George Barker (footballer, born 1991)

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

George Barker
Personal information
Full name George John Barker[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991[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 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)

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 000000000000
2011–12 000000000000
2012–13 300000000030
2013–14 100000000010
Total 400000000040
Lewes (loan) 2011 400000000040
Barnet (loan) 2012 200000000020
Newport County (loan) 2013 100000000010
Swindon Town 2014 800000000080
2014–15 500010200080
Total 13000102000160
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2014 400000000040
Career total 28100102000311

References
  1. "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
  9. https://www.betvictorsouthern.co.uk/Player-Display/83515/2019/2020
  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
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