Stuart Barlow
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Barlow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1968[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Sherwood Park | ||
| 1990–1995 | Everton | 71 | (10) |
| 1992 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Oldham Athletic | 93 | (31) |
| 1998–2000 | Wigan Athletic | 84 | (40) |
| 2000–2003 | Tranmere Rovers | 94 | (19) |
| 2003–2005 | Stockport County | 61 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | Bury | 13 | (0) |
| 2006 | Morecambe | 16 | (5) |
| 2006 | Southport | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| 2007 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Bamber Bridge | ||
| Total | 432 | (116) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stuart Barlow (born 16 July 1968) is an English football coach and former professional player.
He was a
Following retirement, Barlow worked away from the sport for a while before being appointed assistant manager of Northern Premier League side Colwyn Bay in 2011.
Playing career
Barlow came into professional football at a late age; he was only playing at Sunday League level when he was 21 years old. He joined Everton in 1990 and went on to feature in the Premier League. In 1995 the club won the FA Cup, although Barlow was not in the side that defeated Manchester United 1–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium, he did appear in earlier rounds including starting the quarter-final versus Newcastle United.[3] He was injured for the semi-final.
Barlow gained a reputation as a pacy striker who would willingly chase lost causes. However, his inability to find the net regularly – despite his pace often putting him through on goal – led to his gaining, amongst the Goodison support, the affectionate nickname of Stuart "Barndoor" Barlow (from the proverbial saying that an inaccurate person kicking or hitting a projectile "couldn't hit a barn door"). Another nickname was "Jigsaw" – the joke being that "he went to pieces in the box".
A few months later he was recruited to
He joined
In 2010, a Merseyside derby charity game was held between former players of Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park. Barlow scored the only goal in a 1–0 win for Everton.
Coaching career
In November 2011 Barlow became the assistant manager of Northern Premier League club Colwyn Bay.
Personal life
Barlow retired in 2009 despite being offered a fresh contract by Bamber Bridge.[7] He stated his decision was so that he could support and watch his young son play football for his club Formby Juniors, which Barlow ended up coaching. As well as this, he also helped a friend in his scaffolding business and assisted his wife to open her own bridal shop.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Stuart Barlow". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Stuart Barlow Profile". TranmereRovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Everton v Newcastle United, 12 March 1995". 11V11.Com.
- ^ "Auto Windscreens Shield Final – Sunday 18th April 1999". cockneylatic.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "New Signings". TranmereRovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers Football Club. 5 July 2000. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Tranmere comeback stuns Saints". BBC Sport. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "Former Everton striker Stuart Barlow wants to be a football coach". Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Stuart Barlow".
External links
- Stuart Barlow at Soccerbase
- Stuart Barlow at TranmereRovers.co.uk
