George Barker (footballer, born 1991)

George John Barker (born 26 September 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Gosport Borough.

George Barker

Personal information
Full name	George John Barker[1]
Date of birth	(1991-09-26) 26 September 1991[1]
Place of birth	Portsmouth,[1] England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Gosport Borough
Youth career
2008–2010	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	(0)
2011	→ Lewes (loan)	4	(1)
2012–2013	→ Barnet (loan)	1	(0)
2013	→ Newport County (loan)	2	(0)
2014–2015	Swindon Town	13	(0)
2014	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2016	Gosport Borough	30	(2)
2016–2018	Havant & Waterlooville	44	(1)
2018	Salisbury	2	(0)
2018	Staines Town
2018–2020	Gosport Borough	15	(7)
2020–	Moneyfields	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:43, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

Barker has 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, 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] Barker played only 13 league games for Town and was released at the end of his contract, which also included a loan spell with Tranmere Rovers.

Barker later played for Gosport Borough, Havant & Waterlooville, Salisbury and Staines Town before re-joining Gosport Borough in December 2018.[7][8][9]

In June 2020 Barker signed for Southern League Division One side Moneyfields.

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 May 2015[10]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Other[11]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Lewes (loan)	2011	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Barnet (loan)	2012	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Newport County (loan)	2013	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swindon Town	2014	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2014–15	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
	Total	13	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2014	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total		28	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	31	1

References

1. "George Barker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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.
10. "George Barker profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
11. Includes other competitive competitions such as the Football League Play-Offs

External links

• George Barker at Soccerbase
• George Barker at Soccerway
• George Barker at Aylesbury United