Barry Salvage

Barry John Salvage (21 December 1948 – 14 October 1986) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham as a left winger. He later became a manager in Norway.

Barry Salvage
Personal information
Full name Barry John Salvage[1]
Date of birth (1946-12-21)21 December 1946
Place of birth Bristol, England
Date of death 14 October 1986(1986-10-14) (aged 39)[2]
Place of death Eastbourne, England
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 Eastbourne United
1967–1969 Fulham 7 (0)
1969–1970 Millwall 2 (0)
1971–1973 Queens Park Rangers 21 (1)
1973–1975 Brentford 87 (8)
1975–1977 Millwall 55 (9)
1977 St. Louis Stars 25 (1)
1979–1980 Åkra IL
1981 Kopervik IL
1982–1983 Haugar
Hastings United
Teams managed
1979–1980 Åkra IL (player-manager)
1981 Kopervik IL (player-manager)
1982–1983 Haugar (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Eastbourne United

A winger, Salvage began his career at Athenian League Second Division club Eastbourne United.[3] He won promotion to the First Division in 1967 and departed the club in September that year.[4][5] In July 1987, 20 years after his departure, Salvage was rewarded with a testimonial against Fulham.

Fulham

Salvage moved up to the Football League to join First Division club Fulham in September 1967.[2] He had five appearances during a disastrous 1967–68 season for the Cottagers,[6] which saw the club relegated to Second Division with a bottom-place finish.[7] Salvage made just two appearances during the 1968–69 season and departed Fulham in March 1969.[5] He made just seven appearances during his two years at Craven Cottage.[8]

Millwall

Salvage moved across London to sign for Second Division club Millwall in March 1969.[2] He had a torrid time with the Lions, making just two appearances before departing at the end of the 1969–70 season.[9]

Queens Park Rangers

Salvage moved back to West London to join Second Division club Queens Park Rangers in March 1971.[2] He failed to break through into the first team, making 24 appearances and scoring one goal before departing in February 1973.[1]

Brentford

Salvage dropped down to the Third Division to sign for Brentford for a £9,000 fee in February 1973.[10] He had a good start to his time at Griffin Park, scoring on his debut in a 5–0 rout of Port Vale and later that month he scored one of the fastest goals in club history,[1] after just 24 seconds of a match versus Charlton Athletic.[10] He made 16 appearances and scored three goals in which remained of the 1972–73 season, but could not prevent the Bees suffering relegation to the Fourth Division.[11] He established himself in the first team over the following two seasons, making 76 appearances and scoring five goals, but Brentford remained rooted in the Fourth Division.[11] Salvage departed the Bees at the end of the 1974–75 season, having made 91 appearances and scored eight goals during his time at Griffin Park.[1]

Return to Millwall

Salvage returned to Millwall in August 1975.[2] Now playing Third Division football, he banished the memories of his previous spell with the club by making 42 appearances, scoring six goals and helping the Lions to secure promotion to the Second Division with a third-place finish.[12] Salvage's appearance-count dropped to 20 in the Second Division and he was released at the end of the 1976–77 season.[13][14] Salvage made 67 appearances and scored 10 goals during his two spells at The Den.[15]

St. Louis Stars

Salvage moved to the United States in the summer of 1977 to sign for North American Soccer League club St. Louis Stars.[16] He made 25 appearances and scored one goal as the Stars fell to the Rochester Lancers in the first round of the 1977 playoffs.[16]

Norway

Salvage moved to Norway in 1979 and played for lower league clubs Åkra, Kopervik and Haugar.[1][17] He took the name "Berdines Salvanes" while with Åkra.[18]

Managerial career

While with Åkra, Kopervik and Haugar in Norway, Salvage combined his playing duties with that of the clubs' manager.[1]

Personal life

Salvage died in Eastbourne, East Sussex, as a result of a heart attack while competing in a charity run on 14 October 1986.[19] He was only 39 years old.[2]

Honours

Åkra

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1967–68[6] First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Millwall 1968–69[9] Second Division 2 0 — — 2 0
Queens Park Rangers 1970–71[20] Second Division 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
1971–72[21] 15 1 0 0 1 0 16 1
1972–73[22] 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 21 1 2 0 1 0 24 1
Brentford 1972–73[11] Third Division 16 3 — — 16 3
1973–74[11] Fourth Division 37 5 0 0 1 0 38 5
1974–75[11] 34 0 2 0 2 0 38 0
Total 87 8 2 0 3 0 92 8
Millwall 1975–76[12] Third Division 35 5 5 1 2 0 42 6
1976–77[13] Second Division 20 3 0 0 5 1 25 4
Millwall total 55 8 5 1 7 1 67 10
St. Louis Stars 1977[16] North American Soccer League 25 1 — — 25 1
Career total 193 18 9 1 11 1 213 20

References
  1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 141. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. "Barry Salvage". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. "History 1965–66". lancingfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. Eastbourne United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  5. "Barry Salvage". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. Barry Salvage at WorldFootball.net
  7. Fulham F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  8. Barry Salvage at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  9. "Millwall Season 68/69 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  10. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 266–267. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  11. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 392–393. ISBN 0951526200.
  12. "Millwall Stats 1975–76". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  13. "Millwall Stats 1976–77". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  14. "Transfer Out". millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  15. "Millwall Players S to Z". millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  16. "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  17. "Med engasjement skal lag og samfunn bygges". karmsundavis.no. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  18. "Alf i bua på Åkra". karmsundavis.no. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  19. "Nigel's WebSpace – English Football Cards, Player death notices". littleoak.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  20. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1970–71". Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  21. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1971–72". Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  22. "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1972–73". Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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