Barry Bridges

Date of birth29 April 1941
Place of birthNorwich
NationalityEnglish
PositionForward

England international, Barry Bridges was an early product of the youth system Barry was a schoolboy sprint champion. He signed as a professional in May 1958 and made a spectacular debut with Bobby Tambling at the age of seventeen, both of them scoring in a 3-2 win. He scored at a rate of almost two goals per game but left after a row with Tommy Docherty and the arrival of Peter Osgood to join Birmingham City in May 1966.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Chelsea 01 May 1958 01 May 1966
Birmingham City 01 May 1966 01 Aug 1968
Queens Park Rangers 01 Aug 1968 01 Sep 1970
Millwall 01 Sep 1970 01 Sep 1972

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1958-59 Chelsea League Division One 2
1
1959-60 Chelsea League Division One 1
1960-61 Chelsea League Division One 2
1
1961-62 Chelsea FA Cup 1
1
1961-62 Chelsea League Division One 32
19
1962-63 Chelsea FA Cup 2
2
1962-63 Chelsea League Division Two 36
15
1963-64 Chelsea FA Cup 3
1963-64 Chelsea League Division One 33
15
1964-65 Chelsea FA Cup 5
4
1964-65 Chelsea League Cup 5
3
1964-65 Chelsea League Division One 41
20
1964-65 Football League Inter League 1
1
1965-66 Chelsea FA Cup 6
2
1965-66 Chelsea Fairs Cup 7
1
1965-66 Chelsea League Division One 27
2
9
1970-71 Football Association XI FAI Golden Jubilee Match 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1956-57 England UEFA Under-18 1
1956-57 England Youth Challenge Match 3
1957-58 England British Youth Championships 2
1957-58 England UEFA Under-18 5
1957-58 England Youth Challenge Match 7
1964-65 England British Home Championship 1
1964-65 England International Friendly 2
1
1965-66 England International Friendly 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
02 Feb 1957 England v Luxembourg W 7-1 Youth Challenge Match
24 Mar 1957 France v England W 0-1 Youth Challenge Match
31 Mar 1957 Germany v England L 4-1 Youth Challenge Match
14 Apr 1957 England v Netherlands L 1-2 UEFA Under-18 Group C
02 Oct 1957 Netherlands v England W 2-3 YOUTH CHALLENGE MATCH
15 Oct 1957 England v Romania W 4-2 Youth Challenge Match
17 Nov 1957 Luxembourg v England W 0-3 YOUTH CHALLENGE MATCH
04 Feb 1958 England v Yugoslavia D 2-2 YOUTH CHALLENGE MATCH
15 Feb 1958 England v Wales W 8-2 British Youth Championships
04 Mar 1958 England v Austria W 3-2 YOUTH CHALLENGE MATCH
11 Mar 1958 England v Scotland W 2-0 British Youth Championships
12 Mar 1958 England v Germany L 1-2 YOUTH CHALLENGE MATCH
22 Mar 1958 England v France L 0-1 YOUTH CHALLENGE MATCH
05 Apr 1958 England v Spain D 2-2 UEFA U18 Group D
07 Apr 1958 East Germany v England W 0-1 UEFA U18 Group D
09 Apr 1958 Luxembourg v England W 0-5 UEFA U18 Group D
11 Apr 1958 England v Romania W 1-0 UEFA U18 Semi-final
13 Apr 1958 Italy v England L 1-0 UEFA U18 Final
10 Apr 1965 England v Scotland D 2-2 British Home Championship
05 May 1965 England v Hungary W 1-0 International Friendly
09 May 1965 Yugoslavia v England D 1-1 International Friendly
20 Oct 1965 England v Austria L 2-3 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.