Paul Fairclough
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Paul Fairclough (born 31 January 1950) is the current manager of Barnet F.C. and the England National Game XI, formerly known as the England Non-League team or the England Semi-pro team.
Prior to Barnet he was manager of Stevenage Borough, taking them to a Nationwide Conference title and a much-publicised FA Cup tie with Newcastle United.
In his first couple of months, the last in the season, Fairclough led Barnet to the conference play-offs but failed to gain promotion. His first full season as Barnet manager saw him storm the conference with his Barnet side and gain automatic promotion as Conference champions. Now in his second full season, Barnet have struggled in league two as Fairclough's young side have tried to find their feet in the basement league. However he has once again had cup success, leading Barnet to a third round Carling Cup tie against Manchester United, but the Theatre of Dreams was not as its title suggests, with keeper Ross Flitney being sent off in the second minute (by a wrong decision, later winning an appeal to rectify the red card) and the team eventually falling 4-1.
Paul Fairclough is a proven successful manager at every club he has been at. He has the fourth best winning percentage record of all league clubs, only behind Jose Mourinho, Rafael Benitez and Alex Ferguson, respectively.
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1 Flitney | 2 Bailey | 3 King | 4 Hendon | 5 Gross | 6 Charles | 7 Hatch | 8 Sinclair | 9 Grazioli | 11 Graham | 12 Norville | 14 Yakubu | 15 Hessenthaler | 16 Warhurst | 17 Devera | 18 Harrison | 19 Nicolau | 20 Puncheon | 21 Vieira | 23 Cogan | 26 Birchall | Manager: Fairclough |
