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Chris Barker

English footballer (1980-2020)

Christopher Andrew Barker (2 March 1980 – 1 January 2020) was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Chris Barker
Barker at Southend United in 2013
Personal information
Full name Christopher Andrew Barker[1]
Date of birth (1980-03-02)2 March 1980 [2]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 1 January 2020(2020-01-01) (aged 39)
Place of death Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1997–1999 Alfreton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Barnsley 113 (3)
2002–2007 Cardiff City 162 (0)
2004 → Stoke City (loan) 4 (0)
2006–2007 → Colchester United (loan) 38 (0)
2007–2008 Queens Park Rangers 25 (0)
2008–2010 Plymouth Argyle 54 (0)
2010 → Southend United (loan) 4 (0)
2010–2013 Southend United 113 (0)
2013–2016 Aldershot Town 87 (0)
2016 Hereford 5 (0)
2016–2017 Weston-super-Mare 15 (0)
Teams managed
2015 Aldershot Town (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Barker was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He began his professional career at Barnsley in 1999. He won the club's young player of the year award in his first full season. He appeared in over 100 games for the club. In July 2002, Barker joined Welsh side Cardiff City. While at Cardiff, Barker had loan spells at Stoke City and Colchester United. After 177 appearances for Cardiff City, he joined Queens Park Rangers in 2007, and Plymouth Argyle in 2008. He moved to Southend United in 2010, playing for the club until 2013. In 2015, Barker was named player-manager of Aldershot Town. He later played for Hereford and Weston-super-Mare.

On 1 January 2020, Barker died in Cardiff at the age of 39.[3]

Career statistics

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Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 1999–2000[4] First Division 29 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 35 0
2000–01[5] First Division 40 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 46 0
2001–02[6] First Division 44 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 49 3
Total 113 3 4 0 12 0 1 0 130 3
Cardiff City 2002–03[7] Second Division 40 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 47 0
2003–04[8] First Division 39 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 41 0
2004–05[9] Championship 39 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 44 0
2005–06[10] Championship 41 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 45 0
2006–07[11] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 159 0 8 0 9 0 1 0 177 0
Stoke City (loan) 2004–05[12] Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Colchester United (loan) 2006–07[13] Championship 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
Queens Park Rangers 2007–08[14] Championship 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Plymouth Argyle 2008–09[15] Championship 40 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 42 0
2009–10[16] Championship 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2010–11[17] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 54 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 58 0
Southend United (loan) 2010–11[18] League Two 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 0
Southend United 2010–11[18] League Two 39 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40 0
2011–12[19] League Two 43 0 4 0 0 0 6 1 53 1
2012–13[20] League Two 29 0 4 0 1 0 6 0 40 0
Total 111 0 8 0 1 0 13 1 133 1
Aldershot Town 2013–14[21] Conference Premier 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0
2014–15[22] Conference Premier 32 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
2015–16 Conference Premier 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 77 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 81 0
Hereford 2016–17 Southern League Division One South & West 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Weston-super-Mare 2016–17 National League South 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Career Total 605 3 29 0 25 0 16 1 675 4
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs and the Football League Trophy.

Honours

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Player

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Cardiff City

Southend United

Individual

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References

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General

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.

Specific

  1. ↑ "Chris Barker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chris Barker – Football Stats – Soccer Base". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chris Barker: Former Cardiff City defender dies aged 39". BBC Sport. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Barnsley 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  5. ↑ "Barnsley 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  6. ↑ "Barnsley 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  7. ↑ "Cardiff 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  8. ↑ "Cardiff 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  9. ↑ "Cardiff 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  10. ↑ "Cardiff 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  11. ↑ "Cardiff 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  12. ↑ "Stoke 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  13. ↑ "Colchester 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  14. ↑ "QPR 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  15. ↑ "Plymouth 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  16. ↑ "Plymouth 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  17. ↑ "Plymouth 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Southend 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  19. ↑ "Southend 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  20. ↑ "Southend 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  21. ↑ "Aldershot 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 August 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Chris Barker in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  23. ↑ "Cardiff seal promotion". BBC Sport. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  24. ↑ Tony Leighton (7 April 2013). "Trophy Final - match report". EFL. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  25. ↑ Brad Gray (2 January 2020). "Chris Barker: Former Southend United, Colchester United, Cardiff City and Queens Park Rangers footballer dies aged 39". Essex Live. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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