Barry Horne (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry Horne | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | St Asaph, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Flint Town United | |||
| Rhyl | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Hawarden Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1987 | Wrexham | 136 | (16) |
| 1987–1989 | Portsmouth | 70 | (7) |
| 1989–1992 | Southampton | 112 | (6) |
| 1992–1996 | Everton | 123 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Birmingham City | 33 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Huddersfield Town | 64 | (1) |
| 2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Kidderminster Harriers | 27 | (1) |
| 2001 | Walsall | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Belper Town | ||
| National team | |||
| 1988–1996 | Wales | 59 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Barry Horne (born 18 May 1962, St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh former professional footballer and former chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.
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[edit] Playing career
In his career Horne played for Wrexham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Everton, Birmingham, Huddersfield (where he scored once against Bristol City),[1] Sheffield Wednesday, Kidderminster Harriers (where he scored on his debut against Torquay United),[2] Walsall and Belper Town.
While at Wrexham, he was responsible for one of the most memorable moments in the club's history, a vital away goal in a 4-3 defeat against Porto in the first round of the European Cup-Winners' Cup in October 1984. Wrexham had won the first leg 1-0, and Horne's 89th-minute strike ensured that they progressed to the second round of the competition, where they lost to Roma.
He captained the Welsh national team and won the FA Cup in 1995 whilst playing for Everton, the team he supports. His most successful period was at Everton between 1992 and 1996. Horne's most famous goal in an Everton shirt came on the final day of the 1993–94 season against Wimbledon. Everton had to win to survive relegation. Horne's goal, a 30 yard screamer, levelled the scores at 2–2. Graham Stuart would go on to score the winning goal to secure Everton's Premiership status. Soon after he won Everton's Footballer of the Year 1995 award. At the start of the previous season, he had the distinction of scoring Everton's first Premier League goal, a 44th minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday.[3]
As a player, Horne was known for being a "midfield ball-winner" with a massive tackle.
Before turning professional Horne gained a first-class university degree in chemistry from the University of Liverpool.[4]
[edit] Teaching career
Horne currently works at The King's School, Chester as a chemistry and physics teacher and director of football.[4]
[edit] Media career
He is on a football related chat show on Merseyside radio station Radio City 96.7. He has also done pundit work on Match of the Day, and sometimes does commentary and punditry work for Sky Sports. Horne also writes a football column in the Liverpool Echo newspaper.
The Welsh supporters' brass band are named The Barry Horns in homage to the footballer.[5]
[edit] Honours
- Full Members Cup finalist: 1992
- FA Cup winner - 1995
- FA Charity Shield winner - 1995
[edit] References
- ^ "Wolves slip up and let the Hatters off the hook". Irish Examiner. 1 September 1998. http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/09/01/phead.htm. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Kidderminster 2–0 Torquay". BBC. 12 August 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/875974.stm. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Abrams, Jonny (15 September 2009). "Top Ten: Educated Footballers". blog.sport.co.uk. http://blog.sport.co.uk/Football/382/Top_Ten_Educated_Footballers.aspx. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ Redd, Matthew (31 March 2011). "Spotlight: Cardiff's Barry Horns". The Guardian. Cardiff. http://www.guardian.co.uk/cardiff/2011/mar/31/barry-horns. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
[edit] External links
- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from St Asaph
- Welsh footballers
- Wales international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Everton F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Flint Town United F.C. players
- Alumni of the University of Liverpool
