Jim Barron (footballer, born 1943)

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Jim Barron
Personal information
Full name James Barron [1]
Date of birth (1943-10-19) 19 October 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Tantobie, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Newcastle West End
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1965 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 (0)
1965–1966 Chelsea 1 (0)
1966–1970 Oxford United 152 (0)
1970–1974 Nottingham Forest 155 (0)
1974–1977 Swindon Town 79 (0)
1977 Connecticut Bicentennials 10 (0)
1977–1981 Peterborough United 21 (0)
Managerial career
1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers (caretaker)
1986 ÍA
1988–1989 Cheltenham Town
2001 Birmingham City (joint caretaker)
2006–2007 Northampton Town (joint caretaker)
2023–2024 Bath City (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jim Barron (born 19 October 1943) is an English football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He played over 400 games in the Football League for a number of clubs over a twenty-year career.

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Playing career

Born in Tantobie, [1] Barron played for Newcastle West End, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea, Oxford United, Nottingham Forest, Swindon Town, the Connecticut Bicentennials, and Peterborough United. [2] [3]

Coaching career

Barron was Caretaker Manager at both Wolverhampton Wanderers (May 1984) and Birmingham City (October to December 2001) and permanent manager of Cheltenham Town in 1988–89.

He was first team coach at League One Northampton Town from 2002 to 2011. He was additionally appointed joint caretaker manager at Northampton on 20 December 2006, following the resignation of John Gorman. [4] After the appointment of Stuart Gray as manager in January 2007, Barron reverted to his role as a first team coach. Barron was a scout for Everton from 2009 to 2020, a role which he left during the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

In July 2023, Barron was appointed the assistant manager of Bath City. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jim Barron". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 "NASL-Jim Barron". www.nasljerseys.com.
  3. ↑ Jim Barron at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Northampton Town FC. "John Gorman resigns". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2006.
  5. ↑ "Feature: No sign of Jim Barron slowing down". 14 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jim Barron".
  7. ↑ "Jim Barron on his eventful reign as Cheltenham Town boss". 17 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "FA Cup: Former goalkeeper Jim Barron who faced Pele still going strong at 80". BBC Sport. 26 September 2024.
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