Richie Barker (footballer born 1939)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richie Joseph Barker | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Loughborough, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1967 | Burton Albion | 270 | (159) |
| 1967–1969 | Derby County | 38 | (12) |
| 1969–1971 | Notts County | 112 | (37) |
| 1971–1972 | Peterborough United | 36 | (9) |
| Total | 456 | (217) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 1981–1983 | Stoke City | ||
| 1984–1985 | Notts County | ||
| 1985–1986 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 1986–1987 | Zamalek | ||
| 1997 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Richie Joseph Barker (born 23 November 1939) is an English former footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Derby County, Notts County and Peterborough United. He was also manager of Shrewsbury Town, Stoke City, Notts County, Ethnikos Piraeus (Greece), Zamalek (Egypt) and West Bromwich Albion.
Barker was born in Loughborough and began his career with non-league Burton Albion in 1960. He spent seven years with the "Brewers" and scored a club record 159 goals before joining Derby County in 1967 as one of Brian Clough's first signings. He played 31 times in 1967–68 scoring 12 goals and after scoring just twice in 14 in 1968–69 he was sold to Notts County in December 1968. He enjoyed a far more successful career with the "Magpies" scoring 20 goals in 1969–70 and 13 in 1970–71 helping Jimmy Sirrel's side win the Fourth Division title. After falling out of favour a Meadow Lane he ended his playing career with a season at Peterborough United before moving into coaching.
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