- Jim Barron
Infobox Football biography
playername = Jim Barron
fullname = James Barron
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1943|10|19
cityofbirth =Tantobie
countryofbirth =England
height =
currentclub = Northampton Town (First-team coach)
clubnumber =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Newcastle West End
years = 1961–1965 1965–1966 1966–1970 1970–1974 1974–1977 1977 1977–1981
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers Chelsea Oxford United Nottingham Forest Swindon TownConnecticut Bicentennials Peterborough United
caps(goals) = 008 (0) 001 (0) 152 (0) 155 (0) 079 (0) 010 (0) 021 (0)
manageryears = 1984
1988–1989
2001 2006–2007
managerclubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers "(caretaker)"
Cheltenham Town
Birmingham City "(joint caretaker)"
Northampton Town "(joint caretaker)"Jim Barron (born
19 October 1943 inTantobie ,County Durham ) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Career
Barron began his playing career at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1961. After time in the reserves, he made his league debut on
30 November 1963 in a goalless draw with fc|Everton. He managed 7 starts in the 1963-64 season, deputising forFred Davies , but apart from a solitary appearance the following season, these proved his only games for the club.He moved to Chelsea in 1965 but found opportunities just as limited. It was only when he joined lower league Oxford United the following year that he gained regular football.
He went on to serve both Oxford and his subsequent club, Nottingham Forest, over 150 times each. He also had accomplished spells at Swindon Town,
Connecticut Bicentennials and Peterborough United during a 20-year professional career.Barron is currently a first-team coach at League One Northampton Town, and was appointed as joint caretaker manager on
20 December 2006 , following the resignation of John Gormancite web|url=http://www.ntfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10425~945493,00.html|title=John Gorman resigns|author=Northampton Town FC|accessdate=2006-12-20] . After the appointment of Stuart Gray as new manager in January 2007, Barron reverted to his role as a first team coach.He had previously stepped into similar roles at both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City, and had been permanent manager of Cheltenham Town in 1988-89.
References
External links
*soccerbase (manager)|id=1752|name=Jim Barron
* [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/ForceFrames.htm?http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=BARRONJI Profile at Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk]
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