Peter Barnes

Date of birth10 June 1957
Place of birthManchester
NationalityEnglish
PositionMidfielder

This former City genius of a wing-man failed to find his true form at Old Trafford, and was released by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Manchester City 01 Aug 1974 01 Jul 1979
West Bromwich Albion 01 Jul 1979 01 Aug 1981
Leeds United 01 Aug 1981 01 Aug 1983
Leeds United 01 Aug 1983 01 Oct 1984
Coventry City 01 Oct 1984 01 Jul 1985
Manchester United 01 Jul 1985 01 Jan 1987
Manchester City 01 Jan 1987 01 Mar 1988
Hull City 01 Mar 1988 01 Nov 1988
Bolton Wanderers 01 Nov 1988 01 Feb 1989

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1984-85 Coventry City League Cup 1
1984-85 Coventry City League Division One 18
2
1985-86 Manchester United League Cup 3
1
1985-86 Manchester United League Division One 12
1
2
1986-87 Manchester United League Cup 2
1
1986-87 Manchester United League Division One 7


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
06 Oct 1984 Watford v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
09 Oct 1984 Coventry City v Walsall L 0-3
Agg: 2-4
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
13 Oct 1984 Coventry City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
20 Oct 1984 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
27 Oct 1984 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 League Division One
03 Nov 1984 Chelsea v Coventry City L 6-2 League Division One
24 Nov 1984 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 5-2 League Division One
01 Dec 1984 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
04 Dec 1984 Liverpool v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
15 Dec 1984 Coventry City v Southampton W 2-1 League Division One
23 Dec 1984 Leicester City v Coventry City L 5-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1984 Luton Town v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
29 Dec 1984 Coventry City v West Ham United L 1-2 League Division One
02 Feb 1985 Arsenal v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
23 Feb 1985 Coventry City v Chelsea W 1-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1985 Newcastle United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
20 Apr 1985 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
27 Apr 1985 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 League Division One
04 May 1985 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-2 League Division One


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
1974-75 England Las Palmas Tournement 2
1974-75 England UEFA Under-18 6
1
1976-77 England UEFA Under-21 2
1
1976-77 England Under-21 1
1
1977-78 England British Home Championship 2
1
1977-78 England FIFA World Cup 1
1977-78 England International Friendly 3
1
1977-78 England UEFA Under-21 5
1
1978-79 England British Home Championship 2
1
1978-79 England International Friendly 2
1978-79 England UEFA European Championship 4
1
1979-80 England British Home Championship 1
1979-80 England UEFA European Championship 1
1980-81 England British Home Championship 1
1980-81 England FIFA World Cup
1
1980-81 England International Friendly 1
1
1980-81 England U v B 1
1981-82 England FIFA World Cup
1
1981-82 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
22 Jan 1975 Poland v England D 1-1 Las Palmas Tournement
23 Jan 1975 Germany v England W 2-4 Las Palmas Tournement
25 Feb 1975 England v Spain D 1-1 UEFA U18 Preliminary
09 May 1975 Republic of Ireland v England W 0-1 UEFA U18 Group B
11 May 1975 Switzerland v England W 0-4 UEFA U18 Group B
13 May 1975 England v Northern Ireland W 3-0 UEFA Under-18 Group B
16 May 1975 Hungary v England W 1-3 UEFA U18 Semi-final
19 May 1975 England v Finland W 1-0 UEFA U18 Final
15 Dec 1976 England v Wales D 0-0 Under-21
27 Apr 1977 England v Scotland W 1-0 Under-21
26 May 1977 Finland v England W 0-1 UEFA U21 Group
01 Jun 1977 Norway v England W 1-2 UEFA U21 Group
06 Sep 1977 England v Norway W 6-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
12 Oct 1977 England v Finland W 8-1 UEFA Under-21 Group
16 Nov 1977 England v Italy W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 2
22 Feb 1978 West Germany v England L 2-1 International Friendly
08 Mar 1978 England v Italy W 2-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
05 Apr 1978 Italy v England D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
19 Apr 1978 England v Brazil D 1-1 International Friendly
02 May 1978 England v Yugoslavia D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
13 May 1978 Wales v England W 1-3 British Home Championship
20 May 1978 Scotland v England W 0-1 British Home Championship
24 May 1978 England v Hungary W 4-1 International Friendly
20 Sep 1978 Denmark v England W 3-4 UEFA European Championship Group 1
25 Oct 1978 Republic of Ireland v England D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 1
29 Nov 1978 England v Czechoslovakia W 1-0 International Friendly
07 Feb 1979 England v Northern Ireland W 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
19 May 1979 Northern Ireland v England W 0-2 British Home Championship
26 May 1979 England v Scotland W 3-1 British Home Championship
06 Jun 1979 Bulgaria v England W 0-3 UEFA European Championship Group 1
13 Jun 1979 Austria v England L 4-3 International Friendly
12 Sep 1979 England v Denmark W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
17 May 1980 Wales v England L 4-1 British Home Championship
14 Oct 1980 England v USA W 1-0 B International
25 Mar 1981 England v Spain L 1-2 International Friendly
12 May 1981 England v Brazil L 0-1 International Friendly
20 May 1981 England v Wales D 0-0 British Home Championship
30 May 1981 Switzerland v England L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Group 4
09 Sep 1981 Norway v England L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Group 4
25 May 1982 England v Netherlands W 2-0 International Friendly


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