Frank Barlow (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Charles Barlow | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexborough, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sheffield United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1972 | Sheffield United | 121 | (2) |
| 1972–1976 | Chesterfield | 140 | (3) |
| 1974 | → Boston Minutemen (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980–1983 | Chesterfield | ||
| 1984–1987 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| 2006 | Nottingham Forest (joint caretaker) | ||
| 2007 | Wigan Athletic (caretaker) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Sheffield United (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Frank Charles Barlow (born 15 October 1946) is an English former footballer who moved into coaching and club management since retiring from playing. Born in Mexborough, England he spent the bulk of his playing career at Sheffield United before moving to Chesterfield for a spell.
After retiring from playing he moved into management and coaching, managing Chesterfield and Scunthorpe United before having spells as caretaker manager with both Nottingham Forest and Wigan Athletic. He is currently without a club after leaving his post of assistant manager at Sheffield United in April 2013.
Barlow was a defensive midfielder who started his football career with Sheffield United after being spotted playing for Don and Dearne Schoolboys during which time he had captained the England Schoolboys team. After signing professional terms in 1965 at the age of 19 he was to remain at Bramall Lane for seven years but never cemented his place in the first team during his tenure. Seen more as a squad player available to fill in when other team mates were unavailable it was only during the 1969–70 season that he played regularly in the Football League. Despite this he went on to make over 120 appearances for the Blades during his seven-year stay.
Barlow was bought by Chesterfield in 1972 for a then club record fee of £15,000, where he was to remain for the remainder of his playing career. Spending four years on Chesterfield's books he made 140+ appearances, scoring three times, before a series of knee injuries forced him to retire following which he became first team coach at the age of 31.
Installed as first team coach after he retired from playing, Barlow briefly became the caretaker manager of Chesterfield following the sacking of Joe Shaw in 1976 before being made the full-time manager in 1980 after the departure of Arthur Cox, although he protested several times throughout his reign that he didn't want the job. He said he was always more comfortable as a coach than as a boss.
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