Chris Barker

General

Christopher Andrew Barker (2 March 1980 – 1 January 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented Alfreton Town, Barnsley, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Colchester United, Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Argyle and Southend United, and he was player-manager of Aldershot Town for three months in 2015. His brother, Richie, is also a professional footballer.

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Aldershot Town Football Club - Managers
Wignall (1992–95) • Shrubb (1995^c) • Wigley (1995–97) • Meyer, Butler & Roach (1997^jc) • Borg (1997–2002) • Cash (2002^c) • Brown (2002–07) • Kuhl (2007^c) • Waddock (2007–09) • Dodd (2009^c) • Dillon (2009–11) • Holdsworth (2011–13) • Scott (2013–15) • Barker (2015^c) • Smith (2015–16) • Waddock (2016–19) • Searle (2019–21) • Molesley (2021–22) • McNeilly (2022–23) • Widdrington (2023–)

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Personal information
Chris Barker

Full name:	Christopher Andrew Barker
Date of birth:	2 March 1980(1980-03-02)
Place of birth:	Sheffield, England
Date of death:	1 January 2020(2020-01-01) (aged 39)
Place of death:	Cardiff, Wales
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position:	Defender
Youth clubs
1997–1999	Alfreton Town
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1999–2002 2002–2007 2004 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2010 2010 2010–2013 2013–2016 2016 2016–2017 Total	Barnsley Cardiff City → Stoke City (loan) → Colchester United (loan) Queens Park Rangers Plymouth Argyle → Southend United (loan) Southend United Aldershot Town Hereford Weston-super-Mare	113 00(3) 162 00(0) 004 00(0) 038 00(0) 025 00(0) 054 00(0) 004 00(0) 113 00(0) 087 00(0) 005 00(0) 015 00(0) 620 00(3)
Teams managed
2015	Aldershot Town (caretaker)