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Tom Barnett (footballer)

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Tom Barnett
Personal information
Full name Thomas Andrew Barnett
Date of birth (1936-10-12)12 October 1936
Place of birth Muswell Hill, England
Date of death 15 March 2022(2022-03-15) (aged 85)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1958 Chatham Town
1958–1961 Crystal Palace 14 (2)
1961–1962 Margate
1962–1970 Romford 286 (111)
1970–1971 Bexley United
1975–1977 St Albans City 8 (0)
Managerial career
St Albans City
Hoddesdon Town
Hertford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Andrew Barnett (12 December 1936 – 15 March 2022) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

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Barnett made 14 appearances in the Football League for Crystal Palace between 1958 and 1961,[1] and he also played non-league football for Chatham Town, Margate and Romford.[1][2] After playing for Bexley United, he became player-manager at St Albans City. He later managed Hoddesdon Town and Hertford Town.[3]

After football

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After retiring from football, Barnett became a publican and owned his own brewery in Sawbridgeworth.[2] Barnett died on 15 March 2022, at the age of 85.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "CRYSTAL PALACE : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b John Ashdown (2 November 2011). "Which footballers have produced their own food and drink?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ^ Tommy Barnett Margate F.C. History
  4. ^ Ferris, Mick (15 March 2022). "Romford FC legend Tommy dies".
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  • Tom Barnett at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database