About Barney Travers
Lived 1894 – 1949 (aged 54–55). Barney Travers was an association football player.
Barney Travers (1894 – February 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Sunderland. He received a life ban from football in 1922 after the Football Association found him guilty on a charge of offering a bribe of £20 to South Shields to throw the game against Fulham. He was pardoned in 1945.
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Who was Barney Travers?
association football player (1894-1949)
When was Barney Travers born?
Barney Travers was born in 1894 in Sunderland.
When did Barney Travers die?
Barney Travers died in 1949 in Sunderland.
What was Barney Travers's occupation?
Barney Travers was an association football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Barney Travers. https://biography.guide/barney-travers/
MLA: "Barney Travers." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/barney-travers/.
Chicago: "Barney Travers." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/barney-travers/.
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