Eric Barnes (29 November 1937 – 3 January 2014)[2] was an English professional footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra between 1957 and 1970.
[3] Barnes joined Crewe initially as an amateur while doing his National Service in the Royal Air Force.
He played mainly as a centre half, but also had a spell at full back after Crewe signed Dave Ewing from Manchester City.
He moved into non-league football with Witton Albion in 1970.
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