External links
- George Barker at Soccerbase
- George Barker at Soccerway
- George Barker at Aylesbury United
- Profile at Wessex League
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George John Barker [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1991 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, [1] England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Portchester | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Lewes (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Barnet (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Newport County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Swindon Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Gosport Borough | 30 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Havant & Waterlooville | 44 | (1) |
| 2018 | Worthing | 6 | (3) |
| 2018 | Salisbury | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Staines Town | ||
| 2018–2020 | Gosport Borough | 15 | (7) |
| 2020-2021 | Moneyfields | 0 | (0) |
| 2021- | AFC Portchester | 50 | (18) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:53, 5 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
George John Barker (born 26 September 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as forward for AFC Portchester.
Barker has played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Barnet, Newport County, Tranmere Rovers and Swindon Town.
After youth spells at AC Fareham and Southampton, Barker joined Brighton & Hove Albion's youth team in 2008 and signed his first professional contract in 2010. He was on the bench for Brighton's 5–1 win over Barnsley in August 2012. [2] In November 2012 he joined Barnet on loan deadline day. He made his debut at home to AFC Wimbledon on 8 December 2012, [3] which was the only appearance he made for the Bees before his loan spell expired on 5 January.
He made his debut for Brighton on 12 March 2013, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Dean Hammond in a 2–1 loss away at Barnsley. [4]
On 22 November 2013, Barker joined Newport County on loan until 1 January 2014 but only made two substitute appearances. [5]
On 7 January 2014, Barker signed for Swindon Town on an eighteen-month contract for an undisclosed fee. [6] Barker played only 13 league games for Town and was released at the end of his contract, which also included a loan spell with Tranmere Rovers.
Barker later played for Gosport Borough, Havant & Waterlooville, Salisbury and Staines Town before re-joining Gosport Borough in December 2018. [7] [8] [9]
In June 2020 Barker signed for Southern League Division One side Moneyfields.
In the summer of 2021, Barker joined Wessex League side AFC Portchester. [10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Other [12] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Lewes (loan) | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Barnet (loan) | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Newport County (loan) | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
