Alfred Barker
Encyclopedia
Alfred Barker was an English
association football manager who managed Stoke City
between 1908 and 1914.
and lost their Football League
status. A new company was formed, Stoke F.C. (1908) Ltd with Barker as secretary-manager and made a last bid to gain re-election into the League. He was unsuccessful and he entered Stoke into the Birmingham & District League. He spent six years as manager before leaving the club following an argument with the board over his decision to employ part-time staff. He is considered to be one of the men to save football in the city of Stoke-on-Trent
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
association football manager who managed Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
between 1908 and 1914.
Career
Barker became Stoke manager at a time when Stoke almost became extinct. In 1908 Stoke F.C. entered into liquidationLiquidation
In law, liquidation is the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed. Liquidation is also sometimes referred to as winding-up or dissolution, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation...
and lost their Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
status. A new company was formed, Stoke F.C. (1908) Ltd with Barker as secretary-manager and made a last bid to gain re-election into the League. He was unsuccessful and he entered Stoke into the Birmingham & District League. He spent six years as manager before leaving the club following an argument with the board over his decision to employ part-time staff. He is considered to be one of the men to save football in the city of Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
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Career statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
May 1908 | April 1914 | 256 | 130 | 35 | 91 | |
Honours
- Southern League Division TwoSouthern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
: 1909–10 - Birmingham & District League: 1910–11