Billy Barr (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Joseph Barr[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Blackburn Rovers (Under 23s head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1994 | Halifax Town | 196 | (13) |
1994–1997 | Crewe Alexandra | 85 | (6) |
1997–2000 | Carlisle United | 91 | (3) |
2000–2002 | Workington | ||
2002–2003 | Gretna | 4 | (0) |
Total | 376 | (22) | |
Managerial career | |||
2002 | Carlisle United (caretaker) | ||
2014 | Wrexham (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Joseph Barr (born 21 January 1969) is an English former footballer and manager. He took up the post of caretaker manager at Wrexham after the departure of Andy Morrell as manager, but failed to secure the position permanently. He is currently head coach of the Blackburn Rovers under 23s.
Playing career
Barr started his career with Halifax Town in July 1987, after coming through the club's youth team. He joined Crewe Alexandra in June 1994. He then moved to Carlisle United in August 1997.
Coaching career
He was caretaker manager of Carlisle United from April to August 2002.[2] He later took up a new coaching role with the first team squad at Preston North End, holding the position of first team coach from the summer of 2006.
He left the club in January 2010 following the appointment of Darren Ferguson as manager. He then joined Alan Irvine at Sheffield Wednesday assuming the role of first team coach.
In August 2019 Barr was appointed head coach for Blackburn Rovers under 23s.[3]
Wrexham
In September 2011, Barr joined Wrexham following the appointment of player/manager Andy Morrell. A management team of Morrell, Barr and Michael Oakes took Wrexham to second in the league in the 2011–12 season, finishing on a record 98 points for a second place team. They went on to lose in the play-offs to Luton Town. The following year they took Wrexham to Wembley for the first time in their history, winning the FA Trophy, beating Grimsby Town on penalties.[4] A month and a half later they returned to Wembley, but lost 2–0 to Newport County in the play-off Final.[5]
The following season was a disappointment as Wrexham lost numerous games at the beginning of the season, including 2–0 at home to local rivals Chester.[6] This led the fans to have a lack of belief in manager Andy Morrell, and after a 1–0 home loss to Barnet he resigned, leaving Barr as caretaker manager.[7] Barr confirmed he had applied for the job although lost his first game 5–0 to Luton. Barr left Wrexham with immediate effect on 19 March 2014 after failing to get the managerial job on a permanent basis
References
- ^ "Billy Barr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Billy Barr's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
- ^ "Billy Barr named under 23s boss". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. 19 August 2019.
- ^ "FA Trophy result: Grimsby v Wrexham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Newport 2-0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Wrexham 0-2 Chester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Morrell quits as Wrexham manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
External links
- Billy Barr at Soccerbase
- Billy Barr at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- English footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Carlisle United F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- Workington A.F.C. players
- Gretna F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players