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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry Corr[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Southend United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Bristol City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Swindon Town | 28 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | Exeter City | 34 | (3) |
| 2010– | Southend United | 41 | (18) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:32, 1 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Barry Corr (born 2 April 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Southend United.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
He started his career at Leeds United winning the 2002 Carling cup and came 2nd in the FA Premier Academy League Under-17 and he spent a brief spell on loan at Bristol City during the 2006/07 season. He made two full appearances and scored his first senior goal before his spell was cut short.
[edit] Swindon Town
After moving on to Sheffield Wednesday, on 19 March 2007 it was announced that Barry Corr would be united with old boss Paul Sturrock in a loan deal till the end of the season at Swindon Town in a bid to help the League Two club clinch promotion.[2] Corr marked his arrival at Swindon, continuing his fine reserve team record. By scoring in the club's 3–0 victory over former club Bristol City on 20 March 2007.[3] Barry then continued to repay the faith put into him by Paul Sturrock. By scoring in the 34th minute on his first team debut in an important six pointer against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank.
He also created a goal that day, for fellow former Owl Lee Peacock. In total, he appeared eight times and scored three goals during that spell. Barry has been described as a player similar to Peter Crouch.[4] He was released by Wednesday at the end of the season and on 31 May 2007, he signed for Swindon Town on a two-year contract.
He has suffered a string of bad injuries, back related and most recently shoulder problems. Despite this he is still a fans favourite even after his Red Card on New Year's Day, which led Town having to settle for a 1–1 draw against League 1 leaders Swansea City, with Simon Cox scoring a 90th minute penalty.
[edit] Exeter City
Corr signed for League One newcomers Exeter City in July 2009 after his release from Swindon Town. On his debut for Exeter City on 8 August 2009. Corr was sent off for assaulting Leeds United's Michael Doyle. Following this, Corr became top scorer but not for very long, following his brace in the FA Cup 2nd round tie against MK Dons. It was announced on 14 May 2010 that he had been released by Exeter.[5]
[edit] Southend United
On 8 July, Corr signed a one year deal with Southend United, linking up with his former Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon Town boss Paul Sturrock.
Corr scored his first goal for his new side in the Carling Cup against Bristol City on 10 August 2010, a last minute equaliser to force extra time when Southend would go on to win 3–2.
On 27 August Corr scored his first league goal when he opened to scoring against Bradford City in a 2–0 victory.
Corr suffers from a long standing back problem and in previous seasons had hampered his progress in front of goal. On 8 January 2011 Corr scored his 11th goal of the season in all competitions from the penalty spot against Chesterfield. On the 22nd of April Corr scored his 20th goal of the season against Stevanage in a 1–0 win
Corr ended his first season at Roots Hall with 21 goals in all competitions, with a conversion rate better than a goal every two games.
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. August 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ Corr switches to Swindon Sky Sports
- ^ Corr praises manager Sturrock Yahoo
- ^ Corr relishing Swindon chance Sky Sports
- ^ "Exeter City release nine players". BBC Sport. 2010-05-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/exeter_city/8683107.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
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