 The Barlow family at 3 Coronation Street consisted of David, his academic older brother Ken (William Roache), his mother Ida (Noel Dyson) and his absent father Frank (Frank Pemberton), who was away fighting in World War II until 1945.In 1961, David was an apprentice engineer but he wanted to pursue a career in football.He signed for Weatherfield County FC and in his first match he scored the only goal.