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Nick Barmby
Barmby training withHull Cityin 2011
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Jon Barmby[1]
Date of birth (1974-02-11)11 February 1974(age 50)[2]
Place of birth Hull,England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder,winger
Youth career
1990–1992 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Tottenham Hotspur 89 (21)
1995–1996 Middlesbrough 42 (8)
1996–2000 Everton 116 (18)
2000–2002 Liverpool 32 (2)
2002–2004 Leeds United 25 (4)
2004Nottingham Forest(loan) 6 (1)
2004–2012 Hull City 180 (26)
Total 490 (80)
International career
1994 England U21 3 (0)
1994–1998 England B 2 (0)
1995–2001 England 23 (4)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Hull City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicholas Jon Barmby(born 11 February 1974) is an Englishfootballcoach and former professional player.

As a player, he played as amidfielderspending nearly his entire career in thePremier LeagueforTottenham Hotspur,Middlesbrough,Everton,LiverpoolandLeeds United.He then had a brief spell withNottingham Forestin theFootball Leaguebefore finishing his career with home town clubHull Citywhere during an eight-year spell he helped the club earn promotion fromLeague Oneto the Premier League. He was capped 23 times byEnglandbetween 1995 and 2001, and was part of theEuro 96andEuro 2000squads. Barmby is one of only nine players to have scored Premier League goals for six different teams (the others beingNicolas Anelka,Craig Bellamy,Darren Bent,Marcus Bent,Andy Cole,Peter Crouch,Les FerdinandandRobbie Keane).[citation needed]

Following retirement, Barmby had a spell as Hull City manager, he later had a brief spell as first team coach atScunthorpe United.

Club career

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Early career

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Growing up on the west side ofHull,Barmby played for local teams Springhead and National Tigers as a boy showing talent from a very early age. Consequently, he ended his education at the localKelvin Hall High School(where he started in 1985) early to complete his studies atThe Football Association's School of Excellence, while also honing his skills for the professional game.[citation needed]His father,Jeff Barmby,was also a player in his younger days and became his son's advisor and agent as his skills began to attract the attention of various clubs.[citation needed]

Tottenham Hotspur

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Barmby eventually signed forTottenham Hotspur,joining them on leaving school in the summer of 1990. His first game for Tottenham was againstHull CityatBoothferry Parkin a testimonial match forGarreth Roberts,and he scored two goals.[4]

Having turned professional in April 1991 under the management ofTerry Venables,he made his competitive debut againstSheffield Wednesday[4]on 27 September 1992 in theFA Premier League,and established himself as a regular playerthat season,when still only 18 years old.[5]

During his time at the club he became one ofOssie Ardiles' five-man attack, along withJürgen Klinsmann,Teddy Sheringham,Darren AndertonandIlie Dumitrescu.He played 100 games and scored 27 goals in all competitions for Spurs,[citation needed]playing on the losing side in twoFA Cupsemi-finals,[citation needed]before becomingMiddlesbrough'smost expensive signing in a £5.25 million deal in June 1995.[6]

Middlesbrough

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Barmby set up the first competitive goal at the newRiverside StadiumforCraig Hignett.[7]Barmby stayed at Middlesbrough for 17 months, before heading toEverton,who paid a record fee of £5.75 million for him, a small profit on the price they paid for him.[8]

Everton

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In his first season at the club, Barmby and his new team found themselves in a Premier League relegation battle. However, they survived with a 15th-place finish as Barmby made 25 league appearances and scored four goals.[citation needed]He managed just two goals from 30 appearances thefollowing seasonas Everton finished just one place above relegation.[citation needed]Injuries restricted him to appearing in just 24 out of 38 league appearances in1998–99,as he scored three goals.[citation needed]Hisfinal seasonatGoodison Parksaw him miss just one league game and find the net nine times,[citation needed]though Everton finished only in 13th place.[9]On 26 February 2000, Barmby scored ahat-trickin a 4–0 win againstWest Ham United.[10]

After nearly four years at Everton, during which Barmby played 114 league games and scored 18 goals, he headed acrossStanley ParktoLiverpoolfor a fee of £6 million on 19 July 2000. It was the first time since strikerDave Hicksonin 1959 that Everton had sold a player to Liverpool – although six players had moved in the opposite direction in the 41 years between Barmby's transfer and that of Hickson.[11]

Manchester Unitedalso expressed an interest in signing Barmby to cover for their missing players at the start of the 2000–01 season, but they were eventually outbid.[12]

Liverpool

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Barmby was involved in Liverpool's successful season of2000–01in which they won theFA Cup,League CupandUEFA Cup.He scored against his previous club Everton in theMerseyside derbyin October 2000,[13]and scored apenalty kickin theshootoutagainstBirmingham Cityin theLeague Cup Final.[14]An injury picked up in the FA Cup semi-final in April put his participation in the FA Cup and UEFA Cup finals in doubt.[15]In the end he was left out of theFA Cup finalsquad but was on the bench for theUEFA Cup Final.[16][17]The following season he started as Liverpool won the2001 FA Charity Shield.[18]However after persistent injury and lack of form blighted his second season at the club,[19][20]Barmby was sold toLeeds Unitedin August 2002 for a fee of £2.75 million, where he linked up withTerry Venables,his first manager at Tottenham. Barmby scored eight goals in his time at Liverpool, all of which came in the 2000–01 season: four in the UEFA Cup, two in the League, and one each in the FA Cup and the League Cup.[citation needed]

Leeds United

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On 8 August 2002, Barmby signed for Leeds for £2.75 million.[21]Despite scoring on his debut,[22]Barmby made little impact at a Leeds side quickly sliding down the Premier League table, and missed much of the action during his two seasons with them in the Premier League.[23]He spent a loan spell atNottingham Forestduring the2003–04 season,[24]scoring once againstGillingham,[25]before moving to his hometown club, Hull City.[26]

Hull City

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Barmby playing forHull Cityin 2011

In 2004, Barmby returned to his hometown team Hull City on a free transfer following Leeds's relegation from the top flight. Barmby helped City to promotion fromLeague Onein his first season at the club. He scored nine goals, including the fastest goal in City's history, after seven seconds in a match againstWalsallon 6 November 2004.[citation needed]He played for Hull in the2007–08Football League Championshipcampaign, which ended in promotion through the Championship play-offs to thePremier League;a season earlier they had come close to being relegated toLeague One.2008–09was the first season in which Hull City played top division football.[citation needed]He scored his first goal of Hull's first Premier League season againstSunderlandon 20 December 2008, making him one of only five players to have scored for six different teams in the Premier League.[citation needed]

On 29 June 2010, it was announced by the incoming Hull City manager,Nigel Pearson,that Barmby would take his first steps into coaching, by being taken onto Pearson's staff at Hull City for the2010–11 Championshipcampaign, combining the role of coach with his playing duties.[27]

International career

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Barmby earned his firstcapforEnglandon 29 March 1995, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute in the 0–0friendlydraw againstUruguayatWembley Stadium.[28]He made his first start on 6 September, playing the whole game in the 0–0 draw withColombia.[29]On 23 May 1996, Barmby scored his first goals for England when he netted two goals in the 3–0 win againstChinaat theWorkers StadiuminBeijing.[30]These goals ultimately sealed his place in England managerTerry Venables'22-man squadforEuro 1996.[31]Barmby went on to make three substitute appearances in the tournament, featuring in the 1–1 draw withSwitzerlandin theopening group game,[32]in the 4–1 win against theNetherlandsin thefinal group game,[33]and in the 0–0 draw againstSpainin thequarter-finals,a game England won onpenalties.[34]Had the shoot-out against Spain continued into sudden-death kicks, Barmby had been chosen to take England's sixth penalty.[35]

Barmby scored the first goal ofGlenn Hoddle's England tenure, he netted the opening goal in the 3–0 win againstMoldovaduringqualificationfor the1998 FIFA World Cup.[36]This turned out to be his last cap for nearly four years.[37]

Kevin Keeganrecalled Barmby in May 2000 and named him in the preliminary squad forEuro 2000.[38]He featured in the three warm-up games againstBrazil,[39]Ukraine,[40]andMalta,[41]before being named in thefinal squadon 1 June.[42]Barmby made substitute appearances in the games againstGermanyandRomaniaas England were eliminated in thegroup stages.[43][44]

Barmby scored England's first goal underSven-Göran Erikssonwith the opening goal in a 3–0 friendly win against Spain atVilla Park.[45]On 1 September 2001, he started in the5–1 thrashingof rivalsGermanyduringqualificationfor the2002 World Cup.[46]Barmby started in the 2–2 draw withGreecein October 2001, the result secured England's qualification to the World Cup.[47]This turned out to be his last cap for his country.[37]He won a total of 23 caps for England and scored four goals.[37]

Coaching career

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Hull City

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After Pearson left Hull for Leicester on 15 November 2011, Barmby took over as playercaretaker manager.[48]His reign got off to a fine start againstDerby Countyby defeating them 2–0 atPride Park Stadium.He announced his retirement from playing on 6 January 2012 before being appointed manager permanently on 10 January.[49][50]

It was reported on 8 May 2012 that Barmby had been sacked as manager following a disciplinary meeting with the owners. This was later confirmed after he made comments about the owners and transfer money. He has since lost his appeal.[51]

Scunthorpe United

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On 29 March 2019,Scunthorpe Unitedannounced that Barmby would join former Hull City teammateAndy Dawsonas a coach.[52]Their first game in charge was againstAFC Wimbledonwhich they lost 2–1.[53]He left the club on 13 May 2019, when new managerPaul Hurstwas hired.[54]

Personal life

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Barmby has a wife, Mandy, and two sons, Jack and George.Jack Barmbysigned for Manchester United,[55]before being signed by Leicester City in 2014. He moved on loan to the Portland Timbers of the MLS in March 2016. He has also represented England below senior level.[56]

Barmby is a fan ofSuper LeaguesideHull FC.[citation needed]

On 29 December 2023, Barmby was announced as the next member ofHull City'sHall of Fameand would be inducted at the first home league game of 2024 againstNorwich City.[57]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[58][59]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1992–93 Premier League 22 6 4 3 3 0 29 9
1993–94 Premier League 27 6 3 1 3 1 33 8
1994–95 Premier League 38 9 6 1 2 1 46 11
Total 87 21 13 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 108 28
Middlesbrough 1995–96 Premier League 32 7 3 1 4 1 39 9
1996–97 Premier League 10 1 0 0 10 1
Total 42 8 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 49 10
Everton 1996–97 Premier League 25 4 2 1 27 5
1997–98 Premier League 30 2 1 0 1 3 32 5
1998–99 Premier League 24 3 4 1 2 0 30 4
1999–2000 Premier League 37 9 5 1 1 0 43 10
Total 116 18 12 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 132 24
Liverpool 2000–01 Premier League 26 2 5 1 6 1 9 4 46 8
2001–02 Premier League 6 0 1 0 4 0 11 0
Total 32 2 5 1 7 1 13 4 0 0 57 8
Leeds United 2002–03 Premier League 19 4 2 0 1 0 3 1 25 5
2003–04 Premier League 6 0 6 0
Total 25 4 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 31 5
Nottingham Forest(loan) 2003–04 First Division 6 1 6 1
Hull City 2004–05 League One 39 9 2 0 41 9
2005–06 Championship 26 5 26 5
2006–07 Championship 20 4 2 1 22 5
2007–08 Championship 15 1 1 0 3[a] 2 19 3
2008–09 Premier League 21 1 3 1 1 0 25 2
2009–10 Premier League 20 0 0 0 2 0 22 0
2010–11 Championship 31 5 1 2 1 0 33 7
2011–12 Championship 8 1 0 0 1 0 9 1
Total 180 26 7 3 7 1 0 0 3 2 197 32
Career total 488 80 42 13 31 8 16 5 3 2 580 108
  1. ^Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[37]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1995 5 0
1996 5 3
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 8 0
2001 5 1
Total 23 4
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barmby goal.
List of international goals scored by Nick Barmby[37]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 May 1996 Workers Stadium,Beijing,China 6 China 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 2–0
3 1 September 1996 Stadionul Republican,Chișinău,Moldova 10 Moldova 1–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 28 February 2001 Villa Park,Birmingham,England 19 Spain 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Managerial statistics

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As of 8 May 2012[60]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Hull City 15 November 2011 8 May 2012 33 13 8 12 039.4
Total 33 13 8 12 039.4

Honours

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Liverpool

Hull City

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