Richard Raine Barker
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Richard Raine Barker was an English football player who played for England
in 1895.
Barker was born in Kensington
, the son of Henry Raine Barker
and his wife Caroline Haynes. His borther was the artist Anthony Raine Barker
. He was educated at Repton School
where he was in the football XI in 1886.
Barker played football as wing-half on both the left and the right flanks. He made 43 appearances for Corinthians between 1893 and 1899. He also played for Casuals
and helped them reach the final of the first F.A. Amateur Cup final, where they lost to Middlesbrough. He was wing-half in the English national side
in a match against Wales on 18 March 1896. His strengths were said to be in passing and kicking, but he was too slow to be an international.
Barker was an engineer and manager with the Bromley Electric Light Company. He died at the age of 71.
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in 1895.
Barker was born in Kensington
Kensington
Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...
, the son of Henry Raine Barker
Henry Raine Barker
Henry Raine Barker was an English lawyer, banker and rower who won three events at Henley Royal Regatta in the same year in 1852...
and his wife Caroline Haynes. His borther was the artist Anthony Raine Barker
Anthony Raine Barker
Anthony Raine Barker was a British artist.Barker was born in Harrow on the Hill, the son of Henry Raine Barker and his wife Caroline Haynes. His brother was England-international footballer Richard Raine Barker....
. He was educated at Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
where he was in the football XI in 1886.
Barker played football as wing-half on both the left and the right flanks. He made 43 appearances for Corinthians between 1893 and 1899. He also played for Casuals
Casuals F.C.
Casuals F.C. were an amateur football club based in London, formed in 1878.They were founder members of the Isthmian League in 1905 and won the FA Amateur Cup in 1936....
and helped them reach the final of the first F.A. Amateur Cup final, where they lost to Middlesbrough. He was wing-half in the English national side
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in a match against Wales on 18 March 1896. His strengths were said to be in passing and kicking, but he was too slow to be an international.
Barker was an engineer and manager with the Bromley Electric Light Company. He died at the age of 71.