Adam Barrett
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| Adam Barrett | |
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| Caps (goals): | 0 (0) |
| Rovers apps (gls)1: | 90 (0) |
| Date of birth: | 29 November 1979 |
| Place of birth: | Dagenham |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in |
| Position: | Defender |
| Date joined: | July 2002 |
| Joined from: | Mansfield Town |
| Date left: | June 2004 |
| 1 League appearances and goals only. | |
Adam Barrett is a defender who spent two years with Rovers between 2002 and 2004. He was signed on a free transfer from Mansfield Town by Rovers manager Ray Graydon, and during his spell with the Pirates he made 99 first team appearances in all competitions, 90 of those in the league. Interestingly, he started in all 99 of those games, and never came on as a sub. He scored a total of six goals for Rovers – five in the league and once in the FA Cup.
At the end of his time with Rovers the management at the club had changed and new gaffer Ian Atkins saw no place for Barrett in the club's future. He was released at the end of the 2003-04 season, and he joined Southend United, the club he supported as a child, on a free transfer.
[edit] Career
Adam's first club was Leyton Orient, where he was a trainee. He was promoted to the first team squad in 1998, but was allowed to leave on a free transfer after a year without making any appearances for the club. He joined Plymouth Argyle from Orient in February 1999 and played in 52 league games for the Pilgrims in just under two years. In December 2000 Mansfield Town paid £10,000 to bring him to Field Mill, from where he joined Rovers in 2002.
After joining Southend in 2004 Adam was an immediate success, and scored an impressive eleven goals from the centre of defence in his first year, earning himself the club's player of the year award in the process. He remains a Southend player, and is a firm fans favourite.
| Season | Club | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| 1998-99 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 3 |
| 2000-01 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 1 |
| 2001-02 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Bristol Rovers | 45 | 1 |
| 2003-04 | Bristol Rovers | 45 | 4 |
| 2004-05 | Southend United | 43 | 11 |
| 2005-06 | Southend United | 45 | 3 |
| 2006-07 | Southend United | 28 | 3 |
| 2007-08 | Southend United | 45 | 6 |
| 2008-09 | Southend United | 45 | 2 |
[edit] Record against Rovers
Adam Barrett has played against Rovers twelve times. Two of those games were for Plymouth, two for Mansfield and eight for Southend. He has won five times, drawn three and lost four.
| Date | Club | Venue | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2000 | Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 2–1 to Rovers | League Cup first round, first leg. Jon Beswetherick also played for Plymouth |
| 5 September 2000 | Plymouth Argyle | Memorial Stadium | 1–1 | League Cup first round, second leg. Jon Beswetherick also played for Plymouth |
| 20 November 2001 | Mansfield Town | Memorial Stadium | 1–0 to Mansfield | Craig Disley also played for Mansfield |
| 6 April 2002 | Mansfield Town | Field Mill | 2–0 to Mansfield | Craig Disley also played for Mansfield |
| 27 August 2004 | Southend United | Memorial Stadium | 2–1 to Rovers | Scored an equalising goal after 71 minutes |
| 15 February 2005 | Southend United | Memorial Stadium | 2–1 to Southend | Football League Trophy southern final, first leg |
| 8 March 2005 | Southend United | Roots Hall | 2–2 | Football League Trophy southern final, second leg |
| 1 April 2005 | Southend United | Roots Hall | 2–0 to Southend | |
| 2 October 2007 | Southend United | Memorial Stadium | 1–1 | |
| 1 January 2008 | Southend United | Roots Hall | 1–0 to Rovers | |
| 25 October 2008 | Southend United | Memorial Stadium | 4–2 to Rovers | |
| 31 January 2009 | Southend United | Roots Hall | 1–0 to Southend | Booked after 75 minutes for a foul on Darryl Duffy |
