 56 with Len Wills and Joe Wade competing for the same place With age as well as past injury now counting against him he retired from playing in the summer of 1956 In all he played 294 matches and scored 12 goals he was often the club s designated penalty taker 1 International career editBy 1948 Barnes had also become a regular for Wales winning his first cap against England on 18 October 1947 where he was given the unenviable task of having to mark Stanley Matthews England won 3 0 and the young Barnes was given a harsh footballing lesson by Matthews Unbowed Barnes went on to win 22 caps and became captain of his country 1 Later career editDuring the last two years of his playing career Barnes was also manager of the Welsh national team being in the role between May 1954 and October 1956 He was one of many signatories in a letter to The Times on 17 July 1958 opposing the policy of apartheid in international sport and defending the principle of racial equality which is embodied in the Declaration of the Olympic Games 3 He entered the world of broadcasting joining the BBC He presented coverage of FA Cup finals and with Kenneth Wolstenholme was one of the commentators for the very first edition of Match of the Day in 1964 He also assisted Wolstenholme in the live commentary to the 1966 World Cup final of England versus Germany to which he provided sporadic expert opinion 1 Barnes wrote his autobiography titled Captain of Wales which was published in 1953 He continued to serve the BBC in various capacities until his death in a London hospital 1 4 at the age of 55 in 1975 1 Honours editArsenal 1 First Division 1947 48 FA Charity Shield 1948 1953 5 6 FA Cup 1950Bibliography editHarris Jeff 1995 Hogg Tony ed Arsenal Who s Who Independent UK Sports ISBN 1 899429 03 4 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Wally Barnes Profile Arsenal com Archived from the original on 9 August 2016 Holley Duncan Chalk Gary 1992 The Alphabet of the Saints ACL amp Polar Publishing p 393 ISBN 0 9514862 3 3 Brown and Hogsbjerg Apartheid is not a game 16 Barnes Walley 1920 1975 association footballer Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales 2012 Retrieved 23 November 2021 1948 49 Charity Shield footballsite co uk Retrieved 2 February 2022 1953 54 F A Charity Shield footballsite co uk Retrieved 2 February 2022 Brown Geoff and Hogsbjerg Christian Apartheid is not a Game Remembering the Stop the Seventy Tour campaign London Redwords 2020 ISBN 9781912926589 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walley Barnes amp 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