Barry Watling is a

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who played as a

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the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

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, Chester City,

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and

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

. He also played for the North American Soccer League's (N.A.S.L.) Seattle Sounders during the 1974 and 1975 seasons, and was named as the First Team All Star Goalkeeper for the 1974 season. During the 1975 season he amassed a 2nd-best goals against average of 1.15 per game.

References

1946 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Walthamstow English men's footballers Leyton Orient F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players Maidstone United F.C. (1897) managers North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Seattle Sounders (1974–1983) players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub