Geoff Barrowcliffe

Geoff Barrowcliffe
Personnel
Surname	Geoffrey Barrowcliffe
birthday	October 18, 1931
place of birth	Ilkeston , Derbyshire ,  England
date of death	September 26, 2009
Place of death	Ilkeston , Derbyshire ,  England
position	Full-back (right)
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
0000-1950	Ilkeston Town
1950-1966	Derby County	475 (37)
1966-1967	Boston United	41 (11)
1 Only league games are given.

Geoffrey "Geoff" Barrowcliffe (born October 18, 1931 in Ilkeston , Derbyshire , † September 26, 2009 there ) was an English football player . The defender was mostly active for Derby County in the First Division .

Career

Barrowcliffe began his career at Ilkeston Town in his hometown. In October 1950 he left the club and went to Derby County to play as a part-time professional. In September 1951 he made his debut in the league game against Stoke City in the first division. In 1953 he rose with the club from the First Division, two years later from the Second Division . With the "Rams", however, he managed to return to the second division in 1957 as the master of the northern season of the Third Division . By 1966 he ran for 15 seasons for the club. In total, he played 503 games for the club, including 475 league games. He is just one of seven players, as of 2009, to have played more than 500 games for the club. In particular as a penalty taker , he scored 37 league goals during his time at Derby County.

In 1966 Barrowcliffe moved to non-league football . First stop was Boston United , where he scored 11 goals in 41 games in one season. He then played for Heanor Town , Moor Green Colliery , Kimberley Town and Long Eaton United . As a coach he worked for Kimberley Town and Radford FC .

As a 60-year-old Barrowcliffe played for the old men team of Derby County. He later suffered from Alzheimer's disease .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} therams.co.uk: "Former Rams hero Barrowcliffe dies aged 77" (accessed September 30, 2009)
2. ↑ ^{a b} bufc.drfox.org.uk: "Geoff Barrowcliffe" (accessed September 30, 2009)
3. ↑ ^{a b c} thisisderbyshire.co.uk: "Barrowcliffe a Rams legend who stayed close to Ilkeston roots"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on September 30, 2009)