Barry Horne (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Barry Horne


fullname = Barry Horne
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1962|05|18
cityofbirth = St Asaph
countryofbirth = Wales
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Flint Town United
Rhyl
Liverpool U15
years = 1984-1987
1987-1989
1989-1992
1992-1996
1996-1997 1997-2000 2000 2000-2001 2001 2001-2002
clubs = Wrexham Portsmouth Southampton Everton Birmingham City Huddersfield Town Sheffield Wednesday Kidderminster Harriers Walsall Belper Town
caps(goals) = 136 (16) 070 0(7) 112 0(6) 123 0(3)
033 0(0)
064 0(1)
007 0(0)
027 0(1)
003 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 059 0(5)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Barry Horne (born May 18 1962, St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh former professional footballer and former chairman of the Professional Footballers Association.

In his career Horne played for Wrexham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Everton, Birmingham, Huddersfield, Sheffield Wednesday, Kidderminster Harriers, Walsall and Belper Town.

He captained the Welsh national team and won the FA Cup in 1995 whilst playing for Everton, the team he supports. His most successful period was at Everton between 1992 and 1996. Horne's most famous goal in an Everton shirt came on the final day of the 1993-94 season against Wimbledon. Everton had to win to survive relegation. Horne's goal, a 30 yard screamer, levelled the scores at 2-2. Graham Stuart would go on to score the winning goal to secure Everton's Premiership status. Soon after he won Everton's Footballer of the Year 1995 award.

As a player, Horne was known as a "midfield ball-winner" with a ferocious tackle, rather than his skills or ability.

Before turning professional Horne gained a first-class university degree in chemistry from the University of Liverpool. Horne currently works at The King's School, Chester as a chemistry and physics teacher and director of football. He teaches extensive work on "the atom is a football" in chemistry lessons.

He is on a football related chat show on Merseyside radio station Radio City 96.7. He has also done pundit work on Match of the Day, and sometimes does commentary and punditry work for Sky Sports. Horne also writes a football column in the Liverpool Echo newspaper.

ources

* [http://www.toffeeweb.com/players/past/Horne.html Profile at Everton fansite www.toffeeweb.com]
* [http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/legends/Horne.asp 2nd profile at www.toffeeweb.com]