Bert Barlow
Herbert Barlow (22 July 1916 – 19 March 2004) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League, where he made over 250 league appearances for Barnsley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Leicester City and Colchester United.[4] Following World War II, Barlow remained with Portsmouth and helped the club win the 1948–49 Football League Championship, before departing Fratton Park for Leicester City in December 1949.[3] After scoring nine times in 42 games for Leicester, Barlow made a move to Colchester United for a £1,000 fee in the summer of 1952.[2] Making his debut on 13 September 1952 in a 1–0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers,[5] Barlow would go on to make 60 appearances and score 16 goals in his two years at Layer Road[3] before injury forced him to retire from the professional game, later representing Crittall Athletic and Long Melford.[1] He remained active in local junior football, running a grocery shop in Colchester while coaching Colchester Casuals, Barn Hall and Long Melford and assisting his son Peter when he was manager at Coggeshall Town.