- Birthdate: 30 September 1911
- Birthplace: Leigh, Lancashire, England
- Date of death: 1969
- Other clubs: Sheffield United (1934-39); Bradford City, Chesterfield, Lincoln, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday (wartime guest)
- Signed from: Whitegate Juniors
- Signed for LFC: November 1928
- Liverpool debut: 09.10.1929
- Last appearance: 24.03.1934
- Debut goal: 07.02.1931
- Last goal: 14.04.1933
- Contract expiry: 15.06.1934
- Win ratio: 33.03% W:36 D:32 L:41
- Games/goals ratio: 3.76
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 2 / 0
- League games / goals: 103 / 25
- Total games / goals: 109 / 29
Player Profile
A forward who made 12 appearances by the end of his debut season when Liverpool finished a disappointing twelfth. Although he was overlooked for the first dozen or so fixtures the following season, Barton was a regular in the side from November 1930 onwards. The 1932/33 season was his most productive as he scored 13 from 36 matches, including a hat-trick when Liverpool crushed League Champions Everton 7-4 at Anfield on 11 February 1933. The eleven goals scored in that game is easily the highest aggregate ever scored in a Merseyside derby. In 1934 Barton left for Sheffield United who had just been relegated to the Second Division and played at Bramall Lane until World War II. Barton scored 47 goals in 203 matches for the Blades. Barton was in the United side that lost 1-0 to Arsenal in the 1936 FA Cup final.
Appearances per season
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
7 |
630 |
Derby |
6 |
540 |
Portsmouth |
6 |
540 |
Aston Villa |
6 |
540 |
Chelsea |
6 |
540 |
Bolton Wanderers |
6 |
540 |
Leicester City |
6 |
540 |
Birmingham City |
5 |
450 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
5 |
450 |
Grimsby Town |
5 |
450 |
Newcastle United |
5 |
450 |
Everton |
5 |
450 |
Sheffield United |
4 |
360 |
Middlesbrough |
4 |
360 |
Huddersfield Town |
4 |
360 |
Leeds United |
4 |
360 |
Blackpool |
4 |
360 |
WBA |
3 |
270 |
Arsenal |
3 |
270 |
Manchester City |
3 |
270 |
Blackburn Rovers |
3 |
270 |
West Ham United |
3 |
270 |
Sunderland |
2 |
180 |
Manchester United |
2 |
180 |
Wolves |
1 |
90 |
Stoke City |
1 |
90 |
Chesterfield |
Total |
Venue |
57 |
Home |
52 |
Away |
Goals per season
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
09.10.1929 |
Blackburn Rovers |
Anfield |
League |
50 |
24.10.1931 |
Blackpool |
Anfield |
League |
100 |
22.04.1933 |
Birmingham |
Anfield |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
29 |
07.02.1931 |
Newcastle United |
Anfield |
League |
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Evening Express report on Liverpool 7 - 4 Everton played on February 11 1933.
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Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Sheffield United |
1934-1935 |
England Second Division |
40 |
13 |
42 |
14 |
Sheffield United |
1935-1936 |
England Second Division |
38 |
7 |
46 |
9 |
Sheffield United |
1936-1937 |
England Second Division |
42 |
7 |
45 |
8 |
Sheffield United |
1937-1938 |
England Second Division |
36 |
9 |
39 |
10 |
Sheffield United |
1938-1939 |
England Second Division |
28 |
6 |
31 |
6 |
Total |
184 |
42 |
203 |
47 |