Graham Barrow
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Graham Barrow[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 June 1954||
Place of birth | Chorley,[1] England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic (Assistant Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Chorley | |||
1978–1979 | Southport | 44 | (5) |
1979–1981 | Altrincham | 62 | (11) |
1981–1986 | Wigan Athletic | 179 | (35) |
1986–1994 | Chester City | 248 | (17) |
Total | 533 | (68) | |
Managerial career | |||
1992–1994 | Chester City | ||
1994–1995 | Wigan Athletic | ||
1996–1999 | Rochdale | ||
2000–2001 | Chester City | ||
2003–2005 | Bury | ||
2013 |
Wigan Athletic (Caretaker Manager) | ||
2016 |
Wigan Athletic (Caretaker Manager) | ||
2017 |
Wigan Athletic (Caretaker Manager) | ||
2018 | Wrexham (Assistant Manager) | ||
2018–2019 | Wrexham (Interim Manager) | ||
2023–Present |
Wigan Athletic (Assistant Manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Graham Barrow (born 13 June 1954) is an English former footballer who has since become a professional manager in the English game. He is currently working for Wigan Athletic as an assistant manager to Shaun Maloney.[3]
Playing career
Having previously played for
Barrow had a difficult start at Chester, suffering five bookings in his first seven games,[5] and in November 1986 he considered a move to Blackpool.[5] But he opted to stay with the Blues and went on to make 298 first team appearances over the next eight years, mainly as captain. He combined his playing role with an assistant manager position to Harry McNally from 1988–89 onwards.[6] On the final day of the 1991–92 season, Barrow scored a late winner in Chester's final home game at Moss Rose against Leyton Orient to seal Division Three survival for the club.[7]
2023 - Wigan Athletic 1st team coach (Current team)
Management & coaching
Chester, Wigan and Rochdale
Barrow began his managerial career with Chester City in 1992 (as player–manager), after collecting seven points from four games in caretaker charge.[8] Although the team was relegated to the Football League Third Division in 1993, Barrow inspired the Blues to bounce back the next season and gain promotion, but he resigned in the summer of 1994 amid frustration at key players leaving and a lack of financial backing from the board.[9] He retired from playing following his departure, with his final appearance being in Chester's win 3–2 win over Preston North End on 2 April 1994, just two months before his 40th birthday.[9]
He returned to Wigan as manager early in
Bury
He was manager of Bury, from January 2004 after a spell as assistant-manager to Andy Preece. However the club did not progress satisfactorily and as a result Barrow was dismissed in September 2005.[13] He returned to
Return to Wigan
In July 2009, Barrow returned to Wigan as first–team coach under new manager Roberto Martínez.[16]
Due to
Following the sacking of Gary Caldwell in October 2016 Barrow again took charge on a caretaker basis, overseeing a 1–0 victory over Cardiff City on 29 October.[19] In March 2017, Wigan appointed Barrow as caretaker manager for the remainder of the 2016–17 season after the sacking of Warren Joyce but he was unable to prevent relegation to League One.[20]
Wrexham
On 3 July 2018, Barrow was appointed as assistant manager to new
Shrewsbury Town
In June 2019 he joined Shrewsbury Town as assistant manager to Sam Ricketts.[24]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 26 January 2019[25]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Chester City | 20 October 1992 | 31 July 1994 | 84 | 30 | 16 | 38 | 35.7 |
Wigan Athletic | 1 August 1994 | 9 October 1995 | 61 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 31.1 |
Rochdale | 1 August 1996 | 2 May 1999 | 155 | 50 | 40 | 65 | 32.3 |
Chester City | 1 June 2000 | 22 June 2001 | 64 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 40.6 |
Bury | 16 December 2003 | 19 September 2005 | 84 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 26.2 |
Wigan Athletic (caretaker) | 2 December 2013 | 7 December 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Wigan Athletic (caretaker) | 25 October 2016 | 2 November 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Wigan Athletic (caretaker) | 13 March 2017 | 29 May 2017 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22.2 |
Wrexham | 1 December 2018 | 2 February 2019 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 38.5 |
Total | 473 | 155 | 124 | 194 | 32.8 |
Honours
Player
- Football League Division Four (League Two) promotion as third-placed team, 1981–82 (Wigan Athletic).
- Associate Members' Cup winners, 1984–85 (Wigan Athletic).
- Alliance Premier League champions, 1979–80 & 1980–81 (Altrincham).
Manager
- Football League Division Three (League Two) runners-up, 1993–94 (Chester City – player/manager).
- Nationwide Variety Club Trophy winners, 2000–01 (Chester City).
Bibliography
- Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885–1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
References
- ^ a b c "Graham Barrow". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Kendrick, Paul (29 January 2023). "Why Graham Barrow had to be part of the Wigan Athletic rebuild". Wigan Today.
- ^ "Graham Barrow". SFC Fpa. Port Online. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Sumner (1997), p.103
- ^ Sumner (1997), p.105
- ^ Sumner (1997), p.111
- ^ Sumner (1997), p.115
- ^ a b Sumner (1997), p.118
- ^ "Barrow Returns". chester-city.co.uk (see 31 May). 31 May 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Players Respond to Ban". chester-city.co.uk (see 26 April). 26 April 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Graham Barrow sacked". chester-city.co.uk (see 20–21 June). 20 June 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- ^ "Barrow sacked". This is Lancashire. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vaughan: Why duo had to go". Liverpool Echo. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- ^ "Barrow is Altrincham number two". BBC Sport. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- ^ "Barrow returns to Wigan as coach". BBC Sport. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ "Leeds United 2–0 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Sky Bet Championship: Wigan caretaker Graham Barrow happy with Uwe Rosler". Sky Sports. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Cardiff City 0-1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Warren Joyce: Wigan Athletic part company after four months". BBC Sport. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Graham Barrow: Wrexham appoint experienced coach to assist Ricketts". BBC Sport. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Williams, Richard (1 December 2018). "FA Cup second round: Wrexham AFC 0 Newport County 0". The Leader. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Sam Ricketts Departs Wrexham AFC". 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Graham Barrow: Shrewsbury appoint ex-Wigan, Rochdale and Bury manager as assistant". BBC Sport. 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Graham Barrow". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 March 2017.