Graham Barrett

Graham Barrett
Personal information
Full name Graham Barrett[1]
Date of birth (1981-10-06) 6 October 1981[2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Arsenal 2 (0)
2000–2001 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
2001 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 3 (0)
2001–2002 → Colchester United (loan) 20 (4)
2002–2003 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 30 (1)
2003–2006 Coventry City 55 (6)
2005 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 6 (1)
2005–2006 → Livingstone (loan) 6 (0)
2006–2009 Falkirk 48 (8)
2009 St Johnstone 9 (1)
2009–2010 Shamrock Rovers 21 (1)
Total 201 (22)
National team
1998–2000 Republic of Ireland U18 11 (4)
2000–2003 Republic of Ireland U21 24 (5)
2002–2004 Republic of Ireland 6 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Graham Barrett (born 6 October 1981) is an Irish former footballer who played as a forward in the Premier League, Football League, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Football League and League of Ireland. He began his injury-blighted career at Arsenal, where he won club and international honours, representing the Republic of Ireland at under-18, under-21 and full international level.

From Arsenal, Barrett featured on loan for Bristol Rovers, Crewe Alexandra, Colchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion in the Football League. He also appeared for Coventry City and spent time at Sheffield Wednesday. Spells in Scotland for Livingstone, Falkirk and St Johnstone followed, before retiring from the game at the age of 28 through injury, his last spell coming for Irish club Shamrock Rovers, with whom he won a League of Ireland championship medal.

Club career

Arsenal

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Barrett signed professional terms with Arsenal in October 1998. He made his debut for the Gunners as a late substitute for Thierry Henry in a 3–0 victory at Leicester City in December 1999[3][4] and also featured as a substitute in their 4–1 win over Sunderland the following month.[3]

Having already won the 1998 UEFA Under-16 Championship with Ireland, Barrett then starred and captained the Arsenal youth team to an FA Youth Cup win in 2000, where he received the man of the match award in one of the final's two legs. Following his Arsenal debut and cup win, Gunners' manager Arsène Wenger encouraged Barrett to go out on loan to a lower division club, subsequently joining Bristol Rovers on loan in December 2000. However, he played just 20 minutes under Ian Holloway, and was diagnosed with glandular fever, losing a stone in weight and spending six-months on the sidelines.[4]

During the 2001–02 season, Barrett again went out on loan, this time to Crewe Alexandra, making three appearances in his month-long loan stint. He returned to Arsenal before in December 2001 Wenger agreed to allow him to join Colchester United on loan for the remainder of the season. Barrett became a hit with the fans, scoring a brace and indeed his first professional goals during a 3–2 win against Northampton Town on Boxing Day 2001, only his third game with the U's. Barrett netted a further two goals in 20 games for Colchester, but an injury suffered during a 0–0 draw with Wycombe Wanderers curtailed his season. As a mark of respect, United fans dressed in green in their final home game of the season, a nod to Barrett's Irish roots. Colchester manager Steve Whitton attempted to get Barrett back to Layer Road for a further season, but Barrett instead opted to go to Brighton & Hove Albion on a season-long loan deal. Prior to joining Brighton and, despite his injuries, he made his full international debut for Ireland in August 2002, having made 24 appearances for the under-21s and represented Ireland at every age group since turning 15. He also scored in a pre-season friendly for Arsenal against Stevenage.[5] With Brighton, Barrett managed to make 20 league starts, making a further ten appearances as a substitute, but again suffered a series of niggling injuries that held back his progress.[6] At Brighton he scored once against Sheffield United.[7]

Coventry City

Barrett was released from Highbury in May 2003, joining Coventry City on a three-year deal on 30 May.[8] Barrett's injury problems continued while with the Sky Blues, where he made 32 league starts and made 23 substitute appearances in two seasons, scoring six goals. He joined Sheffield Wednesday on the loan deadline day in March 2005, where he scored once against Torquay United in six appearances.[9] Barrett was told by manager Micky Adams that he was free to leave the club despite having one year remaining on his contract.[10] Despite this he remained at Coventry, but, out of the first-team picture, went on loan to Scotland with Livingston. He played just six games for the club before suffering a season-ending knee injury.[6]

Falkirk

Signing a two-year with Scottish side Falkirk following his release from Coventry in August 2006, with the Bairns' medical staff satisfied with his rehabilitation after his serious knee injury the previous season.[11] Once again though, Barrett suffered further injuries, requiring an operation on his knee in October 2006. He returned to action for the 2007–08 season,[6] going on to sign a one-year contract extension in March 2008.[12] After three operations and later being informed that his injury had been misdiagnosed, Barrett left Falkirk after manager John Hughes sat him down and told him he would never be the player he was before suffering his injuries.[4] He was released from the club in January 2009.[13] He had scored eight goals in 48 league games at the Falkirk Stadium.[2]

St Johnstone

After going on trial with Heart of Midlothian, St Johnstone stepped in to sign Barrett after Hearts decided against handing him a deal. He was brought in to cover a spate of injuries amongst St Johnstones' forwards in February 2009.[14] After nine appearances and one goal against Airdrieonians,[2][15] Barrett was released by the club in the summer of 2009.[16]

Shamrock Rovers

Barrett returned to his native Ireland with Shamrock Rovers in August 2009.[17] In his two seasons with the club, he amassed 21 appearances and scored once, but he still struggled with persistent injuries, holding him back from progressing and making a greater number of appearances. He finally had to admit defeat in the 2010 season, playing his last game in July 2010, meaning he could not play a part in the chase for the League of Ireland title. His manager at Shamrock, Michael O'Neill, advised Barrett to assess his options, warning that he would "need to be careful and think about a few years' time." As Shamrock went on to take the League of Ireland title, Barrett was still eligible for a league winners medal.[4]

International career

Barrett has represented the Republic of Ireland at every level since the age of 15[6] and was a member of the Ireland team that won the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship in Scotland.[4] Between 1998 and 2000, he scored four goals in eleven under-18 games and scored five in 24 under-21 games between 2000 and 2003.[18] Scoring on his international debut for Ireland in a 3–0 victory over Finland on 22 August 2002,[19] Barrett would score once more in six appearances between 2002 and 2004.[18]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 1999–2000[20] Premier League 20000020
2000–01[21] 00001010
2001–02[22] 00000000
2002–03[23] 00000000
Total 20001030
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2000–01[24] Second Division 10000010
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2001–02[25] First Division 30001040
Colchester United (loan) 2001–02[26] Second Division 2040000204
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2002–03[27] First Division 3011000311
Coventry City 03–2004[28] 3120021333
2004–05[29] Championship 2440020264
2005–06[30] 00000000
Total 5560041597
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2004–05[31] League One 61000061
Livingston (loan) 2005–06[32] Scottish Premier League 60001070
Falkirk 2006–07[33] 00000000
2007–08[34] 3362110367
2008–09[35] 1521230194
Total 48833405511
St Johnstone 2008–09[36] Scottish First Division 91000091
Shamrock Rovers 2009 League of Ireland Premier Division 1010000101
2010 1100000110
Total 2110000211
Career total 201224311121626

International

[37]

Republic of Ireland national team
YearAppsGoals
200211
200451
Total62

International goals

# Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 August 2002 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 1  Finland 0–3 Win Friendly[38]
2 2 June 2004 The Valley, London, England 4  Jamaica 0–1 Win Friendly[39]

Honours

Club

Arsenal
Shamrock Rovers

International

Republic of Ireland U16
All honours referenced by:[4][40]

Personal life

Having grown up close to Tallaght, Barrett followed his father, Gary, in playing for Shamrock Rovers. Gary began his playing career with Shamrock in 1980 under Johnny Giles, where he scored a number of goals. This factor was a draw to Graham when joining the club himself in 2009.[41]

References

  1. 1 2 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Graham Barrett – Football Stats – Soccer Base". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Graham Barrett – Arsenal.com". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Barrett's cruel decline robbed Ireland of a star". Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Arsenal thrash Stevenage". BBC. 18 July 2002. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 23, 24. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
  7. ↑ "Brighton 2-4 Sheff Utd". BBC. 19 October 2002. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Coventry sign Arsenal striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Sheffield Wed 2-2 Torquay". BBC. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Coventry opt to release quintet". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Barrett completes Falkirk signing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Barrett extends Falkirk contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "SPL ins and outs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Saints sign former Bairn Barrett". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Airdrie United 0-4 St Johnstone". BBC. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Queens secure Holmes from Saints". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Graham Barrett signs for Shamrock Rovers FC". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  18. 1 2 "Graham Barrett". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Keane inspires Republic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  20. ↑ "Arsenal 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  21. ↑ "Arsenal 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  22. ↑ "Arsenal 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  23. ↑ "Arsenal 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  24. ↑ "Bristol R 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  25. ↑ "Crewe 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  26. ↑ "Colchester 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  27. ↑ "Brighton 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  28. ↑ "Coventry 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  29. ↑ "Coventry 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  30. ↑ "Coventry 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  31. ↑ "Sheff Wed 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  32. ↑ "Livingston 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  33. ↑ "Falkirk 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  34. ↑ "Falkirk 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  35. ↑ "Falkirk 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  36. ↑ "St Johnstone 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  37. ↑ Graham Barrett at National-Football-Teams.com
  38. ↑ "Finland v Republic of Ireland, 21 August 2002". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  39. ↑ "Jamaica v Republic of Ireland, 02 June 2004". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  40. ↑ "FA Youth Cup". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  41. ↑ "Barrett homes in on career revival". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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