Wilfred Bartrop

Wilfred was born in Worksop in 1889.  He signed for Worksop Town in June 1909.  After a relatively short career with the Tigers, he signed for Barnsley Football Club and made his debut on 4th September 1909 vs. Glossop N.E. (Away).  Wilfred played in the F.A. Cup winning team of 1911-1912 (shown below).  He played his last game for Barnsley on the 25th April 1914 vs. Hull City (Away), before transferring to Liverpool F.C.  Wilfred made only 3 appearances for Liverpool before enlisting into the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery.

Barnsley Football Club Season 1910 - 1911

Forman, Tufnell, Lillycrop, Gadsby, Bartrop, Utley, Boyle, Glendenning, Ness, Downs, Mearns, Cooper

Season 1911 - 1912 (with the F.A. Cup) - Players only named

Back Row: Leavey (reserve), Cooper     Centre Row:  Glendenning, Downs, Taylor, Bratley, Utley

Front Row:  Bartrop, Tufnell, Lillycrop, Travers, Moore

Thanks go to Mrs. Frances Hall (nee Bartrop) for supplying the above information

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