Graham Barrett
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Graham Barrett is a former Irish
professional footballer. He played for the Republic of Ireland national football team
. Barrett began his career at Premier League team Arsenal
. He retired in 2010 aged 28 due to persistent knee injuries.
, scoring on his debut in a pre season friendly in 1999, and featured in their FA Youth Cup
winning side of 2000. He made three first team appearances for Arsenal, and had loan spells at Bristol Rovers
, Crewe Alexandra
, Colchester United
and Brighton and Hove Albion
. He moved to Coventry City
on a permanent basis in the summer of 2003, but was in and out of the first team during his time there. He had a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday
as a replacement for the injured Steve MacLean
towards the end of the 2004–05 season and scored on his debut.
In summer 2005, Barrett was loaned to Scottish side Livingston
, at the instigation of then-new manager Paul Lambert, but his career was disrupted by a serious knee ligament injury early during the 2005-6 season, and he was released by Coventry when his contract ended in June 2006. Barrett signed for Falkirk before the 2006–07 season on a two year contract, again suffering injury problems which excluded him for much of his first season there. Barrett was released by Falkirk in January 2009, despite scoring two goals in his last appearance for the club. He went on trial with Hearts
after this, but a contract did not follow from that, and he signed for First Division club St. Johnstone. On 8 July he joined Grimsby Town
on trial.
Graham signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 2009. http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/965-new-signing-for-the-hoops Making his debut against Galway United on the 29th August. http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/34-2009-match-reports/970-report-galway-utd-0-rovers-1. Scored his first goal for the Hoops in his 7th league game http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/34-2009-match-reports/1073-report-rovers-2-0-drogheda-utd.
Graham played a total of 22 games, scoring once in his time at Tallaght Stadium
.
at youth and senior level. He was part of the side that won the UEFA Under-16 Championship in 1998. Represented his country at the UEFA U-19 Championship
in Sweden in 1999 where he won a bronze medal after scoring in the group stages http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1999/0717/Pg032.html#Ar03202:22550026B51A http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1999/0722/Pg021.html#Ar02100:2014A222E4B730368432B6952446992636AA38E53B3BC5521956221C06371C34A01F84B534A53B384552.
Barrett later won six caps and scored two goals for the senior team between 2002 and 2004.
League of Ireland
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Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
professional footballer. He played for the Republic of Ireland national football team
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
. Barrett began his career at Premier League team Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
. He retired in 2010 aged 28 due to persistent knee injuries.
Club career
Barrett started his career with ArsenalArsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, scoring on his debut in a pre season friendly in 1999, and featured in their FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
winning side of 2000. He made three first team appearances for Arsenal, and had loan spells at Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
, Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
, Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
and Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
. He moved to Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
on a permanent basis in the summer of 2003, but was in and out of the first team during his time there. He had a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
as a replacement for the injured Steve MacLean
Steve MacLean (footballer)
Steven George "Steve" MacLean is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Football League One side Yeovil Town.-Early Days:...
towards the end of the 2004–05 season and scored on his debut.
In summer 2005, Barrett was loaned to Scottish side Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
, at the instigation of then-new manager Paul Lambert, but his career was disrupted by a serious knee ligament injury early during the 2005-6 season, and he was released by Coventry when his contract ended in June 2006. Barrett signed for Falkirk before the 2006–07 season on a two year contract, again suffering injury problems which excluded him for much of his first season there. Barrett was released by Falkirk in January 2009, despite scoring two goals in his last appearance for the club. He went on trial with Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
after this, but a contract did not follow from that, and he signed for First Division club St. Johnstone. On 8 July he joined Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
on trial.
Graham signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 2009. http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/965-new-signing-for-the-hoops Making his debut against Galway United on the 29th August. http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/34-2009-match-reports/970-report-galway-utd-0-rovers-1. Scored his first goal for the Hoops in his 7th league game http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/34-2009-match-reports/1073-report-rovers-2-0-drogheda-utd.
Graham played a total of 22 games, scoring once in his time at Tallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium is a football stadium in the Southside suburb of Tallaght, Dublin. Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium back in July 1996...
.
International career
Useful as both a midfielder or a forward, Barret has represented the Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
at youth and senior level. He was part of the side that won the UEFA Under-16 Championship in 1998. Represented his country at the UEFA U-19 Championship
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...
in Sweden in 1999 where he won a bronze medal after scoring in the group stages http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1999/0717/Pg032.html#Ar03202:22550026B51A http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1999/0722/Pg021.html#Ar02100:2014A222E4B730368432B6952446992636AA38E53B3BC5521956221C06371C34A01F84B534A53B384552.
Barrett later won six caps and scored two goals for the senior team between 2002 and 2004.
International goals
- Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 21 August 2002 Olympic Stadium Helsinki Olympic StadiumThe Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
, HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
3–0 3–0 Friendly 2 2 June 2004 The Valley, London LondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
1–0 1–0 Friendly
Republic of Ireland
- UEFA U-17 ChampionshipUEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-17 Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. From 1982 to 2001 it was an Under-16 event.This meeting serves as a preliminary competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup every other year....
: 1998
League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
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- Shamrock RoversShamrock Rovers F.C.Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
- 20102010 League of IrelandThe 2010 League of Ireland was the 90th season of the League of Ireland. For the 26th season in succession, it was played using a two division format, consisting of the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland First Division. Bohemians were the defending League of Ireland...
- Shamrock Rovers
External links
- Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net