- 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 =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
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)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =Paul George Barron (born
September 16 ,1953 inWoolwich ,London ) is an English former footballgoalkeeper . 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 onAugust 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 withClive Allen , whileKenny 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 on26 September ,2007 , after protesting aboutGareth 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 sitePersondata
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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