Bill Barron

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William Barron, known as Bill Barron, was an English sportsman. He was born in Herrington, Co Durham on 26 October 1917 and died in Northampton on 2 January 2006, aged 88.

Before the Second World War, Barron was mostly known as a footballer, playing for Wolves, Charlton and Northampton. He was mostly a forward, but played on after the war for Northampton as a left-back.

His post-war focus was on cricket: a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler, Barron played 118 first-class games for Northamptonshire between 1946 and 1951. His debut, however, came in a 1945 match for Lancashire against Yorkshire. He also played once for Sir PF Warner's XI in 1947.