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[upthemaggies]

Mike Barber was virtually finished after a serious injury at Watford in Feb 64
ending his season. Three games the following season included the Aldershot game as mentioned before a further final comeback attempt v Oxford in October 1964.

If I read the reports right when I went through them some time ago, the Aldershot sending off mentioned earlier up the thread (Dick Renwick) involved Astle, not Barber. The man that ended Mike Barber's career was Cyril Beavon of Oxford United the following month on 17th October 1964. for which he too was sent off.

Edit: Beavon was the father of Stuart Beavon, who came to Notts on loan in 1979/80.

[lunaspie]

If I read the reports right when I went through them some time ago, the Aldershot sending off mentioned earlier up the thread (Dick Renwick) involved Astle, not Barber. The man that ended Mike Barber's career was Cyril Beavon of Oxford United the following month on 17th October 1964. for which he too was sent off.

Edit: Beavon was the father of Stuart Beavon, who came to Notts on loan in 1979/80.

Having delved into Maggie's attic and had a good rummage round I have to take issue.
Barber made 5 appearances that season and the Aldershot game was the 7 th of the season,so I'm surmising he was almost ever-present until that game.
The incident happened not six yards from me.The stretcher was summoned and after one of those awful silences he was carried off with a broken leg.One of those things a 10 y.o. remembers from an otherwise dull nil-niler.
I sincerely doubt he was able to play against Oxford a month later.Nor could it have been Astle being substantially damaged,as he was sold to W.B.A. around then.

[upthemaggies]

Having delved into Maggie's attic and had a good rummage round I have to take issue.
Barber made 5 appearances that season and the Aldershot game was the 7 th of the season,so I'm surmising he was almost ever-present until that game.
The incident happened not six yards from me.The stretcher was summoned and after one of those awful silences he was carried off with a broken leg.One of those things a 10 y.o. remembers from an otherwise dull nil-niler.
I sincerely doubt he was able to play against Oxford a month later.Nor could it have been Astle being substantially damaged,as he was sold to W.B.A. around then.

Official history book lists Barber as playing against Oxford on 17th October 1964, wearing no.11, though he had missed the 7 games before that after the Aldershot game on 12th September 1964, implying he had also got injured in the Aldershot game.
The book also lists Astle as playing against Aldershot as well as the next 4 games after that, Newport away being his last on 28th September 1964.
Where I've been able to cross reference, I've found The Official History does occasionally make mistakes so we can't take that as gospel but if the reports say the same thing then it will be correct. I'll have another look at the Aldershot report.

[upthemaggies]

Here we go.....

Colin Slater wrote v Aldershot " sensational second half at Meadow Lane this afternoon Aldershot left back Dick Renwick was sent off after a 55th-minute incident involving Notts. County centre forward Jeff Astle. After that, Aldershot fought a determined defensive battle... Astle was carried to the touchline, where County trainer Jack Wheeler. and two St ' John Ambulance men attended to him"

And for Oxford, Football Post "...struggle between Notts. County and Oxford United this afternoon, before the second lowest gate of the season—under 5,000. Eleven minutes from the end, the Oxford right back Cyril Beavon was given his marching orders for a foul on Barber"