Barry Whitbread

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Barry Whitbread
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1949 (age 73–74)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1973 Lancaster City 120 (51)
1973–1979 Runcorn
1979–1982 Altrincham [1] 94 (34)
International career
1979–1981 England semi-pro 6 (2)
Managerial career
1988–1990 Runcorn
1996–1998 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barry Whitbread (born c. 1949) [2] is an English former football player and coach who led the Singapore national football team to the country's first ever international trophy in football, the 1998 AFF Championship.

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Club career

Whitbread played football as a forward for Lancaster City in the Northern Premier League while a student at Lancaster University. He scored a hat-trick on his debut for the club, and scored their early goal in what became a 2–1 defeat to Football League opponents Notts County in the first round proper of the 1972–73 FA Cup. [3] Transferred nearer home for a fee of £250, Whitbread's 29 goals helped Runcorn to the Northern Premier League title in the 1975–76 season. [4] After scoring 181 career goals for Runcorn, he joined Altrincham in 1979 for a club record fee of £6,400. He helped the club reach the 1982 FA Trophy final, in which he made his final appearance as a player, on the losing side. [1] [2]

International career

Whitbread was a member of the first ever England team at semi-professional level. He won six caps, scoring twice, between 1979 and 1981. [5] [6]

Coaching career

Whitbread trained as a teacher before moving into football management, having gained his coaching qualifications while still a player. [2] He was assistant manager of Northwich Victoria, [3] then manager of Runcorn from 1988 to 1990, [4] and also coached in the United States. [7] He took the job as Singapore national football team coach in 1996. Two years later, his team written off before it started, [8] Whitbread led Singapore to victory in the 1998 Tiger Cup (now known as the AFF Suzuki Cup), their first ever success in an international football competition. [9]

On his return to England he worked at Liverpool's Youth Academy, becoming head of recruitment, a post he held until 2007. [7] [10] He went on to act as chief scout for clubs including Blackburn Rovers [11] and Bolton Wanderers. [12]

Personal life

His son Zak, born in Houston, Texas, while Whitbread was working in the US, became a professional footballer after developing in the Liverpool academy. [7] [13] Zak played for Shrewsbury Town.

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  4. 1 2 "Linnets Legends - Barry Whitbread". Runcorn Linnets F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Williams, Tony, ed. (1988). Non League Club Directory 1989. Tony Williams Publications. p. 43. ISBN   978-1-869833-09-1.
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  7. 1 2 3 Tongue, Steve (5 December 2004). "Liverpool rebuild from within". The Independent. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "History". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  9. ↑ Kumar, Raj (26 December 2004). "Class of '98: Lions good for glory". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Platt, Mark (9 July 2007). "Reds Welcome Johnson To The Academy". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Barry joins backroom team". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  12. ↑ Douglas, Mark (28 August 2009). "Danny Simpson wants to remain at Newcastle". The Journal. Newcastle. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Senior Squad: Zak Whitbread". Millwall F.C. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
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