Scott Barron

Scott Barron (born 2 September 1985) is an English retired professional football left back who played in all three divisions of the Football League for Millwall, Ipswich Town, Wrexham and Brentford. He over 130 appearances for Millwall and was a member of the club's 2010 League One play-off Final-winning team. A long-standing hip injury led to Barron's retirement in 2014.

For the Irish tennis player, see Scott Barron (tennis).

Scott Barron
Personal information
Full name Scott Barron[1]
Date of birth (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985
Place of birth Preston, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Left back, Left midfielder
Youth career
1995–2004 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Ipswich Town 15 (0)
2007 → Wrexham (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2012 Millwall 110 (2)
2012–2014 Brentford 14 (0)
Total 142 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Ipswich Town

Born in Preston, Lancashire and growing up in St Ives, Cambridgeshire,[3] Barron joined Ipswich Town's academy at the age of 10 after being spotted playing in St Ives.[4] Adept as left back or a left midfielder, Barron's first involvement with the first team came on 16 March 2004, when he was named as a substitute for a First Division match against Walsall, but he remained unused.[5] Barron made his first team debut against Brentford in a 2–0 League Cup first round win in August 2004 and played the full 90 minutes.[6] He was an unused substitute on another six occasions,[7] but a persistent groin injury meant that he missed much of the 2004–05 season.[8][9]

Barron's injury problems continued into the 2005–06 season and he had to wait until December 2005 for his next appearance,[10] when he replaced Darren Currie after 87 minutes of a 1–1 Championship draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.[11] Barron made a run of 15 first team appearances during the second half of the season and made 16 during the campaign.[11] He was only called into the Ipswich Town squad once during the 2006–07 season and was released in June 2007 after his contract expired.[12][13] He made 17 appearances for the club during his three years as a professional.[2]

Wrexham (loan)

Due to a lack of first team opportunities at Ipswich Town, Barron joined League Two club Wrexham on loan in February 2007.[14] He made three starting appearances and returned to Ipswich in March.[15][16]

Millwall

Barron joined League One club Millwall on a free transfer in June 2007.[17] Playing under manager Willie Donachie (previously a coach at Ipswich Town),[18] Barron fell out of favour after Donachie was replaced by Kenny Jackett early in the season.[18] He made 17 appearances during the 2007–08 season, as Millwall narrowly avoided relegation to League Two.[19] Barron made 16 appearances in 2008–09 and scored the first senior goal of his career in an FA Cup third round replay against Crewe Alexandra on 13 January 2009.[20] He was an unused substitute during Millwall's unsuccessful playoff campaign.[21] In the 2009–10 season Barron made 29 appearances and won the first medal of his career when Millwall were promoted to the Championship after running out 1–0 victors against Swindon Town in the 2010 League One playoff final.[22]

Barron had a successful 2010–11 season in the Championship, making 42 appearances in a variety of positions and scoring two goals as Millwall finished 9th.[23][24] His injury niggles returned during 2011–12 season and he played the latter part of the campaign while suffering from a recurring knee problem.[25] He made 28 appearances during the 2011–12 season and was told he was free to leave the Lions at the end of the campaign.[26][27] Barron made 132 appearances and scored three goals during his five years at The Den.[2]

Brentford

Barron joined League One club Brentford on a two-year contract on 13 August 2012.[28] He made 17 appearances during his debut season with the Bees,[29] before undergoing surgery for a hip joint problem in March 2013.[30] Hip and groin injuries restricted Barron to just five appearances during the 2013–14 season and he was released in June 2014,[31][32][33][34][35] after making just 22 appearances during his two years at Griffin Park.[2]

Retirement

In August 2014, Barron revealed he had retired from football, due to the long-standing hip-joint problem which he initially suffered in a Football League Trophy match versus Southend United on 4 December 2012.[36][37]

Personal life

Following his retirement, Barron joined Refuel Performance Management and worked alongside former Brentford teammate Richard Lee.[18][37]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2003–04[5] First Division 0000000000
2004–05[6] Championship 0000100010
2005–06[11] 1500010—160
2006–07[15] 000000—00
Total 1500020—170
Wrexham (loan) 2006–07[15] League Two 3000000030
Millwall 2007–08[19] League One 12030101[lower-alpha 1]0170
2008–09[20] 140210000161
2009–10[22] 23010203[lower-alpha 2]0290
2010–11[24] Championship 3821030—422
2011–12[26] 2005030—280
Total 107212190401323
Brentford 2012–13[29] League One 12030002[lower-alpha 1]0170
2013–14[38] 2000201[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 140302030220
Career total 1392151130701743
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Millwall

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