| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Barrowcliffe | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilkeston, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 September 2009 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Ilkeston, England | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| –1950 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| 1950–1966 | Derby County | 475 | (37) |
| 1966–1967 | Boston United | 41 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Geoff Barrowcliffe (18 October 1931 – 26 September 2009)[1] was a professional footballer who played as a fullback in The Football League for Derby County, and also played for several non-league clubs.
Barrowcliffe began his career at non-league Ilkeston Town, before being signed by Derby in October 1950. He spent the next 16 years at the Baseball Ground, and played 475 league games for the Rams.[2] He also scored 37 goals for the club, most of them from the penalty spot. He left Derby at the end of the 1965-66, and joined Boston United, where he played 41 games and scored 11 goals.[3] He later played for Heanor Town, Moor Green Colliery, Kimberley Town and Long Eaton United and managed Kimberley Town and Radford.
Barrowcliffe died in Ilkeston on 26 September 2009, a few weeks before his 78th birthday. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[1] Minute silences were observed before both Derby County's Championship game against Sheffield Wednesday on October 3 and a friendly between Derby and Ilkeston Town on October 5.