Chris Barker
| Date of birth | 02 March 1980 |
| Place of birth | Sheffield |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 74 kg |
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Position | Defender/Left back |
| Died | 31 December 2019 |
It was felt that Chris Barker would not be a regular in the Barnsley team in 2000-01 when boss Dave Bassett brought in left back Matteo Corbo, but he saw off the challenge with ease.
Solid rather than spectacular, he has a good left foot, tackles hard and distributes the ball accurately.
He was an ever-present after Nigel Spackman took over as manager in January and signed a new contract that was due to see him remain at Oakwell until the summer of 2004.
Chris became the first player to win the Barnsley Young Player of the Year award on two occasions.
He was made available for transfer by Cardiff City in May 2007.
Chris joined Queens Park Rangers in June 2007 with a two-year contract.
He joined Plymouth Argyle in August 2008 with a three-year contract.
After a loan spell, Chris joined Southend United in August 2010 with a two-year contract that was extended to June 2013 in June 2012.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Alfreton Town | 01 Jul 1997 | 24 Aug 1998 | |
| Barnsley | 24 Aug 1998 | 11 Jul 2002 | |
| Cardiff City | 11 Jul 2002 | 05 Jun 2007 | |
| Stoke City | 06 Aug 2004 | 13 Sep 2004 | L |
| Colchester United | 18 Aug 2006 | 31 May 2007 | L |
| Queens Park Rangers | 05 Jun 2007 | 08 Aug 2008 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 08 Aug 2008 | 31 Aug 2010 | |
| Southend United | 06 Aug 2010 | 30 Aug 2010 | L |
| Southend United | 31 Aug 2010 | 09 Aug 2013 | |
| Aldershot Town | 10 Aug 2013 | 30 Jun 2016 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1999-00 | Barnsley | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Barnsley | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Barnsley | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Barnsley | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Barnsley | League Division 1 | 39 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Barnsley | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Barnsley | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Barnsley | League Division 1 | 43 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Cardiff City | FA Cup | 5 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Cardiff City | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Cardiff City | League Division 2 | 32 | 8 |
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| 2002-03 | Cardiff City | League Division 2 Play-Offs | 3 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Cardiff City | League Division 1 | 33 | 6 |
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| 2004-05 | Cardiff City | FA Cup | 2 |
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| 2004-05 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 38 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Stoke City | League Championship | 4 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Cardiff City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Cardiff City | League Championship | 41 |
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| 2005-06 | Cardiff City | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Colchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Colchester United | League Championship | 38 |
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| 2007-08 | Queens Park Rangers | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Queens Park Rangers | League Championship | 25 |
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| 2008-09 | Plymouth Argyle | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Plymouth Argyle | League Championship | 38 | 2 |
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| 2008-09 | Plymouth Argyle | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Plymouth Argyle | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Plymouth Argyle | League Championship | 10 | 4 |
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| 2010-11 | Southend United | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Southend United | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Southend United | League Two | 43 |
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| 2011-12 | Southend United | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Southend United | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 4 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Southend United | League Two | 42 | 1 |
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| 2011-12 | Southend United | League Two Play-Offs | 2 | 1 |
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| 2012-13 | Southend United | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Southend United | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 6 | 1 |
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| 2012-13 | Southend United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Southend United | League Two | 28 | 3 |
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| 2014-15 | Aldershot Town | FA Cup | 4 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Aug 2010 | Southend United v Stockport County | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 10 Aug 2010 | Southend United v Bristol City | W | 3-2 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Aldershot Town v Southend United | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 21 Aug 2010 | Southend United v Port Vale | L | 1-3 | League Two | |
| 24 Aug 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southend United | L | 2-1 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 27 Aug 2010 | Bradford City v Southend United | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 31 Aug 2010 | Southend United v Gillingham | W | 0-0 (4-3) | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1st round - southern section |
| 04 Sep 2010 | Southend United v Torquay United | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Northampton Town v Southend United | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Southend United v Morecambe | L | 2-3 | League Two | |
| 25 Sep 2010 | Hereford United v Southend United | W | 1-3 | League Two | |
| 28 Sep 2010 | Gillingham v Southend United | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 02 Oct 2010 | Southend United v Lincoln City | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 05 Oct 2010 | Barnet v Southend United | W | 1-3 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2nd round - southern section |
| 09 Oct 2010 | Chesterfield v Southend United | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Southend United v Crewe Alexandra | L | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 23 Oct 2010 | Bury v Southend United | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 30 Oct 2010 | Southend United v Rotherham United | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Burton Albion v Southend United | L | 3-1 | League Two | |
| 14 Dec 2010 | Cheltenham Town v Southend United | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Oxford United v Southend United | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 03 Jan 2011 | Southend United v Cheltenham Town | L | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 08 Jan 2011 | Southend United v Chesterfield | L | 2-3 | League Two | |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Rotherham United v Southend United | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 21 Jan 2011 | Southend United v Bury | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 25 Jan 2011 | Southend United v Macclesfield Town | W | 4-1 | League Two | |
| 29 Jan 2011 | Barnet v Southend United | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 01 Feb 2011 | Southend United v Oxford United | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 05 Feb 2011 | Southend United v Shrewsbury Town | L | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 15 Feb 2011 | Southend United v Wycombe Wanderers | W | 3-2 | League Two | |
| 19 Feb 2011 | Torquay United v Southend United | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 22 Feb 2011 | Southend United v Barnet | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Southend United v Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 05 Mar 2011 | Morecambe v Southend United | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 08 Mar 2011 | Southend United v Gillingham | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 12 Mar 2011 | Lincoln City v Southend United | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 15 Mar 2011 | Crewe Alexandra v Southend United | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 18 Mar 2011 | Southend United v Hereford United | W | 4-0 | League Two | |
| 26 Mar 2011 | Stockport County v Southend United | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 02 Apr 2011 | Southend United v Aldershot Town | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 05 Apr 2011 | Accrington Stanley v Southend United | L | 3-1 | League Two | |
| 09 Apr 2011 | Port Vale v Southend United | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Southend United v Bradford City | W | 4-0 | League Two | |
| 22 Apr 2011 | Southend United v Stevenage | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Macclesfield Town v Southend United | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 30 Apr 2011 | Southend United v Burton Albion | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 07 May 2011 | Wycombe Wanderers v Southend United | L | 3-1 | League Two | |
| 06 Aug 2011 | Southend United v Hereford United | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Accrington Stanley v Southend United | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 16 Aug 2011 | Crawley Town v Southend United | L | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Southend United v Burton Albion | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Port Vale v Southend United | W | 2-3 | League Two | |
| 30 Aug 2011 | Southend United v Crawley Town | W | 1-0 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1st round - southern section |
| 03 Sep 2011 | Southend United v Northampton Town | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 10 Sep 2011 | Swindon Town v Southend United | L | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 13 Sep 2011 | Southend United v Gillingham | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Southend United v Plymouth Argyle | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Rotherham United v Southend United | W | 0-4 | League Two | |
| 30 Sep 2011 | Southend United v Shrewsbury Town | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 04 Oct 2011 | Dagenham and Redbridge v Southend United | W | 1-3 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2nd round - southern section |
| 08 Oct 2011 | Crewe Alexandra v Southend United | W | 1-3 | League Two | |
| 15 Oct 2011 | Southend United v Morecambe | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 25 Oct 2011 | Barnet v Southend United | W | 0-3 | League Two | |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Macclesfield Town v Southend United | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 05 Nov 2011 | Southend United v Oxford United | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 08 Nov 2011 | Oxford United v Southend United | W | 0-1 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Quarter-final - southern section |
| 12 Nov 2011 | Preston North End v Southend United | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 19 Nov 2011 | Dagenham and Redbridge v Southend United | W | 2-3 | League Two | |
| 22 Nov 2011 | Southend United v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 26 Nov 2011 | Southend United v Bristol Rovers | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 03 Dec 2011 | Southend United v Oldham Athletic | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 06 Dec 2011 | Southend United v Swindon Town | L | 1-2 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Semi-final - southern section |
| 10 Dec 2011 | Cheltenham Town v Southend United | L | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 13 Dec 2011 | Oldham Athletic v Southend United | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 31 Dec 2011 | AFC Wimbledon v Southend United | W | 1-4 | League Two | |
| 02 Jan 2012 | Southend United v Dagenham and Redbridge | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 07 Jan 2012 | Southend United v Port Vale | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 14 Jan 2012 | Northampton Town v Southend United | W | 2-5 | League Two | |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Shrewsbury Town v Southend United | L | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 31 Jan 2012 | Southend United v Swindon Town | L | 1-4 | League Two | |
| 04 Feb 2012 | Plymouth Argyle v Southend United | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 10 Feb 2012 | Southend United v Rotherham United | L | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 13 Feb 2012 | Gillingham v Southend United | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Southend United v Crewe Alexandra | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 21 Feb 2012 | Aldershot Town v Southend United | L | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 25 Feb 2012 | Morecambe v Southend United | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 03 Mar 2012 | Burton Albion v Southend United | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 05 Mar 2012 | Southend United v Crawley Town | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Hereford United v Southend United | W | 2-3 | League Two | |
| 20 Mar 2012 | Southend United v Aldershot Town | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 24 Mar 2012 | Bristol Rovers v Southend United | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 30 Mar 2012 | Southend United v Cheltenham Town | W | 4-0 | League Two | |
| 06 Apr 2012 | Bradford City v Southend United | L | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 09 Apr 2012 | Southend United v AFC Wimbledon | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 14 Apr 2012 | Torquay United v Southend United | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 20 Apr 2012 | Southend United v Barnet | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Oxford United v Southend United | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
| 05 May 2012 | Southend United v Macclesfield Town | W | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 12 May 2012 | Crewe Alexandra v Southend United | L | 1-0 | League Two Play-Offs | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 16 May 2012 | Southend United v Crewe Alexandra | D |
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League Two Play-Offs | Semi-final 2nd leg |
| 14 Aug 2012 | Peterborough United v Southend United | L | 4-0 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Southend United v Accrington Stanley | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 21 Aug 2012 | Oxford United v Southend United | L | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 25 Aug 2012 | Northampton Town v Southend United | D | 3-3 | League Two | |
| 04 Sep 2012 | Southend United v AFC Wimbledon | W | 2-1 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1st round - southern section |
| 08 Sep 2012 | Southend United v Dagenham and Redbridge | W | 3-1 | League Two | |
| 15 Sep 2012 | Cheltenham Town v Southend United | W | 1-3 | League Two | |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Gillingham v Southend United | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Southend United v Exeter City | W | 2-1 | League Two | |
| 29 Sep 2012 | Plymouth Argyle v Southend United | D | 1-1 | League Two | |
| 02 Oct 2012 | Southend United v Burton Albion | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 06 Oct 2012 | Southend United v Barnet | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 09 Oct 2012 | Southend United v Dagenham and Redbridge | W | 2-0 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2nd round - southern section |
| 13 Oct 2012 | Rotherham United v Southend United | W | 0-3 | League Two | |
| 20 Oct 2012 | Morecambe v Southend United | L | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 23 Oct 2012 | Southend United v Aldershot Town | L | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 27 Oct 2012 | Southend United v York City | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 03 Nov 2012 | Southend United v Stockport County | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 06 Nov 2012 | Bristol Rovers v Southend United | W | 2-3 | League Two | |
| 10 Nov 2012 | Southend United v Port Vale | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 17 Nov 2012 | Torquay United v Southend United | W | 1-4 | League Two | |
| 20 Nov 2012 | AFC Wimbledon v Southend United | W | 0-4 | League Two | |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Southend United v Rochdale | W | 3-1 | League Two | |
| 01 Dec 2012 | Bury v Southend United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 04 Dec 2012 | Southend United v Brentford | W | 2-1 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Quarter-final - southern section |
| 08 Dec 2012 | Fleetwood Town v Southend United | D | 0-0 | League Two | |
| 11 Dec 2012 | Southend United v Bury | W | 1-1 (3-2) | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 15 Dec 2012 | Southend United v Bradford City | D | 2-2 | League Two | |
| 21 Dec 2012 | Southend United v Chesterfield | W | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Dagenham and Redbridge v Southend United | W | 0-3 | League Two | |
| 29 Dec 2012 | Burton Albion v Southend United | L | 2-0 | League Two | |
| 01 Jan 2013 | Southend United v Gillingham | L | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 08 Jan 2013 | Oxford United v Southend United | W | 3-3 (5-3) | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Semi-final - southern section |
| 12 Jan 2013 | Exeter City v Southend United | L | 3-0 | League Two | |
| 15 Jan 2013 | Brentford v Southend United | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 26 Jan 2013 | Chesterfield v Southend United | W | 0-1 | League Two | |
| 02 Feb 2013 | Southend United v Oxford United | W | 1-0 | League Two | |
| 05 Feb 2013 | Leyton Orient v Southend United | W | 0-1 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Final - southern section (1st leg) |
| 20 Feb 2013 | Southend United v Leyton Orient | D | 2-2 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Final - southern section (2nd leg) |
| 23 Feb 2013 | Wycombe Wanderers v Southend United | W | 1-2 | League Two | |
| 07 Apr 2013 | Crewe Alexandra v Southend United | L | 2-0 | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Final |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Rochdale v Southend United | L | 4-2 | League Two | |
| 16 Apr 2013 | Aldershot Town v Southend United | W | 0-2 | League Two | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.