# Barry Endean

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**Barry Endean** (born 22 March 1946) is an English former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football). He signed for [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.) as a youngster but was released by the club. He returned to the professional game six years later with [Watford](/source/Watford_F.C.) and went on to play for [Charlton Athletic](/source/Charlton_Athletic_F.C.), [Blackburn Rovers](/source/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C.), [Huddersfield Town](/source/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C.), [Workington](/source/Workington_A.F.C.) and [Hartlepool United](/source/Hartlepool_United_F.C.).

## Youth career

Born in [Chester-le-Street](/source/Chester-le-Street), County Durham,[1] Endean left school at the age of 15 with no plans to become a professional footballer, choosing instead to start an apprenticeship as a welder.[2] He also played for a junior football team in [Pelton Fell](/source/Pelton_Fell), where he was spotted by a [scout](/source/Scout_(sports)) from [Football League First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) club [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.).[2] The [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool)-based club signed him to a youth contract, but after four days, unable to settle in the city, he asked to be released from his contract. He returned to his native North-East England, where he resumed work as a welder and played only local amateur football.[2]

## Senior career

By 1968, Endean was playing for a [pub](/source/Public_house) team, for whom he was a prolific goalscorer. In September of that year, he was spotted playing for an amateur team in a public park and was invited to sign for [Watford](/source/Watford_F.C.) of the [Football League Third Division](/source/Football_League_Third_Division).[2] He was soon a regular in the club's [first team](/source/First_team_(association_football)#F) and, in January of the following year, he was part of the Watford team which held [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United_F.C.), the reigning [European Cup](/source/European_Cup)-holders, to a 1–1 draw in front of over 60,000 fans at [Old Trafford](/source/Old_Trafford) in the third round of the [1968–69 FA Cup](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_FA_Cup).[2] He also scored the winning goal for the club against [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.) in the sixth round of the [1969–70 FA Cup](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_FA_Cup) at [Vicarage Road](/source/Vicarage_Road) on 21 February 1970, covered by [BBC Television](/source/BBC_Television)'s *[Match of the Day](/source/Match_of_the_Day)*.[3] In total he scored 28 goals for the "Hornets" in 77 Football League games, and helped the club gain promotion to the [Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) in the [1968–69](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_in_English_football) season.[1]

In February 1971, Endean was [transferred](/source/Transfer_(football)) to [Charlton Athletic](/source/Charlton_Athletic_F.C.) of the Second Division, where he spent eight months. He made 27 League appearances for the London-based club but only scored one goal.[1] He dropped back down to the Third Division when he joined [Blackburn Rovers](/source/Blackburn_Rovers_F.C.) in October 1971. He had a more successful spell with the [Ewood Park](/source/Ewood_Park)-based club, registering 18 League goals in 75 appearances.[1] In March 1975 he moved to [Huddersfield Town](/source/Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C.), but played only 12 times for the club, scoring a single goal. In late 1975 he was loaned out to [Workington](/source/Workington_A.F.C.) of the [Fourth Division](/source/Football_League_Fourth_Division). In March of the following year, he moved on to [Hartlepool United](/source/Hartlepool_United_F.C.), where he finished his professional career with a spell of 25 League games, during which he scored five goals.[1]

## References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (1984). *Canon League Football Players' Records 1946–1984*. Newnes Books. p. 148. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.

1. Inglis, Simon (2008). *The Best of Charles Buchan's Football Monthly*. Malavan Media. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-9547445-8-8.

1. ["Magic Moments"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100211014358/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/History/0,,10400~65936,00.html). Watford F.C. Archived from [the original](http://www.watfordfc.com/page/History/0,,10400~65936,00.html) on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

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