Paul Barron

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Paul Barron
Personal information
Full name Paul George Barron
Date of birth 16 September 1953 (1953-09-16) (age 54)
Place of birth    Woolwich, London, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1971–1973
1973–1975
1975–1976
1976–1978
1978–1980
1980–1982
1982–1985
1985
1985–1988
1986
1988–1989
1990
1990–1991		 Welling United
Wycombe Wanderers
Slough Town
Plymouth Argyle
Arsenal
Crystal Palace
West Bromwich Albion
→ Stoke City (loan)
Queens Park Rangers
→ Reading (loan)
Welling United
Cheltenham Town
Welling United


44 (0)
08 (0)
90 (0)
63 (0)
01 (0)
32 (0)
04 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Paul George Barron (born September 16, 1953 in Woolwich, London) is an English former football goalkeeper. He is the current goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United.

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[edit] Playing career

Barron qualified as a PE instructor before becoming a professional footballer.[1] He played for non-league Welling United, Wycombe Wanderers and Slough Town, before turning professional with Plymouth Argyle in July 1976.[1]

He signed for Arsenal in July 1978 for £70,000, as cover for Pat Jennings. Barron made his Arsenal debut on August 2, 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.[1]

Barron later played for West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Queens Park Rangers and Reading, as well as non-league Welling United and Cheltenham Town.

[edit] 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.[2] 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.[3] In November 2007 he left Boro to become goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books, p25. ISBN 1-85983-474-4. 
  2. ^ "Boro coach holds Newcastle talks", BBC Sport, 2007-11-12. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. 
  3. ^ "Match report: Tottenham 2 Middlesbrough 0", Middlesbrough F.C., 2007-09-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. 
  4. ^ "Goalkeeping Coach Makes Switch Across Tyne To Newcastle", Goal.com, 2007-11-19. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. 

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Preceded by
Paul Hinshelwood		 Crystal Palace F.C. Player of The Year
1982		 Succeeded by
Jerry Murphy


Persondata
NAME Barron, Paul George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Woolwich, London, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH