Barry joined Bramley as part of the club record transfer deal, which took Graham Idle to Wakefield Trinity in 1975. The highly-rated half-back made his Bramley debut in the 12-28 Yorkshire Cup first-round defeat at Odsal on 31st August 1975. Barry scored his first try in the amber and black jersey in the impressive 27-9 demolition of neighbours New Hunslet at McClaren Field. He would score two more tries in his first season with the club in the home defeats against Rochdale Hornets (10-19) and Workington (5-14) and ended the season having made 29 appearances, including one as a substitute.<\/p>\n
September of 1976 saw Barry score tries in successive matches against Whitehaven at home (26-15) and at Dewsbury’s Crown Flatt ground, where Bramley lost 5-24. The arrival of new coach Peter Fox signalled a remarkable change in Bramley’s form. The team put together a club record 14 consecutive league victories in a season, which saw Bramley winning promotion to the first division.
\nAdding to his two tries in September, Barry crossed the whitewash a further five times during the season with tries in successive matches in November in the 23-17 victory at Batley and the 26-18 home win versus Huyton and tries in the home wins against Dewsbury (15-13), Doncaster (33-24) and Batley (42-10). 1976-77 would go down as a fine season for the player and the club.<\/p>\n
After the high of the season, Bramley was shocked by the shock of coach Peter Fox moving to Bradford Northern and taking an intrinsical part of the successful promotion-winning side with him. Bramley’s loss of key personnel made relegation a certainty, and this was a season to forget and resulted in Barry making 16 appearances, including 4 as a substitute. The 1978\/79 season saw Barry score his first try for one day short of two years when he touched down in the 10-14 reverse at home to Dewsbury.<\/p>\n
Season 79\/80 was a better season for the club and Barry, as he enjoyed the try-scoring feeling five times. When scoring in the cup defeats at home to Halifax (5-12) in the Yorkshire Cup, away at Salford (9-23) in the John Player Trophy and in the ill-tempered heartbreaking last kick of match 16-17 defeat at York in the Rugby League Cup-tie. His two tries in the league came against Keighley in a 16-5 home victory and the 19-27 defeat at Swinton. In all, including substitute appearances, Barry appeared in the first team on 22 occasions, including his 100th club appearance in the 9-3 away win at Doncaster in November.<\/p>\n
1980-81 was to be Barry’s last for the club, with his final appearance being in the comfortable 25-2 victory against Doncaster on 22nd February 1981, having scored his final try in the 17-21 defeat to Rochdale Hornets at the Athletic Grounds in September. The first 9-8 victory at Whitehaven on 12th October was Barry’s 100th start in the black and amber colours.<\/p>\n
Barry Langton will always be remembered by the Bramley faithful as a 100% hard-working and fantastic clubman for both the first and second teams. He remained a popular figure around Bramley as the manager of the Bramley RLFC McClaren Bars and the Black Lion public house on Broad Lane, Bramley and is still a popular visitor to the Bramley Ex-Players events and Bramley Buffaloes matches.<\/p>\n
Career record<\/p>\n
1975-76 28 appearances 1 sub appearance 3 tries
\n1976-77 20 appearances 7 sub appearances 7 tries
\n1977-78 12 appearances 4 sub appearances
\n1978-79 14 appearances 2 sub appearances 1 try
\n1979-80 19 appearances 3 sub appearances 5 tries
\n1980-81 13 appearances 1 sub appearance 1 try<\/p>\n
Totals<\/p>\n
106 appearances 18 sub appearances 17 tries.<\/p>\n
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