Matt Barrass

Football player infobox
playername= Matt Barrass
fullname = Matthew Williamson Barrass


dateofbirth = "Unknown"
cityofbirth = Seaham Harbour
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
height =
position = Half-back / forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1919–1925
1925–1932
clubs = Blackpool
Manchester City
caps(goals) = 168 (53)
162 (14)

Matthew Williamson Barrass (born in Seaham Harbour) was an English footballer who played for Blackpool and Manchester City as a half-back or forward.

His son, Malcolm, was also a professional footballer, [cite book |last=Ward |first=Andrew |title=The Manchester City Story |publisher=Breedon|location=Derby |date=1984 |id=ISBN 0-907969-05-4 p41] who was born in Blackpool during his father's spell at the town's club.

Career

Barrass started his career with Blackpool in 1919. He remained at Bloomfield Road for six years, making 168 league appearances and scoring 53 goals. He made his debut for the club on the final day of the 1919–20 league season, in a 3–2 home victory over Nottingham Forest.

In first full season at Blackpool, 1920–21, Barrass made 32 league appearances and scored nine goals (including the only goals in a victories at Leicester City on December 11, 1920, and at home to Nottingham Forest on January 22, 1921).

In 1922–23, Barrass scored sixteen league goals, including a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Bradford City at Bloomfield Road on September 9, 1922.

He scored another treble in 1924–25, in a 6–2 victory at Sheffield Wednesday on Christmas Day.

Barrass' final game for Blackpool occurred on March 14, 1925, in a 3–0 defeat at Chelsea.

Barrass signed for Manchester City in 1926, the first major purchase made by Peter Hodge. [cite book | first=Gary | last=James| coauthors= | title=Manchester: The Greatest City | publisher=Polar | location=Leicester | year=2002 | editor= | id=ISBN 1899538224 p125] He made a goalscoring debut on the opening day of the 1926–27 season, and later that season scored a hat-trick against Clapton Orient. He was part of the Manchester City side which won the Second Division in 1928, and continued to play for Manchester City until 1932, making a total of 172 appearances and scoring 15 goals.

References

*cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| coauthors= | title= | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location=Derby | year=1992 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-873626-07-X
*cite book | first=Gary | last=James| coauthors= | title=Manchester City: The Complete Record | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location=Derby | year=2006 | editor= | id=ISBN 1859835120

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