[4][3] Barbour scored his debut League goal on 29 September 1888 at Victoria Ground, the then home of Stoke.
Billy Barbour put Accrington 3–0 ahead of the home side early in the second–half.
Barbour, playing at centre–forward (18 appearances), was part of the Accrington forward–line that scored three–League–goals–or–more on seven separate occasions.
Barbour got both Accrington goals in a 2–2 draw; 10 November 1888 at Trent Bridge, the then home of Notts County.
When he returned to Scotland in 1891 he had made 59 League and Cup appearances and scored 35 goals.
[3] Barbour worked as a dock labourer and played for Grays in 1900, which was sadly his last season, as in June 1900 he died suddenly due to failure of the heart caused by chronic alcoholism.