Barry Tucker
# Barry Tucker

William Barrington Tucker (born 28 May 1952) is a Welsh former professional footballer who made over 440 appearances as a full back in the Football League for Northampton Town and Brentford.

## Career

### Northampton Town

A full back, Tucker began his career at Fourth Division club Northampton Town in 1970. After making his debut the following year, he went on to be a regular fixture in the team throughout the 1970s, making 214 league appearances and scoring three goals before departing the County Ground in February 1978. A memorable moment was helping the club to promotion to the Third Division during the 1975–76 season, though the Cobblers were relegated at the first attempt.

### Brentford

Tucker followed his former Northampton Town manager Bill Dodgin, Jr. to Fourth Division club Brentford in February 1978 in a £10,000 deal. He went into the starting lineup at left back later that month and helped the Bees to promotion to the Third Division with a fourth-place finish at the end of the season. He missed only five league games over the course of the 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons and despite missing most of 1980–81 due to a contractual dispute, he came back strong in 1981–82, making 38 league appearances and scoring four of the five goals he scored for the club. After his seventh appearance of the 1982–83 season, Tucker departed Griffin Park. He made 181 appearances and scored five goals in four-and-a-half years with Brentford.

### Return to Northampton Town

Tucker returned to Northampton Town in October 1982, with the club still rooted in the Fourth Division. He made 63 league appearances and scored five goals before retiring from football in 1984. Tucker made 302 appearances and scored 8 goals across his two spells with the Cobblers.

## Personal life

After his retirement from football, Tucker settled in Northampton and as of November 2013 was working for FG Metcalfe.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brentford | 1977–78 | Fourth Division | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1978–79 | Third Division | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1979–80 | Third Division | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1980–81 | Third Division | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Brentford | 1981–82 | Third Division | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| Brentford | 1982–83 | Third Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 169 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 181 | 5 |

## Honours

Northampton Town

* Football League Fourth Division second-place promotion: 1975–76

Brentford

* Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1977–78
