Paul Lance Barnes (born 16 November 1967) is an English former professional

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who played as a striker in

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for

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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and

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Career

Born in

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, Barnes completed an apprenticeship with

before signing a professional contract in November 1985, making his debut in February 1986.Stoke City Official Matchday Magazine 2 January 2010 v York City He played five seasons with the Magpies, scoring 19 goals in 67 appearances and helping them on their way to promotion in 1989–90. He joined

on transfer deadline day in 1989–90, being one of a large number of players signed by Alan Ball in an attempt to avoid relegation. Barnes played in five matches as Stoke failed to mount a revival and were relegated to the third tier. He played in seven matches for Stoke in 1990–91, and also had a short spell on loan at

. Under

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in 1991–92 he found himself in the reserves due to the form of

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and Mark Stein. He played in 18 matches scoring four goals and was an unused substitute in the 1992 Football League Trophy Final.

manager John Ward spotted Barnes in Stoke's reserves and signed him in July 1992. Barnes began scoring goals for York quickly and he netted 21 times as York won promotion in 1993. The following year, he scored 24 times and won the Clubman of the Year trophy. In September 1995, he hit the national headlines when he scored twice in City's 3–0 victory over

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in a second-round

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tie, and he almost scored a hat trick, but his third goal was ruled offside. Barnes was eventually sold to

for a fee of £350,000 in March 1996. Six months later,

paid a club record fee of £375,000 for his services. He scored 30 goals in 65 league matches for the

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club, which included all five goals in a 5–2 victory over

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. Barnes left Burnley in January 1998 for

in a swap deal with

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, but failed to establish himself in the Huddersfield side and left for

in March 1999 for a £40,000 fee. In 2003, he helped

gain promotion back to the

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from the

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, winning the Golden Boot in the process. Barnes then signed for non-league Tamworth, before finishing his playing career at Hinckley United.

Personal life

Barnes' son,

Harvey Barnes Harvey Lewis Barnes (born 9 December 1997) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City. Early life Barnes was born in Burnley, L ...

, also became a professional footballer.

Career statistics

:Source: :A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the

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and

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Honours

York City *

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: 1993 Doncaster Rovers *

play-offs:

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Individual * York City Clubman of the Year: 1993–94 *Football Conference Team of the Year: 2002–03 *Football Conference Goalscorer of the Year: 2002–03 *Football Conference Goalscorer of the Month (2): December 2002, February 2003

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, Paul 1967 births Living people Footballers from Leicester English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Notts County F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players York City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Bury F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players