Richie Barker (footballer, born 1939)
Footballer; Football manager (1939-2020)
Richie Joseph Barker (23 November 1939 – 11 October 2020) was an English footballer and manager. He played in the Football League for Derby County, Notts County and Peterborough United. He was also manager of Shrewsbury Town, Stoke City, Notts County, Ethnikos Piraeus (Greece), Zamalek (Egypt) and West Bromwich Albion.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richie Joseph Barker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1939[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Loughborough, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 2020 (aged 80)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1967 | Burton Albion | 270 | (159) |
| 1967–1969 | Derby County | 38 | (12) |
| 1969–1971 | Notts County | 112 | (37) |
| 1971–1972 | Peterborough United | 36 | (9) |
| Total | 456 | (217) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 1981–1983 | Stoke City | ||
| 1984–1985 | Notts County | ||
| 1985–1986 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 1986–1987 | Zamalek | ||
| 1997 | West Bromwich Albion (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ↑ "Richie Barker". Stoke City. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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