Paul Barnes (footballer)

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Paul Barnes

Barnes pictured in 1994 with the York City Clubman of the Year trophy
Personal information
Full name Paul Lance Barnes
Date of birth (1967-11-16) 16 November 1967
Place of birth Leicester, England
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1990 Notts County 53 (14)
1990–1992 Stoke City 24 (3)
1990 → Chesterfield (loan) 1 (0)
1992–1995 York City 148 (76)
1995–1996 Birmingham City 15 (7)
1996–1998 Burnley 65 (30)
1998–1999 Huddersfield Town 30 (2)
1999–2001 Bury 54 (8)
2001 → Nuneaton Borough (loan) 9 (10)
2001–2003 Doncaster Rovers 71 (31)
2003–2004 Tamworth 18 (4)
2004–2005 Hinckley United
Total 488 (185)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Paul Lance Barnes (born 16 November 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Birmingham City, Bury, Burnley, Chesterfield, Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Notts County, Stoke City and York City.[1][2]

Career

Born in Leicester, Barnes completed an apprenticeship with Notts County before signing a professional contract in November 1985, making his debut in February 1986.[3] He played in five season with the Magpies scoring 19 goals in 67 appearances helping them on their way to promotion in 1989–90.[3] He joined Stoke City on transfer deadline day in 1989–90 being one a of a large number of players signed by Alan Ball in an attempt to avoid relegation.[3] Barnes played in five matches as Stoke failed to mount a revival and were relegated to the third tier. He played in seven matches for Stoke in 1990–91 also having a short spell on loan at Chesterfield. Under Lou Macari in 1991–92 he found himself in the reserves due to the form of Wayne Biggins and Mark Stein.[3] He played in 18 matches scoring four goals and was an unused substitute in the 1992 Football League Trophy Final.[3] York City manager John Ward spotted Barnes in Stoke's reserves and signed him in July 1992.[3]

Barnes began scoring goals for York quickly and he netted 21 times as York won promotion in 1993. The following year, he scored 24 times and won the Clubman of the Year trophy. In September 1995, he hit the national headlines when he scored twice in City's 3–0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in a first round League Cup tie, and he almost scored a hat trick, but his third goal was ruled offside.[4] Barnes was eventually sold to Birmingham City for a fee of £350,000 in March 1996. Six months later he was transferred to Burnley for £300,000. He scored 30 goals in 65 matches for the Turf Moor club. A further move saw him play for Huddersfield Town and then in March 1999 signed with Bury for £50,000. In 2003, playing for Doncaster Rovers, he helped the club gain promotion back to the Football League from the Football Conference, winning the Golden Boot in the process. Barnes then signed for non-league Tamworth, and then finished his career at Hinckley United.

Honours

Notts County

York City

Doncaster Rovers

Individual

Career statistics

Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 1985–86 Third Division 144000000144
1986–87 Third Division 0000001010
1987–88 Third Division 112100043162
1988–89 Third Division 157000020177
1989–90 Third Division 131000062193
Total 531410001356719
Stoke City 1989–90 Second Division 5000000050
1990–91 Third Division 6000001171
1991–92 Third Division 133002031184
Total 243002042305
Chesterfield (loan) 1990–91 Fourth Division 1011000021
York City 1992–93 Third Division 40211020404721
1993–94 Second Division 42241010514925
1994–95 Second Division 36162020214217
1995–96 Second Division 30151055524122
Total 148765010516417985
Birmingham City 1995–96 First Division 157000000157
Burnley 1996–97 Second Division 40243120004525
1997–98 Second Division 256203000306
Total 65305150007531
Huddersfield Town 1997–98 First Division 151000000151
1998–99 First Division 151203000201
Total 302203000352
Bury 1998–99 First Division 8000000080
1999–2000 Second Division 304201010344
2000–01 Second Division 164200010194
Total 548401020618
Nuneaton Borough (loan) 2000–01 Football Conference 9100000101010
Doncaster Rovers 2001–02 Football Conference 236100021267
2002–03 Football Conference 41251000514726
2003–04 Third Division 70102120111
Total 71313021928434
Tamworth 2003–04 Football Conference 184000010194
Career total 4881852122364613578206
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League play-offs and Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. ↑ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stoke City Official Matchday Magazine 2 January 2010 v York City
  4. ↑ "Old Trafford left stunned as York teach United a lesson". The Independent. 21 September 1995. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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