Barry Cogan (footballer)

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Barry Cogan
Cogan playing for Crawley Town in 2009
Personal information
Full name Barry Christopher Cogan[1]
Date of birth (1984-11-04) 4 November 1984 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Sligo, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Belvedere[3]
1999–2001 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Millwall 24 (0)
2006–2007 Barnet 39 (3)
2007–2008 Gillingham 16 (1)
2008 → Grays Athletic (loan) 13 (5)
2008–2009 Grays Athletic 43 (6)
2009–2010 Crawley Town 39 (3)
2010–2015 Dover Athletic 146 (28)
2015–2016 Dartford 26 (1)
2016 Leatherhead 6 (0)
2016–2017 Hastings United 20 (2)
2017–2019 Grays Athletic 40 (0)
Total 412 (49)
International career
2004
Republic of Ireland U21
 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barry Christopher Cogan (born 4 November 1984) is a retired Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He started his career with Boyle Celtic then joined

Steve Evans
had tried to sign him the previous season. Cogan left Crawley in November 2010 by mutual consent, joining Dover Athletic a few days later.

Career

Club career

Millwall

Born in

UEFA Cup games against Ferencvárosi TC.[10][11]

Barnet

In August 2006, Cogan was signed by

League Two club Barnet from Millwall for an undisclosed fee.[4][12][13] He remained there for just one season before he was released by manager Paul Fairclough.[14] He made over 40 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals, all in matches won by Barnet.[14]

Gillingham

Cogan joined

2007–08 season, after he made just 21 appearances in all competitions.[21]

Grays Athletic

In June 2008, Grays Athletic announced that Cogan had signed for the club, following a medical examination to test his fitness, on a trial basis.

extra time.[29] Grays Athletic eventually lost 3–2 after extra time.[29] The club released news that the players were again being paid in full and over the "Christmas period and for January".[30] On 14 February 2009, Grays travelled to face Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground. He scored to equalise the game at 1–1 after the Wrexham goalkeeper struggled with George Beavan's initial shot whilst Cogan scored the rebound.[31] He then set up Grays' second, crossing the ball to Andy Pugh, who scored a consolation goal as Grays lost 3–2.[31][32] He then scored in Grays' 2–1 home victory over Altrincham on 7 March.[33] Cogan finished the season as Grays' top goal scorer in all competitions.[34]

Crawley Town

Steve Evans signed Cogan on 8 June following his release from Grays Athletic.[35] Evans admitted he tried signing Cogan three times the previous season, but had his attempts rejected.[35] Cogan had other offers, but Crawley assistant manager Paul Raynor stated that the club's South London location appealed to him.[36] He made his debut for Crawley on 8 August, in the 4–0 away defeat to Mansfield Town, replacing Daniel Powell as a substitute in the 52nd minute.[37] Having made only three appearances in the 2010–11 season, Cogan was released by mutual consent on 16 November 2010. Evans stated that Cogan wanted to "play some first team football".[38]

Dover Athletic

Cogan signed for Dover Athletic a few days after leaving Crawley, making his debut coming on as a substitute for Sam Long in the 2–1 home defeat against Woking in the FA Trophy on 20 November.[39]

Dartford

In July 2015, he signed for National League South side Dartford on a free transfer, following a successful trial with the club.[40] He was released on 24 May 2016 following the end of the 2015–16 season having made 26 league appearances for the club scoring one goal against Bishop's Stortford in a 2–1 away victory on 24 October 2015.

Leatherhead, Hastings and returning to Grays

After spells with Leatherhead and Hastings United, Cogan returned to Grays on 7 June 2017.

International career

Cogan was called up to the

Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for the Madeira International Tournament, where he made his under-21 debut against Madeira on 27 February 2004.[41]

Honours

Club

Millwall

References

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  11. ^ "Ferencvaros 3–1 Millwall". ESPNsoccernet. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  12. ^ "Cogan departs Millwall for Barnet". BBC Sport. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  13. ^ "Bees Sign FA Cup Final Star". Barnet F.C. 15 August 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
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  15. ^ "Gillingham complete triple swoop". BBC Sport. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
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  17. ^ Cawdell, Luke (2 July 2007). "Gills boss tips Cogan to fill Jarvis' boots". Kent Online. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  18. ^ "Cogan refuses loan move". Kentnews.co.uk. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008. [dead link]
  19. ^ "Santos to The Shay". Grays Athletic F.C. 14 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
  20. ^ Cawdell, Luke (14 March 2008). "Cogan follows Thurgood to Grays". Kent Online. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
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  24. ^ "Grays 1–1 Woking". BBC Sport. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  25. ^ "Cogan shrugs off Grays troubles". BBC Sport. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  26. ^ Candler, Martin (25 October 2008). "Grays Athletic 2 A.F.C. Totton 0 (F.A. Cup 4th qualifying round)". Grays Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  27. ^ a b c "Cogan at the double as Grays beat Barrow". Thurrock Gazette. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  28. ^ "Grays 2–1 Barrow". BBC Sport. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  29. ^ a b "Grays Athletic Match Report & Details – Essex Senior Cup 4th round". Canvey Island F.C. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009. [dead link]
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  32. ^ Scott, Paul (14 February 2009). "Wrexham 3 Grays Athletic 2". Wrexham Chronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  33. ^ "Grays 2–1 Altrincham". BBC Sport. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  34. ^ Michael Casey (8 June 2009). "Barry Cogan". Your Thurrock. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  35. ^ a b "Cogan becomes a red!". Crawley Town F.C. 8 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  36. ^ "Ex-Lion Cogan roars into Town". Crawley Observer. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  37. ^ "Mansfield 4–0 Crawley". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  38. ^ "Reds release Cogan". The Argus. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  39. ^ Howard, Tom (20 November 2010). "Dover crash out of FA Trophy". Kent News. Retrieved 20 November 2010. [dead link]
  40. ^ "Dartford FC sign former Gillingham, Dover Athletic, Millwall and Barnet midfielder Barry Cogan". Kent online. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  41. ^ "Under 21 – 2005/2006 Squad Profile". FAI Official Website. 20 March 2006. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  42. ^ "Glory Glory Man United". The FA. 22 May 2004. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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