Ernie Barber (Australian footballer)

Ernest Milner Barber (30 May 1895 – 29 February 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Barber, who played his junior football for Williamstown Juniors FC, was a forward for South Melbourne. He kicked 20 goals in 1918, his debut season, a total bettered by only two teammates that year. In just his 13th league game he played in a premiership, kicking a goal from the forward pocket in the 1918 VFL Grand Final win over Collingwood.