# Joe Barratt > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joe_Barratt > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Joe_Barratt.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Barratt > Source revision: 1309555949 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the Gaelic football player, see [Joe Barrett](/source/Joe_Barrett). **Josiah Barratt** (21 February 1895 – April 1968) was an English professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [winger](/source/Midfielder#Winger) for various clubs in the 1920s. ## Playing career Barratt was born in [Bulkington](/source/Bulkington), [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire) and played his early football with local side [Nuneaton Town](/source/Nuneaton_Borough_F.C.). During the [First World War](/source/First_World_War) he served with the [Royal Berkshire Regiment](/source/Royal_Berkshire_Regiment) and was a guest player for [Leicester Fosse](/source/Leicester_Fosse_F.C.), [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.) and [Southampton](/source/Southampton_F.C.). At the end of the war, he signed for Southampton in time for [the first post-war season](/source/1919%E2%80%9320_in_English_football). Playing on the [right-wing](/source/Midfielder#Winger), he only missed one game in Southampton's final season in the [Southern League](/source/Southern_Football_League) as he provided the crosses for the forwards, [Arthur Dominy](/source/Arthur_Dominy) and [Bill Rawlings](/source/Bill_Rawlings) to score. In 1920 Southampton, along with most Southern League clubs, joined the inaugural [Football League Third Division](/source/Football_League_Third_Division). According to Holley & Chalk's "The Alphabet of the Saints", "his creative, storming runs down the right flank were most effective as Saints made the successful transition between the Southern League and Division Three".[1] Barratt had the unusual habit of always playing with a piece of straw in his mouth.[2] In March 1921, he was injured (to be replaced by [Charlie Brown](/source/Charlie_Brown_(footballer,_born_1898))) and was unable to help in the run-in to the end of [the season](/source/1920%E2%80%9321_in_English_football) when Saints finished second, missing out on the only available promotion spot. For the following season, he reclaimed his place in the starting line-up from Brown and missed only a few games before he was suddenly transferred to [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.) in March. At the time Southampton were leading the [Third Division South](/source/Football_League_Third_Division_South) table and their fans were confident of gaining promotion. Manager [Jimmy McIntyre](/source/Jimmy_McIntyre) shocked them by announcing a four player transfer, with [wingers](/source/Midfielder#Winger) [Fred Foxall](/source/Fred_Foxall) and Barratt moving to Birmingham in exchange for [Jack Elkes](/source/Jack_Elkes) (a [forward](/source/Striker_(association_football))) and [George Getgood](/source/George_Getgood) (a [half-back](/source/Midfielder#Defensive_midfielder)).[3] In his three years at [The Dell](/source/The_Dell_(Southampton)) Barratt made 101 appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals. Barratt played in 26 consecutive [First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) games from his arrival at Birmingham until injury intervened in November 1922. He failed to regain a regular place, and in June 1923 joined [Pontypridd](/source/Pontypridd_F.C.) for one season,[4] during which he helped the club to the championship of the [Welsh Football League](/source/Welsh_Football_League).[5] He returned to [the Football League](/source/The_Football_League) with [Lincoln City](/source/Lincoln_City_F.C.) for two years, before spending [1926–27](/source/1926%E2%80%9327_in_English_football) with [Bristol Rovers](/source/Bristol_Rovers_F.C.). He then went back to his first club Nuneaton Town and also played for Coventry Colliery.[6] After the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) he joined [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.) as a youth team coach. He died in [Coventry](/source/Coventry) in April 1968, aged 73. ## Personal life He was the father of [Harry Barratt](/source/Harry_Barratt), who played for [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.) before becoming [Gillingham](/source/Gillingham_F.C.) manager.[7][8] ## Honours **Southampton** - [Football League Third Division South](/source/Football_League_Third_Division_South) champions: [1921–22](/source/1921%E2%80%9322_in_English_football) ## References 1. Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). *The Alphabet of the Saints*. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3. 1. Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley (1987). *Saints – A complete record*. Breedon Books. p. 233. ISBN 0-907969-22-4. 1. *Saints – A complete record*. pp. 66–67. 1. Matthews, Tony (1995). *Birmingham City: A Complete Record*. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 71, 164–165. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 1. ["Welsh League South tables 1923–24"](http://www.wfda.co.uk/leagues_welsh_league_south.php?season_id=16). Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2007. 1. *Birmingham City: A Complete Record*. p. 71. 1. Turner, Dennis (1993). [*The Breedon book of football managers*](http://archive.org/details/breedonbookoffoo0000turn). Derby: Breedon Books. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-873626-32-0. 1. ["Pre-war heroes: The greatest Coventry City player ever"](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/pre-war-heroes-greatest-coventry-city-3102876). *CoventryLive*. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2024. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Joe Barratt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Barratt) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Barratt?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.