Colin Barrett
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Colin Barrett (born 3 August 1952) is an English former association football defender. He played 163 competitive senior games from 1972 to 1980 with Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and Swindon Town. At Forest he was part of a team that won seven honours including the 1977–78 Football League First Division, the 1978–79 European Cup and the Football League Cup in both those seasons. The month after his 26th birthday and 10 days after scoring against Liverpool in the European Cup he damaged knee ligaments. He never fully recovered only playing 12 further competitive games in senior football. The last of those was in the same month as having turned 28.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1952-08-03) 3 August 1952 (age 71) | ||
Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
Cheadle Heath Nomads | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1976 | Manchester City | 53 | (0) |
1976–1980 | Nottingham Forest | 69 | (4) |
1980–1981 | Swindon Town | 3 | (0) |
1981–? | Andover | ||
Total | 123 | (4) | |
Managerial career | |||
Southwell City | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |