Jason Vincent Barnett (born 21 April 1976) is an English former

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who made 207 appearances in

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for Lincoln City between 1995 and 2002.

Career

Barnett was born in Shrewsbury. He was a product of the youth team of

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, but never played for the first team. He joined Lincoln City in October 1995 for a £5,000 fee, scored on his debut, and went on to make 239 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring in his last game for Lincoln in 2005. With the club on the verge of

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, Barnett was one of several players who left

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as part of cost-cutting measures at the conclusion of the 2001–02 campaign. He joined Northern Premier League club

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in July 2002, but his career was cut short by injury and he switched careers to work in the Prison Service. In late 2004, he appeared for local team Cottesmore Amateurs, and returned to semi-professional football in September 2005 with Spalding United, who at the time were managed by his former Lincoln defensive teammate Steve Welsh.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnett, Jason Living people 1976 births Footballers from Shrewsbury English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Lincoln United F.C. players Cottesmore Amateurs F.C. players Spalding United F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players