Colin Barnes

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Colin Barnes
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-05-28) 28 May 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
– Luton Town
– Dunstable Town
– Hitchin Town
1980 Adelaide City 16 (9)
19??–1983 Barnet
1983–1984 Torquay United 43 (11)
1984–1985 Yeovil Town [1] (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Barnes (born 28 May 1957) is an English former professional footballer born in Notting Hill, London, who played as a forward in the Football League for Torquay United. [2]

Barnes began his career with Crystal Palace, but failed to make the grade at Selhurst Park and moved to Luton Town. He left Luton without making his first team debut and joined non-league Dunstable Town. He later played for Hitchin Town, Adelaide City and Barnet, where he was top scorer and Player of the Year in the 1982–83 season, [3] [4] and from where he was signed by Torquay United in August 1983. [4] His league debut came on 28 September 1983, Barnes scoring against Chester City in a Fourth Division match at Sealand Road. Although a regular in the side, in 1984 he was allowed to leave for non-league Yeovil Town. [5] He had played 43 league games for Torquay, scoring 11 times. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Season 1984-85 : First Team Goalscorers". Ciderspace. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Torquay United : 1946/47–2006/07". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "The Barry Fry Years – Part One 1976 to 1983". History of Barnet FC. Barnet FC Supporters Association. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 "The Barry Fry Years – Part Two 1983/84 season". History of Barnet FC. Barnet FC Supporters Association. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Part 40: Season 1984-85". The Yeovil Town Story. Ciderspace. Retrieved 19 November 2009.


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