Graham Barnett

Graham Barnett

Personal information
Full name	Graham Barnett[1]
Date of birth	(1936-05-17)17 May 1936[1]
Place of birth	Boothen, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	24 June 2019(2019-06-24) (aged 83)[2]
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Youth career
1952–1954	Stoke Boys' Club
1954–1956	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1960	Port Vale	49	(34)
1960–1961	Tranmere Rovers	32	(11)
1961–1962	Halifax Town	32	(10)
1962–1965	South Coast United	77	(58)
1965–1966	Sydney Hakoah
1966	Macclesfield Town	10	(6)
Total		200+	(119+)
National team
1964	Australia B	1	(0)
Teams managed
1962–1965	South Coast United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Graham Barnett (17 May 1936 – 24 June 2019) was an English footballer. He played as an inside-forward. Barnett was born in Boothen, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England. He began his career with Port Vale in 1956. Then he was sold to Tranmere Rovers four years later. In 1961 he signed with Halifax Town. Then he managed South Coast United.

Barnett died on 24 June 2019 at the age of 83.^[3]

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1958–59	Fourth Division	22	20	0	0	0	0	22	20
	1959–60	Third Division	27	14	6	3	0	0	33	17
	Total		49	34	6	3	0	0	55	37
Tranmere Rovers	1959–60	Third Division	11	5	0	0	0	0	11	5
	1960–61	Third Division	21	6	0	0	0	0	21	6
	Total		32	11	0	0	0	0	32	11
Halifax Town	1961–62	Third Division	32	10	1	0	1	0	34	10
South Coast United	1962[4]	NSW First Division	16	7	3[a]	1	0[b]	0	19	8
	1963[5]	NSW First Division	22	18	?[a]	?	0[b]	0	22	18
	1964[6]	NSW First Division	21	15	5[a]	8	1[b]	0	30	23
	1965[7]	NSW First Division	18	18	2[a]	0	0[b]	0	20	18
	Total		77	58	10	9	1	0	91	59
Macclesfield Town	1965–66[8]	Cheshire County League	10	6	0	0	0	0	10	6
Career total			200	119	17	12	2	0	222	123

Notes

1. Match(es) in Federation Cup
2. Match(es) in Ampol Cup (NSW)

Honours

Port Vale

• Football League Fourth Division: 1958–59^[2]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Smith, Peter (24 June 2019). "Port Vale promotion winner and 'supreme goal poacher' Graham Barnett dies at 83". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
3. Graham Barnett, promotion winner, supreme goal poacher and only man to pay to play for Port Vale, dies at 83
4. "Soccer World Annual 1963". Soccer World. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. "Soccer World Annual 1964". Soccer World. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
6. "Soccer World Annual 1965". Soccer World. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
7. "Soccer World Annual 1966". Soccer World. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
8. "Player Profiles – B". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2019.