[1] An ex-Wesley College player, In his debut season Gilbert was part of the 1904 Fitzroy Premiership side on the half-forward flank.

He then moved into the midfield for the rest of his career with Fitzroy, before playing back at half-forward in University's first year operating in the league.

He married Emma Lilly Keune in 1911 and they had three children.

Barker died in 1952 after a long career as a surgeon in Perth.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1882 is a stub.