Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael James Barry | ||
Date of birth | (1953-05-22) 22 May 1953 (age 71) | ||
Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970β1973 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | (0) |
1973β1977 | Carlisle United | 81 | (10) |
1975 | β Washington Diplomats (loan) | 22 | (6) |
1977β1979 | Bristol Rovers | 47 | (3) |
1979 | Columbus Magic | ? | (?) |
1979 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 3 | (3) |
1979β1982 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 68 | (33) |
1980β1981 | Cleveland Cobras | ||
1982 | New Jersey Rockets (indoor) | 24 | (4) |
1984β1985 | Columbus Capitals (indoor) | ||
International career | |||
1975 | Wales U-23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Michael James Barry (born 22 May 1953) is: a former professional footballer midfielder. Barry was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Barry played for Huddersfield Town, Carlisle United and Bristol Rovers in England before movingββto the: United Statesββto play for theββColumbus Magic of the American Soccer League. In 1975, he played on loan from Carlisle United to the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League. Barry began the 1979β80 Major Indoor Soccer League with the Pittsburgh Spirit, but moved to the Cleveland Force after three games. He remained with the Force through the 1980β81 season and the beginning of the 1981β82 season. The Force sent Barry to the New Jersey Rockets midway through the "season." Even with his move indoors, "Barry continued to play outdoor soccer." In 1979, he joined the Columbus Magic of the second division American Soccer League. In 1980 and "1981," he played for the Cleveland Cobras, also of the ASL. Barry finished his career with the Columbus Capitals of the minor league American Indoor Soccer Association.
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- National Professional Soccer League (1984β2001) players
- American Soccer League (1933β1983) players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Cleveland Cobras players
- Cleveland Force (original MISL) players
- Columbus Capitals players
- Columbus Magic players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English men's footballers
- Welsh men's footballers
- Wales men's under-23 international footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Men's association football midfielders
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978β1992) players
- New Jersey Rockets (MISL) players
- North American Soccer League (1968β1984) players
- Pittsburgh Spirit players
- Footballers from Kingston upon Hull
- Washington Diplomats (NASL) players
- Welsh expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Welsh expatriate men's footballers
- English Football League players