fullname youthclubs years death_date clubs caps birth_place goals position birth_date article_title name
john barr strathclyde 1946 -- 1947 1947 1947 1997 -lrb- aged 80 -rrb- strathclyde queens park rangers dunfermline athletic dundee united 27 4 1 1 bridge of weir , scotland 0 0 0 0 centre back 9 september 1917 john barr -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 john barr
john barr -lrb- footballer -rrb-

john barr -lrb- 1917 -- 1997 -rrb- was a scottish former footballer who played as a centre back .
barr , born in bridge of weir , renfrewshire , began his career in the late 1930s with third lanark .
spending two years at cathkin park , barr 's career was -- like many players -- interrupted by the onset of the second world war , and he missed several years , primarily due to being held prisoner in germany for four years .
returning in the 1946 -- 47 season with queens park rangers , barr featured twice , playing a game apiece the following season for both dunfermline athletic and dundee united .
although the progression of his playing career after leaving tannadice is unknown , barr returned to loftus road as a scout for qpr , moving onto a similar position with don revie 's leeds united in 1961 .
during his time at elland road , barr was responsible for finding a number of scottish players , with many becoming full internationals .
barr maintained his association with leeds until his death in 1997 .
