Barry Whitbread Explained

Barry Whitbread
Birth Date:c.
Birth Place:England
Position:Forward
Years1:1971–1973
Caps1:120
Goals1:51
Years2:1973–1979
Years3:1979–1982
Caps3:94
Goals3:34
Nationalyears1:1979–1981
Nationalteam1:England semi-pro
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:1988–1990
Managerclubs1:Runcorn
Manageryears2:1996–1998
Managerclubs2:Singapore

Barry Whitbread (born c. 1949) is an English former football player and coach who led the Singapore national football team to the country's first ever international trophy in football, the 1998 AFF Championship.

Club career

Whitbread played football as a forward for Lancaster City in the Northern Premier League while a student at Lancaster University. He scored a hat-trick on his debut for the club, and scored their early goal in what became a 2–1 defeat to Football League opponents Notts County in the first round proper of the 1972–73 FA Cup.[1] Transferred nearer home for a fee of £250, Whitbread's 29 goals helped Runcorn to the Northern Premier League title in the 1975–76 season.[2] After scoring 181 career goals for Runcorn, he joined Altrincham in 1979 for a club record fee of £6,400. He helped the club reach the 1982 FA Trophy final, in which he made his final appearance as a player, on the losing side.[3] [4]

International career

Whitbread was a member of the first ever England team at semi-professional level. He won six caps, scoring twice, between 1979 and 1981.[5] [6]

Coaching career

Whitbread trained as a teacher before moving into football management, having gained his coaching qualifications while still a player.[4] He was assistant manager of Northwich Victoria,[1] then manager of Runcorn from 1988 to 1990,[2] and also coached in the United States.[7] He took the job as Singapore national football team coach in 1996. Two years later, his team written off before it started,[8] Whitbread led Singapore to victory in the 1998 Tiger Cup (now known as the AFF Suzuki Cup), their first ever success in an international football competition.[9]

On his return to England he worked at Liverpool's Youth Academy, becoming head of recruitment, a post he held until 2007.[7] [10] He went on to act as chief scout for clubs including Blackburn Rovers[11] and Bolton Wanderers.[12]

Personal life

His son Zak, born in Houston, Texas, while Whitbread was working in the US, became a professional footballer after developing in the Liverpool academy.[7] [13] Zak played for Shrewsbury Town.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legends . Lancaster City F.C . 17 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085655/http://www.lancastercityfc.co.uk/a/past-players-13300.html . 19 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Linnets Legends - Barry Whitbread . Runcorn Linnets F.C . 13 November 2009.
  3. Web site: When We Were Kings . https://web.archive.org/web/20140128223753/http://www.jlaidlar.webspace.virginmedia.com/pikesley5%266.htm . dead . 28 January 2014 . Barry . Pikesley . Altrincham F.C . 17 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Altrincham FA Trophy 1982 . Altrincham F.C . 13 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091124071125/http://www.lusa.u-net.com/player82.htm . 24 November 2009 . dead.
  5. Book: Williams . Tony . Non League Club Directory 1989 . 1988 . Tony Williams Publications . 43 . 978-1-869833-09-1.
  6. News: Howard's Way Is A Semi-Pros Success . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717021710/http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=3819&iid=78&sud=1043 . 17 July 2011 . Tony . Williams . The Non-League Paper . 8 June 2008 . 13 November 2009.
  7. News: Liverpool rebuild from within . Steve . Tongue . The Independent . 5 December 2004 . 27 November 2009.
  8. Web site: History . https://web.archive.org/web/20101223090328/http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1065 . 23 December 2010 . Football Association of Singapore . 13 November 2009.
  9. Web site: Class of '98: Lions good for glory . Raj . Kumar . Football Association of Singapore . 26 December 2004 . 17 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090725/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/class-98-lions-good-glory . 19 August 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: Reds Welcome Johnson To The Academy . https://archive.today/20140817120724/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/reds-welcome-johnson-to-the-academy . dead . 17 August 2014 . Mark . Platt . Liverpool F.C . 9 July 2007 . 17 August 2014 .
  11. Web site: Barry joins backroom team . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314032000/http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10303~1343190%2C00.html . 14 March 2012 . 12 July 2008 . Blackburn Rovers F.C . 13 November 2009 . dead.
  12. News: Danny Simpson wants to remain at Newcastle . Mark . Douglas . The Journal . Newcastle . 28 August 2009 . 17 August 2014.
  13. Web site: Senior Squad: Zak Whitbread . Millwall F.C . 27 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091125075014/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10367~27755%2C00.html . 25 November 2009 . dead.

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