Billy Barbour

William Barbour (21 September 1865 – 17 June 1900) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Accrington and Bury football clubs.

Barbour began his footballing career at Queen of the South Wanderers in 1887. Fans of the club were angry when he left to join Accrington in September 1888, and this led to the club being suspended by the Scottish Football Association for professionalism. Billy Barbour had received groceries in lieu of payment. Billy Barbour, playing at centre–forward, made his Accrington and League debut on 22 September 1888 at the County Ground, the then home of Derby County. The match ended as a 1–1 draw.

Barbour continued to score regularly for Accrington making 34 League appearances and scoring 20 League goals from 1889 to 1891. He also played in four FA Cup ties and scored two goals in the same period. When he returned to Scotland in 1891 he had made 59 League and Cup appearances and scored 35 goals.

In 1894 he joined Bury scoring 11 goals in 101 appearances over four seasons (109 appearances when you include the FA Cup). =Test Match Bury vs Liverpool - Bury won 1-0 to win promotion to Division 1.