Barry Tucker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Barrington Tucker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1978 | Northampton Town | 214 | (3) |
| 1978–1982 | Brentford | 169 | (5) |
| 1982–1984 | Northampton Town | 63 | (5) |
| Total | 446 | (13) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
William Barrington "Barry" Tucker (born 28 May 1952 in Swansea, Wales) is a Welsh former professional football full back who played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Brentford.
Career
Northampton Town
A full back, Tucker began his career at Division Four club Northampton Town in 1970.[2] After making his debut the following year, he went on to be a regular fixture in the team throughout the 1970s, making 214 league appearances and scoring three goals before departing the County Ground in February 1978.[2] A memorable moment was helping the club to promotion to Division Three during the 1975–76 season,[3] though the Cobblers would be relegated at the first attempt.[4]
Brentford
Tucker followed his former Northampton Town manager Bill Dodgin, Jr. to Division Four side Brentford in February 1978.[1] He went into the starting lineup at left back later that month and helped the Bees to promotion to Division Three with a fourth-place finish at the end of the season.[1][5] He missed only five league games over the course of the 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons and despite missing most of 1980–81, he came back strong in 1981–82, making 38 league appearances and scoring four of the five goals he scored for the club.[1] After his seventh appearance of the 1982–83 season, Tucker departed Griffin Park.[1] He made 171 appearances and scored five goals in four-and-a-half years with Brentford.[1]
Return to Northampton Town
Tucker returned to Northampton Town in October 1982, with the club still footed in Division Four.[2] He made 63 league appearances and scored five goals before retiring from football in 1984.[2] Tucker made 302 appearances and scored 8 goals across his two spells with the Cobblers.[6]
Personal life
After his retirement from football, Tucker settled in Northampton and as of November 2013 was working for FG Metcalfe.[3]
Honours
- Football League Division Four runners-up: 1975–76[3]
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1977–78[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 163. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 3 4 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Barry Tucker". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- 1 2 3 "Where Are They Now? Northampton Town 1975-76 Division Four Runners Up". The League Paper. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ "Football Club History Database - Northampton Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ "Football Club History Database - Brentford". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ "Club records". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 394. ISBN 0951526200.
External links
- Barry Tucker profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)