![]() Barry with Swindon Town in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bradley Oliver Barry [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 13 February 1995||
Place of birth | Hastings, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eastbourne Borough | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Swindon Town | 58 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Chesterfield | 51 | (2) |
2018 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Barrow | 63 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Stevenage | 12 | (0) |
2022– | Eastbourne Borough | 59 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2024 | Eastbourne Borough (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
Bradley Oliver Barry (born 13 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains National League South club Eastbourne Borough.
Barry started his career within the youth ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion before signing a development contract with them in 2013. [3] However, Barry suffered a leg injury that kept him sidelined for 11 months. [4] After recovering from his leg injury, Barry returned to development squad and played his first match, as well as captain, against Blackburn Rovers U21 on 18 August 2014. [5]
Barry was released by 'the Seagulls' in the summer of 2015 without making a single appearance for the senior side. [6]
Preceding his release from Brighton, Barry joined League One side Swindon Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial. [7]
On 1 September 2015, Barry went onto make his Swindon debut in their Football League Trophy victory over Newport County, featuring for the full 90 minutes. [8] Four days later, Barry made his league debut for the club in their 3–1 away victory against Crewe Alexandra, once again featuring for the entire 90 minutes. [9] Despite suffering setback of injuries, [10] [11] Barry went onto make thirty-four more league starts for Swindon before signing a new one-year deal alongside teammate Ellis Iandolo in July 2016. [12]
In the 2016–17 season, on 20 August 2016, Barry scored his first goal for Swindon, netting the winner in their 1–0 victory over Port Vale in the 47th minute. [13] However, Barry's first team opportunities was soon limited with injuries [14] [15] and suspension, which has affected his season. [16] [17] Despite this, Barry went on to make twenty-six appearances and scoring once in all competitions.
On 2 May 2017, it was announced that Barry would leave Swindon upon the expiry of his contract in June 2017. [18]
On 18 May 2017, Barry signed a two-year deal with Chesterfield. [19] He was loaned out to Dover Athletic in September 2018. After missing six games for Dover and amidst an injury crisis at Chesterfield, he was recalled early in November. [20]
Barry left the club in May 2019, at the expiry of his contract. [21]
Shortly after his exit from Chesterfield, Barry signed a two-year deal at Barrow, also in the National League. [22] In his first season he formed part of the side that won promotion to League Two. [23]
Barry signed for fellow League Two club Stevenage on 8 July 2021. [24]
Barry is the nephew of former Aston Villa, Manchester City and England international, Gareth Barry. [25]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swindon Town | 2015–16 [26] | League One | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
2016–17 [27] | League One | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
Total | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 1 | ||
Chesterfield | 2017–18 [28] | League Two | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 0 |
2018–19 [29] | National League | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Total | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
Dover Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 [29] | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Barrow | 2019–20 [30] | National League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 32 | 2 | |
2020–21 [31] | League Two | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
Total | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 3 | ||
Stevenage | 2021–22 [32] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
Eastbourne Borough | 2022–23 [33] | National League South | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
2023–24 [33] | National League South | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
Career total | 246 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 271 | 7 |
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