Frank Barton (born 22 October 1947) is an English retired

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who played as a

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during the 1960s and 1970s. Barton also gained international honours with England Youth team playing for his country in 5 international games in which he scored the first goal of a 3–0 victory over Spain at Swindon in 1966. He also obtained his English Football Association Full Coaching Certification in 1968 at the Lilleshall Training Centre. He went on to play for Seattle Sounders of the

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from 1979 until 1982. He also played

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for Seattle, the

Wichita Wings The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979.

and the Tacoma Stars. In 1994, Barton became an assistant coach with the Seattle Sounders in the

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. Barton currently serves as a head coach with

Emerald City Football Club Emerald City Football Club (ECFC) is a Seattle-based select soccer club. ECFC is a premier year-round soccer club with professional coaching. It is one of Seattle's oldest select soccer clubs, having formed in 1979. ECFC is a non-profit, 501c3 o ...

in Seattle.

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1947 births Living people English footballers Association football midfielders English Football League players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Hereford United F.C. players Seattle Sounders (1974–1983) players Tacoma Stars players Wichita Wings (MISL) players English football managers English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub