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440

Senior
Appearances

52

Senior
Goals

20

Reserve League Appearances

1

Reserve League Goals

1

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

1

FA Youth Cup Goals

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Other Appearances | Goals

Gareth Barry

First Team
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Midfielder
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M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #724 |

Gareth Barry

23 February 1981

Hastings ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 0 in) 1.84ย m

Left

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1997-98

Brighton & Hove Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 1997

16

Brian Little ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

2009-10

Manchester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ12.51m

2 June 2009

28

Martin Oโ€™Neill ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Previous Clubs

Gareth Barry

Previous Clubs:

1991-97 Brighton & Hove Albion Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division, Third Division

Peak Villa

Gareth Barry

First Team

M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1998-09 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 440 | 422 (18) | โšฝ 52 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 51 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 22 | #724 |
๐ŸŸฉ 168 | ๐ŸŸจ 126 | ๐ŸŸฅ 146 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 66 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 |

Career Progression

Gareth Barry

1997-98 Aston Villa u18s
1998-09 Aston Villa First Team
1998-04 Aston Villa Reserves

Reserve & Youth

Gareth Barry

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Midfield

2004-05 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers not recorded
1999-00 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1998-99 PLPrem ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | โœ… 5 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1997-98 PLPrem ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ1 |

1997-98 FA Youth Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Squad Honours

Gareth Barry

๐Ÿฅˆ 1999-00 FA Cup Finalist
๐Ÿฅˆ2004-05 FA Premier Reserve League Runner-Up

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Loans Out

Gareth Barry

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Gareth Barry

Subsequent Clubs:

2009-13 Manchester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ12.51m
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 175 | 160 (15) | โšฝ 8 |

2013-14 Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 37 | 36 (1) | โšฝ 3 |

2014-17 Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 118 | 105 (13) | โšฝ 2 |

2017-20 West Bromwich Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.99m
Premier League, Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 61 | 47 (14) | โšฝ 2 |

2020 Retired aged 39

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Gareth Barry

Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฉ 4 Sep 1997 Villa 2-1 Forest

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 10 Sep 1997 Tranmere 0-3 Villa

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Nov 1997 Villa 2-4 Notts County

1997-98

FA Youth Cup 1st Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Jan 1998 Villa 0-1 United

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Feb 1998 Villa 0-1 Preston

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Mar 1998 Everton 0-2 Villa

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Apr 1998 Birmingham 0-1 Villa

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 4 May 1998 Blackburn 1-1 Villa

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Mar 1999 Derby 1-3 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Apr 1999 Leeds 3-4 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Apr 1999 Birmingham 1-3 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Apr 1999 Stoke 2-1 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸจ 4 May 1999 Villa 1-1 Blackburn

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1999 Wednesday 2-4 Villa

1999-00

FA Premier Reserve League

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๐ŸŸจ 17 Oct 2001 Villa 2-2 Liverpool

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Oct 2001 United 1-0 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 2001 Villa 2-1 Wednesday

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 8 Jan 2002 Leeds 2-2 Villa

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Jan 2002 Villa 5-1 Everton

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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4 Feb 2002 Villa v Blackburn

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Nov 2004 Villa 1-0 Sunderland

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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