Fred Barber
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Barber | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Ferryhill, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Darlington | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1986 | Darlington | 135 | (0) |
| 1986 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1991 | Walsall | 153 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Chester City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Blackpool (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Chester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Peterborough United | 63 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Colchester United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Luton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Blackpool (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1996 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Kidderminster Harriers | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 406 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Frederick "Fred" Barber (born 26 August 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper and made nearly 400 Football League appearances. His most successful stints came early in his career with Darlington and Walsall, playing in over 100 league games for each club. He also spent over 15 years as goalkeeping coach at Bolton Wanderers.
Born in Ferryhill, County Durham, Barber began his career at Darlington in 1981, where he served his apprenticeship. Barber was notable for donning an mask on entering the field for most matches during his career. He made 135 Football League appearances for the club before a £50,000 move to First Division champions Everton in April 1986.
Signed as understudy to Neville Southall, but after six months and no first-team appearances for Everton, Barber was sold to Walsall for £100,000. In his second season with the club, Walsall were promoted to the Second Division, but then suffered successive relegations. Barber was loaned out to Peterborough United during the 1989–90 season, where he made six appearances. He was again loaned out during the 1990–91 season to Chester City on two occasions, in October 1990 and March 1991, accumulating eight appearances, and to Blackpool in November 1990 where he made two appearances. He also made appearances for Walsall during the same campaign, but moved to Peterborough on a permanent basis in the summer of 1991 for a £25,000 fee. Barber totalled 153 games for Walsall between 1986 and 1991.
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