George Barker (footballer, born 1991)

George Barker
Personal information
Full name George John Barker[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Portsmouth,[1] England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 AFC Portchester
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 Worthing 6 (3)
2018 Salisbury 2 (0)
2018 Staines Town
2018–2020 Gosport Borough 15 (7)
2020-2021 Moneyfields 0 (0)
2021- AFC Portchester 50 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:53, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

George John Barker (born 26 September 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as forward for AFC Portchester.

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.

In the summer of 2021, Barker joined Wessex League side AFC Portchester.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 May 2015[11]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Other[12] 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. ^ a b c "George Barker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Brighton 5-1 Barnsley". Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Barnet 1-1 AFC Wimbledon". Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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.
  7. ^ "gosportboroughfc.co.uk". www.gosportboroughfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.betvictorsouthern.co.uk/Player-Display/78924/2018/2019 [dead link]
  9. ^ https://www.betvictorsouthern.co.uk/Player-Display/83515/2019/2020 [dead link]
  10. ^ "George Barker - AFC Portchester". A.F.C. Portchester. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  11. ^ "George Barker profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  12. ^ Includes other competitive competitions such as the Football League Play-Offs