Barry Wilkinson
Midfielder · Liverpool 1953–1960
Personal
- Born
- 16 June 1935
- Place of birth
- Bishop Auckland, England
- Died
- 2004
- Other clubs
- West Auckland (1951-52), Bishop Auckland (1952-53), Bangor City (1960-63), Tranmere Rovers (1963-64), Holyhead Town (1964-66)
At Liverpool
- Signed from
- Bishop Auckland
- Joined
- September 1953
- Debut
- 5 December 1953
- Last appearance
- 21 November 1959
- Left the club
- August 1960
Liverpool career
79
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
- League 78 apps · 0 goals · 3 assists
- Win ratio 35.44% — W 28 · D 15 · L 36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Totals | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Apps | Mins | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | 7,110 | All opponents |
| 5 | 450 | Middlesbrough |
| 4 | 360 | Derby County |
| 4 | 360 | Ipswich Town |
| 3 | 270 | Barnsley |
| 3 | 270 | Bristol City |
| 3 | 270 | Plymouth Argyle |
| 3 | 270 | Scunthorpe United |
| 3 | 270 | Sheffield United |
| 3 | 270 | Sunderland |
| 3 | 270 | Swansea City |
| 3 | 270 | West Ham United |
| 2 | 180 | Aston Villa |
| 2 | 180 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 2 | 180 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2 | 180 | Bristol Rovers |
| 2 | 180 | Cardiff City |
| 2 | 180 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 2 | 180 | Huddersfield Town |
| 2 | 180 | Lincoln City |
| 2 | 180 | Nottingham Forest |
| 2 | 180 | Notts County |
| 2 | 180 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 1 | 90 | Arsenal |
| 1 | 90 | Birmingham City |
| 1 | 90 | Blackpool |
| 1 | 90 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 1 | 90 | Burnley |
| 1 | 90 | Charlton Athletic |
| 1 | 90 | Chelsea |
| 1 | 90 | Fulham |
| 1 | 90 | Grimsby Town |
| 1 | 90 | Hull City |
| 1 | 90 | Leeds United |
| 1 | 90 | Leicester City |
| 1 | 90 | Leyton Orient |
| 1 | 90 | Manchester City |
| 1 | 90 | Manchester United |
| 1 | 90 | Portsmouth |
| 1 | 90 | Preston North End |
| 1 | 90 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1 | 90 | Stoke City |
| 1 | 90 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Total | Venue |
|---|---|
| 37 | Home |
| 42 | Away |
| 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 | 100.0% | Caretaker Manager |
Assists per season
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-1955 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1958-1959 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959-1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
A more detailed look at the player's assists
| Total | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County |
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Total | Competition |
|---|---|
| 3 | League |
| Total | For player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Liddell |
| 1 | Roger Hunt |
| 1 | Tony Rowley |
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Published in the Liverpool Echo: 4 May 4 1960.