Malcolm Barrass

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Malcolm Barrass
Full name	Malcolm Williamson Barrass
Date of birth	13 December 1924 (1924-12-13) (age 83)
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Playing position	Midfielder/Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1944-1956 1956-1958 1958-1959	Bolton Wanderers Sheffield United Wigan Athletic Nuneaton Borough Pwllheli	291 (25) 018 0(0) 020 0(5) 00? 0(?) 00? 0(?)
National team
1951-1953	England	003 0(0)
Teams managed
1958-1959	Wigan Athletic (player/manager)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Malcolm Williamson Barrass (born December 13, 1924 in Blackpool, England) is an English former professional footballer.

His father,^[1] Matthew, was also a professional footballer. Malcolm was born in Blackpool during his father's spell with the town's club.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career

Barrass started his career with Bolton Wanderers in 1944. He won his first England cap on 20 October 1951 when England fought out a 1-1 draw against Wales. His career included an appearance in the now-legendary "Matthews" FA Cup Final.

He became Wigan Athletic's player-manager on 1 August 1958, replacing Trevor Hitchen. He made just twenty Lancashire Combination League appearances for the Latics and scored five league goals before resigning on New Year's Day 1959. Jimmy Shirley took over the managerial reigns.

[edit] Personal life

Barrass married his wife, Joyce, on June 7, 1947. They celebrated their diamond anniversary in 2007.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Ward, Andrew (1984). The Manchester City Story. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 0-907969-05-4. p41
^ "Match made in heaven" - TheBoltonNews.co.uk

[edit] External links

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