Mike Barrett (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael John Barrett | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
Date of death | 14 August 1984 | (aged 24)||
Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
Position(s) |
Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1979 | Shirehampton Sports | ||
1979–1984 | Bristol Rovers | 129 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael John Barrett (12 September 1959 – 14 August 1984) was an English professional
Early life
Barrett was born in Bristol and was a pupil at St Bede's Catholic College until 1978. After leaving school he had a trial with Bristol City, but was not offered a professional contract, leading him to play non-League football in Bristol for Shirehampton Sports.[1][2][3]
Career
In 1979, Barrett earned a chance with a
Barrett had struggled with fitness during a training session in 1984, and after being taken to hospital for tests he was diagnosed with lung cancer.[5] He died just two weeks later on 14 August 1984 at the age of 24,[4] six weeks before the birth of his son, Liam. Rovers played two testimonial matches for him that autumn, against Aston Villa and his previous team Shirehampton Sports.[1]
On 16 April 2021, Barrett was the eighth player to be inducted into the official Bristol Rovers Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.
- ^ "Mike Barrett". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Bristol football club appeal for floodlights". Bristol Post. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ a b The Times, 15 August 1984, p20
- ISBN 9780750957724.
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Mickey Barrett". bristolrovers.co.uk. 16 April 2021.