Paul Barron

Infobox Football biography
playername = Paul Barron


fullname = Paul George Barron
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1953|09|16|df=yes
cityofbirth = Woolwich, London
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
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position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
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years = 1971–1973
1973–1975
1975–1976
1976–1978
1978–1980
1980–1982
1982–1985
1985
1985–1988
1986
1988–1989
1990
1990–1991
clubs = Welling United
Wycombe Wanderers
Slough Town
Plymouth Argyle
Arsenal
Crystal Palace
West Bromwich Albion
→ Stoke City (loan)
Queens Park Rangers
→ Reading (loan)
Welling United
Cheltenham Town
Welling United
caps(goals) = 44 (0) 08 (0) 90 (0) 63 (0) 01 (0) 32 (0) 04 (0)
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Paul George Barron (born September 16, 1953 in Woolwich, London) is an English former football goalkeeper. He is the current goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United.

Playing career

Barron qualified as a PE instructor before becoming a professional footballer.cite book | last = Matthews | first = Tony | title = The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion | publisher = Breedon Books | date = 2005 | pages = p25 | isbn = 1-85983-474-4] He played for non-league Welling United, Wycombe Wanderers and Slough Town, before turning professional with Plymouth Argyle in July 1976.

He signed for Arsenal in July 1978 for £70,000, as cover for Pat Jennings. Barron made his Arsenal debut on August 2 1978 against Manchester City but was unable to oust Jennings from the first team; after only eight appearances in two seasons he moved on to Crystal Palace in 1980. He joined Palace along with Clive Allen, while Kenny Sansom moved to Arsenal as part of the deal.

Barron later played for West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Queens Park Rangers and Reading, as well as non-league Welling United and Cheltenham Town.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Barron became a goalkeeping coach, working at Coventry City, Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion. He then moved to Aston Villa, before joining Middlesbrough in 2001. [Cite news
title=Boro coach holds Newcastle talks
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7091339.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2007-11-12
accessdate=2007-11-19] Barron was sent to the stands during Middlesbrough's away League Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September, 2007, after protesting about Gareth Bale's opening goal. [Cite news
title=Match report: Tottenham 2 Middlesbrough 0
url=http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Match/MatchReport/0,,1~43032,00.html
publisher=Middlesbrough F.C.
date=2007-09-26
accessdate=2007-09-26] In November 2007 he left Boro to become goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United. [Cite news
title=Goalkeeping Coach Makes Switch Across Tyne To Newcastle
url=http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=486078
publisher=Goal.com
date=2007-11-19
accessdate=2007-11-19]

References

External links

* [http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/WhosWhoDetail/0,,1~353386,00.html Who's Who - Paul Barron] from the official Middlesbrough site
* [http://www.cpfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PalaceLegends/0,,10323~676670,00.html Palace Legends - Paul Barron] from the official Crystal Palace site

Persondata
NAME=Barron, Paul George
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=September 16, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH=Woolwich, London, England
DATE OF DEATH=
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