George Barker (footballer, born 1991)

George John Barker (born 26 September 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as forward for AFC Portchester.

George Barker

Personal information
Full name	George John Barker[1]
Date of birth	(1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Portsmouth,[1] England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	AFC Portchester
Youth career
2008–2010	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	(0)
2011	→ Lewes (loan)	4	(1)
2012–2013	→ Barnet (loan)	1	(0)
2013	→ Newport County (loan)	2	(0)
2014–2015	Swindon Town	13	(0)
2014	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	4	(0)
2015–2016	Gosport Borough	30	(2)
2016–2018	Havant & Waterlooville	44	(1)
2018	Worthing	6	(3)
2018	Salisbury	2	(0)
2018	Staines Town
2018–2020	Gosport Borough	15	(7)
2020-2021	Moneyfields	0	(0)
2021-	AFC Portchester	50	(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:53, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Barker has played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Barnet, Newport County, Tranmere Rovers and Swindon Town.

Career

After youth spells at AC Fareham and Southampton, Barker joined Brighton & Hove Albion's youth team in 2008 and signed his first professional contract in 2010. He was on the bench for Brighton's 5–1 win over Barnsley in August 2012.^[2] In November 2012 he joined Barnet on loan deadline day. He made his debut at home to AFC Wimbledon on 8 December 2012,^[3] which was the only appearance he made for the Bees before his loan spell expired on 5 January.

He made his debut for Brighton on 12 March 2013, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Dean Hammond in a 2–1 loss away at Barnsley.^[4]

On 22 November 2013, Barker joined Newport County on loan until 1 January 2014 but only made two substitute appearances.^[5]

On 7 January 2014, Barker signed for Swindon Town on an eighteen-month contract for an undisclosed fee.^[6] Barker played only 13 league games for Town and was released at the end of his contract, which also included a loan spell with Tranmere Rovers.

Barker later played for Gosport Borough, Havant & Waterlooville, Salisbury and Staines Town before re-joining Gosport Borough in December 2018.^[7][8][9]

In June 2020 Barker signed for Southern League Division One side Moneyfields.

In the summer of 2021, Barker joined Wessex League side AFC Portchester.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 May 2015^[11]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Other[12]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Lewes (loan)	2011	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Barnet (loan)	2012	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Newport County (loan)	2013	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swindon Town	2014	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2014–15	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
	Total	13	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2014	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total		28	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	31	1