Joey Barton

English association football player and manager (born 1982)

Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton (born 2 September 1982) is an English footballer.

Joey Barton
Barton in 2005
Personal information
Full name Joseph Anthony Barton[1]
Date of birth (1982-09-02) 2 September 1982 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Huyton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1996 Everton
1996 Liverpool
1997–2002 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Manchester City 130 (15)
2007–2011 Newcastle United 81 (7)
2011–2015 Queens Park Rangers 93 (7)
2012–2013Marseille (loan) 25 (0)
2015–2016 Burnley 38 (3)
2016 Rangers 5 (0)
2017 Burnley 14 (1)
National team
2003 England U21 2 (1)
2007 England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:50, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:50, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Barton was born and raised in Hutyon, Merseyside. In 2011, his son was born.

Barton plays as a midfielder for Queens Park Rangers. He played for Manchester City from 2002 to 2007, where he received 39 bookings and three red cards. He scored an international goal at Goodison Park, Liverpool on 9 September 2003 whilst playing for the England Under-21 team against Portugal. He played for Newcastle United from 2007 to 2011. He played for Olympique de Marseille for the 2012-2013 season.

Barton has convictions for common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray. He has served a prison sentence[2] and a suspended sentence.[3] He has also been charged with violent conduct three times by The Football Association for attacking other players. The court and FA proceedings and sentences, along with being sent off and banned from matches, has interrupted his professional career many times.

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2002–03[4] Premier League 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
2003–04[5] Premier League 28 1 4 0 2 0 5[c] 0 39 1
2004–05[6] Premier League 31 1 1 0 1 1 33 2
2005–06[7] Premier League 31 6 5 0 0 0 36 6
2006–07[8] Premier League 33 6 4 1 1 0 38 7
Total 130 15 14 1 4 1 5 0 153 17
Newcastle United 2007–08[9] Premier League 23 1 0 0 0 0 23 1
2008–09[10] Premier League 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
2009–10[11] Championship 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
2010–11[12] Premier League 32 4 1 1 2 0 35 5
2011–12[13] Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 81 7 1 1 2 0 84 8
Queens Park Rangers 2011–12[13] Premier League 31 3 1 0 32 3
2012–13[14] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[15] Championship 34 3 1 0 1 0 3[d] 0 39 3
2014–15[16] Premier League 28 1 0 0 0 0 28 1
Total 93 7 2 0 1 0 3 0 99 7
Marseille (loan) 2012–13[17] Ligue 1 25 0 3 0 0 0 5[e] 1 33 1
Burnley 2015–16[18] Championship 38 3 2 0 40 3
Rangers 2016–17[19] Scottish Premiership 5 0 3 0 8 0
Burnley 2016–17[19] Premier League 14 1 4 0 18 1
Career total 386 33 26 2 10 1 13 1 435 37
  1. Includes FA Cup and Coupe de France
  2. Includes Football League Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. Appearances in Championship play-offs
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International change

Source:[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2007 1 0
Total 1 0

Managerial statistics change

As of match played 24 October 2023[21]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Fleetwood Town 2 June 2018 4 January 2021 128 51 36 41 039.8
Bristol Rovers 22 February 2021 26 October 2023 143 53 30 60 037.1
Total 271 104 66 101 038.4

Honours change

As a player change

Newcastle United

Queens Park Rangers

Burnley

Individual

As a manager change

Bristol Rovers

Individual

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. Staff; agencies (28 July 2008). "Football: Newcastle's Joey Barton released from jail" – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. "Barton is sentenced for assault". 1 July 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  9. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  10. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  11. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  12. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Games played by Joey Barton in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  14. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  15. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  16. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  17. "J. Barton: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  18. "Games played by Joey Barton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  19. 19.0 19.1 "Games played by Joey Barton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  20. Barton, Joey at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. "Managers: Joey Barton". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  22. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 36, 268–269. ISBN 978-0-7553-6107-6.
  23. Fletcher, Paul (24 May 2014). "Derby County 0–1 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  24. Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
  25. "Scrapbook: Joey Barton". Manchester City FC vs Liverpool match programme, p41. 14 April 2007.
  26. "The Football League Awards 2016: Winners". EFL.com. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  27. "Joey Barton: Burnley midfielder receives Championship winners' medal". BBC Sport. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  28. "PFA awards: Leicester and Spurs dominate Premier League team". BBC Sport. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  29. "Bristol Rovers go up after extraordinary 7–0 win". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  30. "Joey Barton wins September's League One manager of the month award". BBC Sport. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  31. "Joey Barton: Fleetwood Town manager to go on trial accused of assaulting Daniel Stendel". BBC Sport. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.