Barry Venison

Date of birth16 August 1964
Place of birthConsett
NationalityEnglish
Weight75 kg
Height1.78 m
PositionDefender

England international Barry had made over 200 appearances for Sunderland prior to his highly successful stint at Liverpool.

With Liverpool he was a 1st Division Championship winner in 1988 and 1990, FA Cup winner in 1989 and League Cup runner-up in 1987.

With Newcastle United, 1st Division Champion 1993.

He returned to the north-east to become Kevin Keegan's reliable right-back in the United team that won the First Division Championship then performing superbly as the Toon became a force in the Premiership.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Sunderland 01 Jan 1982 01 Jul 1986
Liverpool 01 Jul 1986 01 Jul 1992
Newcastle United 01 Jul 1992 01 Oct 1995

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1984-85 Sunderland League Cup 1
1986-87 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1
1986-87 Liverpool FA Cup 2
1986-87 Liverpool League Cup 4
2
1986-87 Liverpool League Division One 31
2
1987-88 Liverpool FA Cup 2
1987-88 Liverpool League Cup 2
1987-88 Liverpool League Division One 18
1988-89 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1
1988-89 Liverpool FA Cup
1
1988-89 Liverpool League Cup 4
1988-89 Liverpool League Division One 14
1
1989-90 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1
1989-90 Liverpool FA Cup 7
1
1989-90 Liverpool League Cup 2
1
1989-90 Liverpool League Division One 25
1990-91 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1
1990-91 Liverpool FA Cup 4
1
1990-91 Liverpool League Division One 6
1990-91 Liverpool Rumbelows League Cup 2
1991-92 Liverpool FA Cup 1
2
1991-92 Liverpool League Division One 9
4
1
1991-92 Liverpool UEFA Cup
3
1
1992-93 Newcastle United FA Cup 4
1992-93 Newcastle United League Cup 4
1992-93 Newcastle United League Division 1 44
1993-94 Newcastle United FA Cup 2
1993-94 Newcastle United League Cup 3
1993-94 Newcastle United Premier League 36
1
3
1994-95 Newcastle United FA Cup 5
1994-95 Newcastle United League Cup 2
1994-95 Newcastle United Premier League 28
1
3
1994-95 Newcastle United UEFA Cup 1
1995-96 Southampton FA Cup 3
1995-96 Southampton League Cup 2
1995-96 Southampton Premier League 21
1
6
1996-97 Southampton Premier League 2
1
1


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

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
24 Mar 1985 Norwich City v Sunderland L 1-0 League Cup Final


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

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1982-83 England UEFA Under-18 5
1982-83 England UEFA Under-21 2
1982-83 England Under-18 1
1982-83 England Under-18 International Tournament 3
4
1984-85 England UEFA Under-21 3
1984-85 England Under-21 1
1985-86 England UEFA Under-21 4
1994-95 England International Friendly 2


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
13 Jul 1982 Norway v England L 4-1 U18 INTER TOURN
13 Jul 1982 Denmark v England W 2-5 U18 INTER TOURN
13 Jul 1982 Poland v England W 2-3 U18 INTER TOURN
21 Sep 1982 Denmark v England W 1-4 UEFA Under-21 Group
16 Nov 1982 Greece v England L 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
13 Apr 1983 England v Belgium D 1-1 U18
13 May 1983 England v Spain W 1-0 UEFA Under-18 Group 3
15 May 1983 England v Scotland W 4-2 UEFA U18 Group 3
17 May 1983 England v USSR L 0-2 UEFA U18 Group 3
20 May 1983 England v Czechoslovakia L 1-1 (2-4) UEFA U18 Semi-final
22 May 1983 England v Italy W 1-1 (4-2) UEFA U18 3rd place
16 Oct 1984 England v Finland W 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 3
13 Nov 1984 Turkey v England D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 3
27 Feb 1985 Israel v England W 1-2 Under-21
21 May 1985 Finland v England L 3-1 UEFA Under-21 Group 3
10 Sep 1985 England v Romania W 3-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 3
15 Oct 1985 England v Turkey W 3-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 3
12 Mar 1986 Denmark v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
26 Mar 1986 England v Denmark D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
07 Sep 1994 England v USA W 2-0 International Friendly
29 Mar 1995 England v Uruguay D 0-0 International Friendly


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