George Barker (footballer, born 1991)

George Barker
Personal information
Full name George John Barker[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991
Place of birth Portsmouth, England[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Havant & Waterlooville
Youth career
2008–2010 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 (0)
2011Lewes (loan) 4 (1)
2012–2013Barnet (loan) 1 (0)
2013Newport County (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2015 Swindon Town 13 (0)
2014Tranmere Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 Gosport Borough 30 (2)
2016– Havant & Waterlooville 20 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:27, 27 November 2016 (UTC).


George John Barker (born 26 September 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville of the Isthmian League.

Prior to joining Gosport, Barker played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Barnet, Newport County, Tranmere Rovers and Swindon Town.

Career

After youth spells at AC Fareham and Southampton Football Club, Barker joined Brighton & Hove Albion's youth team in 2008 and signed his first professional contract in 2010. He was on the bench for Brighton's 5–1 win over Barnsley in August 2012.[2] In November 2012 he joined Barnet on loan deadline day. He made his debut at home to AFC Wimbledon on 8 December 2012,[3] which was the only appearance he made for the Bees before his loan spell expired on 5 January.

He made his debut for Brighton on 12 March 2013, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Dean Hammond in a 2–1 loss away at Barnsley.[4]

On 22 November 2013, Barker joined Newport County on loan until 1 January 2014 but only made two substitute appearances.[5]

On 7 January 2014, Barker signed for Swindon Town on an eighteen-month contract for an undisclosed fee.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 May 2015[7]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Other[8] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2010–11 000000000000
2011–12 000000000000
2012–13 300000000030
2013–14 100000000010
Total 400000000040
Lewes (loan) 2011 400000000040
Barnet (loan) 2012 200000000020
Newport County (loan) 2013 100000000010
Swindon Town 2014 800000000080
2014–15 500010200080
Total 13000102000160
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2014 400000000040
Career total 28100102000311

References

  1. 1 2 George Barker profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. Brighton 5 – 1 Barnsley
  3. Barnet 1 – 1 AFC Wimbledon
  4. "Barnsley 2–1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  5. "Newport County sign Brighton striker George Barker". BBC Sport. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  6. "Swindon Town sign Brighton & Hove Albion striker". BBC Sport. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  7. "George Barker profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  8. Includes other competitive competitions such as the Football League Play-Offs
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