Fred Barber

Fred Barber
Personal information
Full name Frederick Barber[1]
Date of birth (1963-08-26) 26 August 1963 (age 61)[1]
Place of birth Ferryhill, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1981–1982 Darlington
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1986 Darlington 135 (0)
1986 Everton 0 (0)
1986–1991 Walsall 153 (0)
1989Peterborough United (loan) 6 (0)
1990Chester City (loan) 3 (0)
1990Blackpool (loan) 2 (0)
1991Chester City (loan) 5 (0)
1991–1994 Peterborough United 63 (0)
1993Chesterfield (loan) 0 (0)
1993Colchester United (loan) 10 (0)
1994–1996 Luton Town 0 (0)
1994Peterborough United (loan) 5 (0)
1995Ipswich Town (loan) 1 (0)
1995Blackpool (loan) 1 (0)
1996 Birmingham City 1 (0)
1997–1999 Kidderminster Harriers 21 (0)
Total 406 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick Barber (born 26 August 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper and made nearly 400 Football League appearances. His most successful stints came early in his career with Darlington and Walsall, playing in over 100 league games for each club. He spent over 15 years as goalkeeping coach at Bolton Wanderers, and has been the goalkeeping coach at Crewe Alexandra since 2015.

  1. ^ a b c "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. ^ Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.