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Barry Whitbread - Wikipedia

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Barry Whitbread
Personal information
Date of birth	c. 1949 (age 74–75)
Place of birth	England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1973	Lancaster City	120	(51)
1973–1979	Runcorn
1979–1982	Altrincham^[1]	94	(34)
International career
1979–1981	England semi-pro	6	(2)
Managerial career
1988–1990	Runcorn
1996–1998	Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barry Whitbread (born c. 1949)^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[2] He was assistant manager of Northwich Victoria,^[3] then manager of Runcorn from 1988 to 1990,^[4] 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.

References

^ ^a ^b Pikesley, Barry. "When We Were Kings". Altrincham F.C. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Altrincham FA Trophy 1982". Altrincham F.C. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Legends". Lancaster City F.C. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Linnets Legends - Barry Whitbread". Runcorn Linnets F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ Williams, Tony, ed. (1988). Non League Club Directory 1989. Tony Williams Publications. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-869833-09-1.
^ Williams, Tony (8 June 2008). "Howard's Way Is A Semi-Pros Success". The Non-League Paper. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tongue, Steve (5 December 2004). "Liverpool rebuild from within". The Independent. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
^ "History". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ Kumar, Raj (26 December 2004). "Class of '98: Lions good for glory". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ Platt, Mark (9 July 2007). "Reds Welcome Johnson To The Academy". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ "Barry joins backroom team". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ Douglas, Mark (28 August 2009). "Danny Simpson wants to remain at Newcastle". The Journal. Newcastle. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ "Senior Squad: Zak Whitbread". Millwall F.C. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

External links

Profile at Runcorn Linnets F.C. website
Legends (including Whitbread) at Lancaster City F.C. website

Singapore national football team – managers

Lim Y.L. (1936–41)
Rahim (1960–63)
Harith (1963–65)
Choo S.Q. (1964–67)
Kotsev (1967–68)
Choo S.Q. (1971)
Walker (1972–74)
Ibrahim (1974–75)
Hartley (1975–76)
Choo S.Q. (1976–77)
Sebastian (1977–78)
Jita (1979–84)
Hussein (1984–86)
Seak P.L. (1987–88)
Jita (1989)
Robin (1990–92)
Kvaček (1992)
Sivaji (1992–93)
Worden (1994)
Moore (1994–95)
Whitbread (1995–98)
Vincent (1998–2000)
Poulsen (2000–03)
Avramović (2003–12)
Sundramoorthy (2013)
Stange (2013–16)
Sundramoorthy (2016–18)
Fandi (2018)
Nazri (2019)
Yoshida (2019–21)
Nazri (2022)
Nishigaya (2022–24)
Ogura (2024–)