Trevor Barker
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Trevor Barker was an Australian rules football
er with the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Recruited from Cheltenham Football Club
in 1975, Barker was also a handy cricketer, winning an Under-16 premiership with his father Jack as coach.
He made his debut wearing number 25 against Hawthorn
in Round 2 on 12 April 1975. He changed to the number 1 jumper in 1977, and was selected to represent Victoria at interstate level. He would go on to represent Victoria seven times. In an era where the Saints battled, Barker had a distinguished career and was considered the Saints best player throughout the 1980s, in a decade where the team had very little success. In fact his 230 games did not include any finals appearances, a league record.
He was an inspirational footballer known for his spectacular marking and contribution to the club, particularly in the 1980s when the club had severe financial difficulties. Barker was captain of the St Kilda Football Club from 1983 to 1986.
St Kilda's best and fairest
award, instituted in 1914, is named the Trevor Barker Award
as a mark of respect to his contribution to the St Kilda Football Club. Barker won St Kilda's best and fairest award in 1976 and 1981, was named in the club's Team of the Century. He was also inducted to the St Kilda Football Club Hall Of Fame in 2003. The Trevor Barker Beach Oval
, home of the Sandringham Football Club, was also named in his honour.
After retiring, Barker worked briefly in the media before returning to football, this time as coach of Victorian Football Association club Sandringham. He led the club to two premierships (in 1992 and 1994), and was then appointed Reserves coach at St Kilda in 1995.
Trevor Barker died of cancer aged 39, on 25 April 1996.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er with the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Recruited from Cheltenham Football Club
Cheltenham Football Club
The Cheltenham Football Club is an Australian rules football club from Melbourne, that was founded in 1895 and currently plays in Division 1 of the Southern Football League....
in 1975, Barker was also a handy cricketer, winning an Under-16 premiership with his father Jack as coach.
He made his debut wearing number 25 against Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in Round 2 on 12 April 1975. He changed to the number 1 jumper in 1977, and was selected to represent Victoria at interstate level. He would go on to represent Victoria seven times. In an era where the Saints battled, Barker had a distinguished career and was considered the Saints best player throughout the 1980s, in a decade where the team had very little success. In fact his 230 games did not include any finals appearances, a league record.
He was an inspirational footballer known for his spectacular marking and contribution to the club, particularly in the 1980s when the club had severe financial difficulties. Barker was captain of the St Kilda Football Club from 1983 to 1986.
St Kilda's best and fairest
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
award, instituted in 1914, is named the Trevor Barker Award
Trevor Barker Award
The Trevor Barker Award is an Australian rules football award for the player voted the St Kilda Football Club Club Champion during the home and away season in the Australian Football League by a voting panel....
as a mark of respect to his contribution to the St Kilda Football Club. Barker won St Kilda's best and fairest award in 1976 and 1981, was named in the club's Team of the Century. He was also inducted to the St Kilda Football Club Hall Of Fame in 2003. The Trevor Barker Beach Oval
Trevor Barker Beach Oval
The Trevor Barker Oval is an Australian rules football ground in Beach Road, Sandringham, Victoria Australia.It was named after the St Kilda Football Club champion Trevor Barker, who died of cancer in 1996 at the age of 39...
, home of the Sandringham Football Club, was also named in his honour.
After retiring, Barker worked briefly in the media before returning to football, this time as coach of Victorian Football Association club Sandringham. He led the club to two premierships (in 1992 and 1994), and was then appointed Reserves coach at St Kilda in 1995.
Trevor Barker died of cancer aged 39, on 25 April 1996.