Paul Barron
Barron pictured in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul George Barron | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Woolwich, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | Welling United | ||
| 1973–1975 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Slough Town | 45 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Arsenal | 8 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Crystal Palace | 90 | (0) |
| 1982–1985 | West Bromwich Albion | 63 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Stoke City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1988 | Queens Park Rangers | 32 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Reading (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Welling United | 100 | (0) |
| 1990 | Cheltenham Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Welling United | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 419 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Las Vegas Mobsters | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul George Barron (born 16 September 1953) is an English former football goalkeeper. He is currently the head coach for the Las Vegas Mobsters
Born in Woolwich, London, Barron qualified as a PE instructor before becoming a professional footballer. 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 on 2 August 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.
At Selhurst Park Barron was favoured by manager Terry Venables over John Burridge as Palace suffered a poor start to the 1980–81 season. However, Venables left in October 1980 to become manager at Queens Park Rangers, and Burridge followed in December. Barron made 33 league appearances that season, (in which Palace were relegated) but remained at Palace in 1981–82 and for the first half of 1982–83 as the Eagles finished 15th in consecutive seasons. Barron joined West Bromwich Albion in December 1982 and spent three seasons at the Hawthorns making 63 First Division appearances. In 1984–85 he joined Stoke City on loan, and played once keeping a clean sheet, in a 0–0 draw away at Leicester City. He joined Queens Park Rangers in August 1985 and he appeared in the 1986 Football League Cup Final for QPR, in their defeat by Oxford United at Wembley Stadium. Barron spent two seasons at Loftus Road which included a short spell on loan at Reading and in the summer of 1988 he returned to his first club Welling United.
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