Barrie Wheatley (born 21 February 1938)[1] is an English former professional footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale.

Career

Initially with Sandbach Ramblers and then Rode Heath F.C., Wheatley was signed by Liverpool in March 1956,[2] but made no first team appearances. He joined Crewe Alexandra in July 1957.[1] He made his Crewe debut, and scored his first Crewe goal, at Workington on 7 September 1957,[1] eventually making 236 appearances as a forward and scoring 49 goals

His most memorable goal was on 7 January 1961 in the 1960-61 FA Cup 3rd Round, when he headed Fourth Division Crewe's winner in a shock 2–1 win against a then First Division Chelsea side including Jimmy Greaves, Peter Bonetti and Terry Venables.[3]

He scored when Crewe beat Accrington Stanley 4–0 at Gresty Road on 2 March 1962,[1] Accrington's final game before resigning from the Football League on 6 March 1962.

Wheatley signed for Rochdale in July 1966, making 13 appearances and scoring 4 goals.[2] He later played for Witton Albion and Congleton Town.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Crisp, Marco (1998). Crewe Alexandra Match by Match (2nd ed.). Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-81-1.
  2. ^ a b "Barrie Wheatley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ Crewe Alexandra Football Club : 100 greats. [S.l.]: Tempus. 2003. p. 128. ISBN 0-7524-3088-2.
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