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Richard Barker

Casuals FC & Corinthians FC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 0 D 1 L 0 F 1: A 1
50% successful
1895

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  Richard Raine Barker
Birth Saturday, 29 May 1869 at 20 Westbourne Terrace in Bayswater, Kensington, Middlesex
  registered in Kensington April-June 1869 - part of the Middlesex County Registration until 1889
"BARKER.—On the 29th ult., at 20, Westbourne-terrace-road, the wife of H. R. Barker, Esq., of a son." - The Morning Post/Herald, Tuesday, 1 June 1869/Lloyd's Weekly, Saturday, 6 June 1869
Baptism 13 July 1869 in Frogmore, Hertfordshire.
Education Repton School
 

According to the 1871 census, Richard is the oldest of two sons to Landowner, Henry Raine and Caroline 'Lina' (née Haynes), the other being Francis. They live with his grandmother, Caroline H. Haynes, and her two sons and two daughters, at Colney Street in Frogmore.
 

According to the 1881 census, Rd R. is at boarding school, in Church Road, Broughton Terrace, in Harborne in Stafford.
The Repton School Register confirms Richard's attendance between 1883 and 1887.
 

Cannot be found on the 1891 census.
 

According to the 1901 census, Richard Rain is boarding with the Howie family in 66 Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent.  He is an Electrical Engineer.
(His father died 23 August 1902)
 

Initiated into the United Grand Lodge of Freemason's on 8 March 1911.
According to the 1911 census, Richard Raine is living on his own with a housekeeper, 53 year-old widow, Georgina Goodyer. He is still an Electrical Engineer, signing himself as R.Raine Barker, they both live at 3 Gilbert Road in Bromley.
(His mother died on 29 October 1911 in Harrow)

 

According to the 1921 census, Richard Raine is a retired electrical engineer, and is living at 21 London Lane in the Plaistow area of Bromley with a new housekeeper, Alice Eliza Vernon.
From 1924 until 1932, the London Electoral Rolls state Barker's polling address as 25 Bryanston Street in Westminster, London, but he was living at 21 London Lane up until 1931. Living at Torfield Court in Eastbourne from 1932.

Marriage to Florence G. Maby (née Humphries) , in London, early 1932
  registered in Marylebone January-March 1932
  According to the 1939 register, Richard R. is married to Florence and is living at 7 Torfield Court on St. Anne's Road in Eastbourne. He is a retired electrical engineer.
Death Tuesday, 1 October 1940 at 7 Torfield Court, Eastbourne, Sussex.
aged 71 years 125 days registered in Eastbourne October-December 1940
"BARKER—On October 1, 1940, at Torfield Court, Eastbourne, Richard Raine, husband of Florence Barker, eldest son of the late Mr and Mrs H. R. Barker, of Harrow-on-the-Hill, and stepfather of Enid Maby." -  Eastbourne Herald/Chronicle, Saturday, 5 October 1940
"The death occurred at Torfield Court, Eastbourne, on October 1 of Mr Richard Haine Barker in his 71st year of age. He was the eldest son of the late Mr and Mrs H. R. Barker of Harrow-on-the-Hill, and step father of Maude Maby." -  Eastbourne Herald, Saturday, 5 October 1940
Probate "BARKER Richard Raine of 7 Torfield-court Eastbourne died 1 October 1940 Probate Llandudno 23 May to Anthony Raine Barker artist painter and Arthur Charles Gillman solicitor.
 Effects £6473 0s. 11d." [2023 equivalent: £310,323]
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career
Club(s) Represented Repton School, where he attended between 1883 and 1887. He made the XI in 1886. He joined Casuals FC.
Corinthians between 1894-1900.
Club honours FA Amateur Cup runners-up 1893-94;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight not known

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of five who became the 222nd player (224) to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-half
Only match No. 54, 18 March 1895, England 1 Wales 1, a British Championship match at The Recreation Ground, Queen's Club, West Kensington, London, aged 25 years 293 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1894-95;
Team honours British Championship winners 1894-95;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England
An engineer by profession, he was at one time manager of the Bromley Electric Light Company. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.24.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes captain
1 1 1 90 0 none
The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1 1 50 =0
his only match was in the British Championship competition and played at a home venue

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1894-95 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1 1 50 =0

Match History

 Club: Casuals F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - one full appearance (90 min) F.A. International Select Committee - one full appearance (90 min)x

apps match match details comp res. rundown pos

Age 25
1 54 18 March 1895 - England 1 Wales 1
Recreation Ground, West Kensington (Corinthians' home ground)		 BC HD   lh
 

one of five who became the 222nd players (224) to appear for England
one of two who became the third Casuals AFC player to represent England
one of five players to become the 52nd players from Corinthians FC to represent England

     

 
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