Richie Barker (footballer, born 1939)

Richie Barker
Personal information
Full name Richard Joseph Barker
Date of birth (1939-11-23)23 November 1939
Place of birth Loughborough, England
Date of death 12 October 2020(2020-10-12) (aged 80)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1960 Morris Sports (Loughborough)
1960–1962 Burton Albion
1962–1963 Loughborough United
1963 Matlock Town
1963–1967 Burton Albion 270 (159)
1965 Primo Hamilton (loan)
1967–1969 Derby County 38 (12)
1969–1971 Notts County 112 (37)
1971–1972 Peterborough United 36 (9)
Total 456 (217)
Managerial career
1978 Shrewsbury Town
1981–1983 Stoke City
1984–1985 Notts County
1985–1986 Ethnikos Piraeus
1986–1987 Zamalek
1997 West Bromwich Albion (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richie Joseph Barker (23 November 1939 – 11 October 2020) was an English footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Derby County, Notts County and Peterborough United. He was also manager of Shrewsbury Town, Stoke City, Notts County, Ethnikos Piraeus (Greece), Zamalek (Egypt) and West Bromwich Albion.