| Bradley Barry | |
| Fullname: | Bradley Oliver Barry[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1995[2] |
| Birth Place: | Hastings, England |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Position: | Right back |
| Currentclub: | Eastbourne Borough |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Swindon Town |
| Caps1: | 58 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Chesterfield |
| Caps2: | 51 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Dover Athletic (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Barrow |
| Caps4: | 63 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Stevenage |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Eastbourne Borough |
| Caps6: | 59 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2024 |
| Managerclubs1: | Eastbourne Borough (caretaker) |
| Club-Update: | 23:24, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
Bradley Oliver Barry (born 13 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains National League South club Eastbourne Borough.
Barry started his career within the youth ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion before signing a development contract with them in 2013.[3] However, Barry suffered a leg injury that kept him sidelined for 11 months.[4] After recovering from his leg injury, Barry returned to development squad and played his first match, as well as captain, against Blackburn Rovers U21 on 18 August 2014.[5]
Barry was released by 'the Seagulls' in the summer of 2015 without making a single appearance for the senior side.[6]
Preceding his release from Brighton, Barry joined League One side Swindon Town on a one-year deal following a successful trial.[7]
On 1 September 2015, Barry went onto make his Swindon debut in their Football League Trophy victory over Newport County, featuring for the full 90 minutes.[8] Four days later, Barry made his league debut for the club in their 3–1 away victory against Crewe Alexandra, once again featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[9] Despite suffering setback of injuries,[10] [11] Barry went onto make thirty-four more league starts for Swindon before signing a new one-year deal alongside teammate Ellis Iandolo in July 2016.[12]
In the 2016–17 season, on 20 August 2016, Barry scored his first goal for Swindon, netting the winner in their 1–0 victory over Port Vale in the 47th minute.[13] However, Barry's first team opportunities was soon limited with injuries[14] [15] and suspension, which has affected his season.[16] [17] Despite this, Barry went on to make twenty-six appearances and scoring once in all competitions.
On 2 May 2017, it was announced that Barry would leave Swindon upon the expiry of his contract in June 2017.[18]
On 18 May 2017, Barry signed a two-year deal with Chesterfield.[19] He was loaned out to Dover Athletic in September 2018. After missing six games for Dover and amidst an injury crisis at Chesterfield, he was recalled early in November.[20]
Barry left the club in May 2019, at the expiry of his contract.[21]
Shortly after his exit from Chesterfield, Barry signed a two-year deal at Barrow, also in the National League.[22] In his first season he formed part of the side that won promotion to League Two.[23]
Barry signed for fellow League Two club Stevenage on 8 July 2021.[24]
Barry is the nephew of former Aston Villa, Manchester City and England international, Gareth Barry.[25]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Swindon Town | 2015–16[26] | League One | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[27] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[28] | League One | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[29] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 1 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2017–18[30] | League Two | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[31] | National League | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[32] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 2 | |||
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Barrow | 2019–20[33] | National League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[34] | 1 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21[35] | League Two | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 3 | |||
| Stevenage | 2021–22[36] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Eastbourne Borough | 2022–23[37] | National League South | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[38] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | National League South | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 246 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 271 | 7 | |||