Players - Barry Wilkinson

Barry Wilkinson
Birthdate: 16 June 1935
Birthplace: Bishop Auckland, England
Date of death: 2004
Other clubs: West Auckland (1951-52), Bishop Auckland (1952-53), Bangor City (1960-63), Tranmere Rovers (1963-64), Holyhead Town (1964-66)
Signed from: Bishop Auckland
Signed for LFC: September 1953 – Professional 01.06.1954
Liverpool debut: 05.12.1953
Last appearance: 21.11.1959
Contract expiry: August 1960
Win ratio: 35.44% W:28 D:15 L:36
League games / goals: 78 / 0
Total games / goals: 79 / 0

Player Profile

Wilkinson joined Liverpool from famed amateur side Bishop Auckland. He played 18 times in the First Division, mostly as a half-back in the second half of the 1953/54 season, at the end of which the club was relegated. Once in the Second Division Roy Saunders was more often preferred to Wilkinson as the team's number four. After finishing the 1958/59 season as a regular Wilkinson featured more often than not in the first half of the following season until a certain Bill Shankly arrived, who cut him from the team and sold him to Bangor City in the summer. Wilkinson stayed three years at Bangor before joining Tranmere Rovers in 1963 where he stayed only one season. Wilkinson finished his career with Holyhead Town in Wales.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 78 1 0 0 0 79
1953-1954 18 1 0 0 0 19
1954-1955 15 0 0 0 0 15
1955-1956 1 0 0 0 0 1
1956-1957 8 0 0 0 0 8
1957-1958 10 0 0 0 0 10
1958-1959 12 0 0 0 0 12
1959-1960 14 0 0 0 0 14
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
5 450 Middlesbrough
4 360 Derby
4 360 Ipswich Town
3 270 Plymouth Argyle
3 270 Swansea City
3 270 Bristol City
3 270 Sheffield United
3 270 Scunthorpe United
3 270 Sunderland
3 270 West Ham United
3 270 Barnsley
2 180 Notts County
2 180 Nottingham Forest
2 180 Bolton Wanderers
2 180 Aston Villa
2 180 Lincoln City
2 180 WBA
2 180 Cardiff City
2 180 Huddersfield Town
2 180 Blackburn Rovers
2 180 Doncaster Rovers
2 180 Bristol Rovers
1 90 Charlton Athletic
1 90 Manchester United
1 90 Leeds United
1 90 Preston North End
1 90 Chelsea
1 90 Blackpool
1 90 Manchester City
1 90 Hull City
1 90 Brighton & Hove Albion
1 90 Stoke City
1 90 Portsmouth
1 90 Burnley
1 90 Arsenal
1 90 Birmingham City
1 90 Fulham
1 90 Sheffield Wednesday
1 90 Tottenham
1 90 Leyton Orient
1 90 Leicester City
1 90 Grimsby Town
Total Venue
42 Away
37 Home
Total Competition
78 League
1 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
43 19 9 15 44.2% Phil Taylor
35 8 6 21 22.9% Don Welsh
1 1 0 0 100% Caretaker Manager
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 05.12.1953 Blackpool Anfield League
50 07.04.1958 Stoke City Anfield League
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
West Auckland 1951-1952 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bishop Auckland 1952-1954 Northern League 0 0 0 0
Bangor City 1960-1963 Cheshire County League 0 0 0 0
Tranmere Rovers 1963-1964 England Fourth Division 3 0 3 0
Holyhead Town 1964-1966 Wales N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 3 0 3 0