Gary Barnett (footballer)

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Gary Barnett
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Gary Barnett playing for Fulham.
Personal information
Full name Gary Lloyd Barnett
Date of birth (1963-03-11) 11 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1982 Coventry City 0 (0)
1982–1985 Oxford United 45 (9)
1983 → Wimbledon (loan) 5 (1)
1984 → Fulham (loan) 2 (1)
1985–1990 Fulham 180 (30)
1990–1993 Huddersfield Town 100 (11)
1993–1995 Leyton Orient 63 (7)
1995–1999 Barry Town 132 (13)
1999–2001 Kidderminster Harriers 10 (2)
Managerial career
1996–1999 Barry Town (player-manager)
Moreton Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Lloyd Barnett (born 11 March 1963) is an English former professional footballer and football coach. He made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Oxford United, Wimbledon, Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Leyton Orient and Kidderminster Harriers. [1] [2] As player-manager of League of Wales club Barry Town, he was honoured with the League of Wales Manager of the Year award in three consecutive seasons, for leading the club to a succession of domestic honours and to the first round proper of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gary Barnett". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Gary Barnett". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Premier League Manager of the Year". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Barry Town Profiles and History" (PDF). The Welsh Football League League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  5. ↑ Shaw, Phil (25 September 1996). "Brave Barry bow out with dignity". The Independent. Retrieved 11 December 2009.


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