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Paul Barron
	Paul Barron
Personal information
Full name	Paul George Barron
Date of birth	16 September 1953 (age 56)
Place of birth	Woolwich, London, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career1
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only.; * Appearances (Goals)

Paul George Barron (born September 16, 1953 in Woolwich, London) is an English former football goalkeeper. He is the current goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United.

[edit] Playing career

Barron qualified as a PE instructor before becoming a professional footballer.^[1] He played for non-league Welling United, Wycombe Wanderers and Slough Town, before turning professional with Plymouth Argyle in July 1976.^[1]

He signed for Arsenal in July 1978 for £70,000, as cover for Pat Jennings. Barron made his Arsenal debut on August 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 with Clive Allen, while Kenny Sansom moved to Arsenal as part of the deal.^[1]

Barron later played for West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Queens Park Rangers and Reading, as well as non-league Welling United and Cheltenham Town.

He appeared in the 1986 League Cup Final for QPR, in their defeat by Oxford United at Wembley Stadium.

[edit] 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.^[2] Barron was sent to the stands during Middlesbrough's away League Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 September 2007, after protesting about Gareth Bale's opening goal.^[3] In November 2007 he left Boro to become goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United.^[4]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. pp. p25. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
^ "Boro coach holds Newcastle talks". BBC Sport. 2007-11-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7091339.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
^ "Match report: Tottenham 2 Middlesbrough 0". Middlesbrough F.C.. 2007-09-26. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Match/MatchReport/0,,1~43032,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
^ "Goalkeeping Coach Makes Switch Across Tyne To Newcastle". Goal.com. 2007-11-19. http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=486078. Retrieved 2007-11-19.

[edit] External links

Who's Who - Paul Barron from the official Middlesbrough site
Palace Legends - Paul Barron from the official Crystal Palace site

Preceded by Paul Hinshelwood	Crystal Palace F.C. Player of The Year 1982	Succeeded by Jerry Murphy

[WBA_Whos_Who-0] Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. pp. p25. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.

[1] "Boro coach holds Newcastle talks". BBC Sport. 2007-11-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7091339.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-19.

[2] "Match report: Tottenham 2 Middlesbrough 0". Middlesbrough F.C.. 2007-09-26. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Match/MatchReport/0,,1~43032,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-26.

[3] "Goalkeeping Coach Makes Switch Across Tyne To Newcastle". Goal.com. 2007-11-19. http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=486078. Retrieved 2007-11-19.

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Contents

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Coaching career

[edit] References

[edit] External links