John Barnes (footballer)

John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963) is a Jamacian-born English former footballer, rapper, manager and now commentator. He played as a left winger. He was best known for playing for Liverpool between 1987 and 1997. He won three league titles, an FA Cup and a League Cup during his time playing at Liverpool. He also played for Watford, Newcastle United, Charlton Athletic and the England national team. He also managed Celtic, the Jamaica national team and Tranmere Rovers.

John Barnes
Barnes in Norway, June 2012
Personal information
Full name John Charles Bryan Barnes
Date of birth (1963-11-07) 7 November 1963
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Left Winger
Youth career
Stowe Boys Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Sudbury Court
1981–1987 Watford 233 (65)
1987–1997 Liverpool 314 (84)
1997–1999 Newcastle United 27 (6)
1999 Charlton Athletic 12 (0)
Total 586 (155)
National team
1982–1983 England U21 3 (0)
1983–1995 England 79 (11)
Teams managed
1999–2000 Celtic
2008–2009 Jamaica
2009 Tranmere Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Barnes was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He moved to London at the age of 12. He was married to Suzy until their divorce. They had four children. With his second wife, Andrea, he has three children. He lives on the Wirral.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[2]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford1981–82Second Division36133051004414
1982–83First Division42104130425313
1983–8439117421605416
1984–8540122053004715
1985–863998331005013
1986–8737107331104814
Total 23365311121711229685
Liverpool1987–88First Division38157230004817
1988–893386332004213
1989–9034228521004428
1990–9135167120004417
1991–92121430010174
1992–93Premier League275202000315
1993–94263202000303
1994–95387626000509
1995–96363703040503
1996–97354203073477
Total 314845116263123403106
Newcastle United1997–98Premier League266503051397
1998–991000000010
Total 276503051407
Charlton Athletic1998–99Premier Legue120000000120
Career total 58615587275010286751198

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.[3]
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetitionScored
110 June 1984Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil2–0Friendly1
2, 314 November 1984Besiktas Inonu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey8–01986 World Cup qualifier2
4, 514 October 1987Wembley Stadium, London, England Turkey8–0Euro 1988 qualifier2
611 November 1987Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia4–1Euro 1988 qualifier1
78 February 1989Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece2–1Friendly1
88 March 1989Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania Albania2-01990 World Cup qualifier1
93 June 1989Wembley Stadium, London, England Poland3–01990 World Cup qualifier1
1022 May 1990Wembley Stadium, London, England Uruguay1-2Friendly1
1128 April 1993Wembley Stadium, London, England Netherlands2–21994 World Cup qualifier1

Managerial statistics

As of 6 September 2009
TeamNationFromToMatchesWonDrawnLostWin %
Celtic  Scotland 10 June 1999 10 February 2000 29192865.5%
Jamaica  Jamaica 16 September 2008 30 June 2009 1174063.6%[4]
Tranmere Rovers  England 15 June 2009 9 October 2009 1231825%

Honours

As player

Liverpool

As manager

Jamaica

  • Caribbean Cup: 2008

Individual

References

  1. "John Barnes: Five things I can't live without". Express. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. pp. 172–183. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.
  3. "John Barnes international caps and goals". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "Barnes confirmed as Tranmere boss". BBC Sport. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  5. "The icon who fell to earth". BBC. 10 February 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. "Team of the Century: 1977-1996 - Souness, Robson & Hoddle...not a bad midfield trio!". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

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