| George Barker | |
| Fullname: | George John Barker |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Portsmouth, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | AFC Portchester |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years1: | 2010–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Lewes (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Barnet (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013 |
| Clubs4: | → Newport County (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Swindon Town |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Gosport Borough |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs8: | Havant & Waterlooville |
| Caps8: | 44 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Clubs9: | Worthing |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | Salisbury |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2018 |
| Clubs11: | Staines Town |
| Years12: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs12: | Gosport Borough |
| Caps12: | 15 |
| Goals12: | 7 |
| Years13: | 2020-2021 |
| Clubs13: | Moneyfields |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:53, 5 January 2023 (UTC) |
| Clubs14: | AFC Portchester |
| Goals14: | 18 |
| Years14: | 2021- |
| Caps14: | 50 |
George John Barker (born 26 September 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as forward for AFC Portchester.
Barker has played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Barnet, Newport County, Tranmere Rovers and Swindon Town.
After youth spells at AC Fareham and Southampton, Barker joined Brighton & Hove Albion's youth team in 2008 and signed his first professional contract in 2010. He was on the bench for Brighton's 5–1 win over Barnsley in August 2012.[1] In November 2012 he joined Barnet on loan deadline day. He made his debut at home to AFC Wimbledon on 8 December 2012,[2] which was the only appearance he made for the Bees before his loan spell expired on 5 January.
He made his debut for Brighton on 12 March 2013, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Dean Hammond in a 2–1 loss away at Barnsley.[3]
On 22 November 2013, Barker joined Newport County on loan until 1 January 2014 but only made two substitute appearances.[4]
On 7 January 2014, Barker signed for Swindon Town on an eighteen-month contract for an undisclosed fee.[5] Barker played only 13 league games for Town and was released at the end of his contract, which also included a loan spell with Tranmere Rovers.
Barker later played for Gosport Borough, Havant & Waterlooville, Salisbury and Staines Town before re-joining Gosport Borough in December 2018.[6] [7] [8]
In June 2020 Barker signed for Southern League Division One side Moneyfields.
In the summer of 2021, Barker joined Wessex League side AFC Portchester.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Other[11] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lewes (loan) | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Barnet (loan) | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Newport County (loan) | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town | 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||