John Barnes (footballer)

John Barnes
	Barnes in Norway, June 2012
Personal information
Full name	John Charles Bryan Barnes
Date of birth	7 November 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left Winger
Youth career
	Stowe Boys Club
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1981	Sudbury Court
1981–1987	Watford
1987–1997	Liverpool
1997–1999	Newcastle United
1999	Charlton Athletic
Total
National team
1982–1983	England U21
1983–1995	England
Teams managed
1999–2000	Celtic
2008–2009	Jamaica
2009	Tranmere Rovers
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

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
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	1981–82	Second Division	36	13	3	0	5	1	0	0	44	14
	1982–83	First Division	42	10	4	1	3	0	4	2	53	13
	1983–84		39	11	7	4	2	1	6	0	54	16
	1984–85		40	12	2	0	5	3	0	0	47	15
	1985–86		39	9	8	3	3	1	0	0	50	13
	1986–87		37	10	7	3	3	1	1	0	48	14
	Total		233	65	31	11	21	7	11	2	296	85
Liverpool	1987–88	First Division	38	15	7	2	3	0	0	0	48	17
	1988–89		33	8	6	3	3	2	0	0	42	13
	1989–90		34	22	8	5	2	1	0	0	44	28
	1990–91		35	16	7	1	2	0	0	0	44	17
	1991–92		12	1	4	3	0	0	1	0	17	4
	1992–93	Premier League	27	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	31	5
	1993–94		26	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	30	3
	1994–95		38	7	6	2	6	0	0	0	50	9
	1995–96		36	3	7	0	3	0	4	0	50	3
	1996–97		35	4	2	0	3	0	7	3	47	7
	Total		314	84	51	16	26	3	12	3	403	106
Newcastle United	1997–98	Premier League	26	6	5	0	3	0	5	1	39	7
	1998–99	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		27	6	5	0	3	0	5	1	40	7
Charlton Athletic	1998–99	Premier Legue	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Career total			586	155	87	27	50	10	28	6	751	198

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.^[3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scored
1	10 June 1984	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Brazil	2–0	Friendly	1
2, 3	14 November 1984	Besiktas Inonu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	8–0	1986 World Cup qualifier	2
4, 5	14 October 1987	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Turkey	8–0	Euro 1988 qualifier	2
6	11 November 1987	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	4–1	Euro 1988 qualifier	1
7	8 February 1989	Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece	Greece	2–1	Friendly	1
8	8 March 1989	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	2-0	1990 World Cup qualifier	1
9	3 June 1989	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Poland	3–0	1990 World Cup qualifier	1
10	22 May 1990	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Uruguay	1-2	Friendly	1
11	28 April 1993	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Netherlands	2–2	1994 World Cup qualifier	1

Managerial statistics

As of 6 September 2009

Team	Nation	From	To	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Celtic	Scotland	10 June 1999	10 February 2000	29	19	2	8	65.5%
Jamaica	Jamaica	16 September 2008	30 June 2009	11	7	4	0	63.6%^[4]
Tranmere Rovers	England	15 June 2009	9 October 2009	12	3	1	8	25%

Honours

As player

Liverpool

Football League First Division: 1987–88, 1989–90
FA Cup: 1988–89, 1991–92^[5]
League Cup: 1994–95
FA Charity Shield: 1988, 1989, 1990

As manager

Jamaica

Caribbean Cup: 2008

Individual

PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1988
FWA Footballer of the Year: 1988, 1990
PFA First Division Team of the Year: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91
PFA Team of the Century (1977-1996): 2007^[6]
Member of the Order of the British Empire: 1998
Inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame: 2005

References

↑ "John Barnes: Five things I can't live without". Express. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. pp. 172–183. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.
↑ "John Barnes international caps and goals". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
↑ "Barnes confirmed as Tranmere boss". BBC Sport. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
↑ "The icon who fell to earth". BBC. 10 February 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
↑ "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.

Other websites

John Barnes at LiverpoolFC.com

[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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