Paul Barron

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Paul Barron
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Barron pictured in 2009
Personal information
Full name Paul George Barron
Date of birth (1953-09-16) 16 September 1953 (age 69)
Place of birth Woolwich, London, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1973 Welling United
1973–1975 Wycombe Wanderers 2 (0)
1975–1976 Slough Town 45 (0)
1976–1978 Plymouth Argyle 44 (0)
1978–1980 Arsenal 8 (0)
1980–1982 Crystal Palace 90 (0)
1982–1985 West Bromwich Albion 63 (0)
1985 → Stoke City (loan) 1 (0)
1985–1988 Queens Park Rangers 32 (0)
1986 → Reading (loan) 4 (0)
1988–1989 Welling United 100 (0)
1990 Cheltenham Town 5 (0)
1990–1991 Welling United 25 (0)
Total419(0)
Managerial career
2015– Las Vegas Mobsters
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul George Barron (born 16 September 1953) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently coaches for Las Vegas Sports Academy.

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Playing career

Born in Woolwich, London, Barron qualified as a PE instructor before becoming a professional footballer. [2] He played for non-league Welling United, Wycombe Wanderers and Slough Town, before turning professional with Plymouth Argyle in July 1976. [2]

He signed for Arsenal in July 1978 for £70,000, as cover for Pat Jennings. Barron made his Arsenal debut on 2 August 1978 against Manchester City but was unable to oust Jennings from the first team; after only eight appearances in two seasons he moved on to Crystal Palace in 1980. He joined Palace along with Clive Allen, while Kenny Sansom moved to Arsenal as part of the deal. [2]

At Selhurst Park Barron was favoured by manager Terry Venables over John Burridge as Palace suffered a poor start to the 1980–81 season. However, Venables left in October 1980 to become manager at Queens Park Rangers, [3] and Burridge followed in December. [4] Barron made 33 league appearances that season, [5] (in which Palace were relegated) but remained at Palace in 1981–82 and for the first half of 1982–83 as the Eagles finished 15th in consecutive seasons. Barron joined West Bromwich Albion in December 1982 [6] and spent three seasons at the Hawthorns making 63 First Division appearances. In 1984–85 he joined Stoke City on loan, and played once keeping a clean sheet, in a 0–0 draw away at Leicester City. He joined Queens Park Rangers in August 1985 and he appeared in the 1986 Football League Cup Final for QPR, in their defeat by Oxford United at Wembley Stadium. Barron spent two seasons at Loftus Road which included a short spell on loan at Reading and in the summer of 1988 he returned to his first club Welling United.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Barron became a goalkeeping coach, working at Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion. He then moved to Aston Villa, before joining Middlesbrough in 2001. [7] Barron was sent to the stands during Middlesbrough's away League Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September 2007, after protesting about Gareth Bale's opening goal. [8] In November 2007 he left Boro to become goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United. [9] Barron left Newcastle United in December 2010 following the departure of manager Chris Hughton. [10] As of 2023 Barron is a coach of Girls' Elite Academy teams at Las Vegas Sports Academy.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 1976–77 Second Division 3000100040
1977–78 Third Division 410403030510
Total440404030550
Arsenal 1978–79 First Division 3000000030
1979–80 First Division5000000050
Total8000000080
Crystal Palace 1980–81 First Division330004000370
1981–82 Second Division400504000490
1982–83 Second Division170005020240
Total90050130201100
West Bromwich Albion 1982–83 First Division200200000220
1983–84 First Division420404000500
1984–85 First Division1000000010
Total630604000730
Stoke City (loan) 1984–85 First Division1000000010
Queens Park Rangers 1985–86 First Division310109000410
1986–87 First Division1000000010
Total320109000420
Reading (loan) 1986–87 Second Division4000000040
Career total2420160300502930

Honours

Queens Park Rangers

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References

  1. ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 . London: Macdonald Futura Publishers. 1980. p.  50. ISBN   0362020175.
  2. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 25. ISBN   1-85983-474-4.
  3. ↑ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 56. ISBN   0-907969-54-2.
  4. ↑ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 320. ISBN   0-907969-54-2.
  5. ↑ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 255. ISBN   0-907969-54-2.
  6. ↑ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 316. ISBN   0-907969-54-2.
  7. ↑ "Boro coach holds Newcastle talks". BBC Sport. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  8. ↑ "Match report: Tottenham 2 Middlesbrough 0". Middlesbrough F.C. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Goalkeeping Coach Makes Switch Across Tyne To Newcastle". Goal.com. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  10. ↑ "Boss Chris Hughton Sacked by Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  11. ↑ Paul Barron at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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