{{short description|English footballer (born 1968)}} {{Use British English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Stuart Barlow | fullname = Stuart Barlow<ref name="hugman">{{Hugman | 964 | Stuart Barlow | accessdate = 26 November 2017}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|07|16|df=y}}<ref name="hugman"/> | birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England<ref name="hugman"/> | height = {{height|feet=5|inches=10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/profiles/profile_barlow.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010304131604/http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/profiles/profile_barlow.htm |archive-date=4 March 2001 |title=Stuart Barlow Profile |website=TranmereRovers.co.uk |publisher=Tranmere Rovers Football Club |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]<ref name="hugman"/> | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1989–1990 | years2 = 1990–1995 | years3 = 1992 | years4 = 1995–1998 | years5 = 1998–2000 | years6 = 2000–2003 | years7 = 2003–2005 | years8 = 2005–2006 | years9 = 2006 | years10 = 2006 | years11 = 2006–2007 | years12 = 2007 | years13 = 2007–2009 | clubs1 = Sherwood Park | clubs2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] | clubs3 = → [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] (loan) | clubs4 = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] | clubs5 = [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] | clubs6 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] | clubs7 = [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] | clubs8 = [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] | clubs9 = [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]] | clubs10 = [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] | clubs11 = [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] | clubs12 = → [[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]] (loan) | clubs13 = [[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]] | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ? | caps2 = 71 | goals2 = 10 | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 93 | goals4 = 31 | caps5 = 84 | goals5 = 40 | caps6 = 94 | goals6 = 19 | caps7 = 61 | goals7 = 11 | caps8 = 13 | goals8 = 0 | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 5 | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | totalcaps = 432 | totalgoals = 116 | goals11 = ? | caps11 = ? | caps12 = ? | goals12 = ? | caps13 = ? | goals13 = ? }}
'''Stuart Barlow''' (born 16 July 1968) is an English [[association football|football]] coach and former professional player.
He was a [[midfielder]] and [[forward (association football)|forward]] from 1989 until 2009. He played in the [[Premier League]] for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and was part of the squad that won the [[1994–95 FA Cup]]. He also played in the [[Football League]] for [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]], [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]], [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]], [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] and [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] before ending his career in non-league football with [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]], [[Southport F.C.|Southport]], [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] and [[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]].
Following retirement, Barlow worked away from the sport for a while before being appointed assistant manager of [[Northern Premier League]] side [[Colwyn Bay F.C.|Colwyn Bay]] in 2011.
==Playing career== Barlow came into professional football at a late age; he was only playing at Sunday League level when he was 21 years old. He joined [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in 1990 and went on to feature in the [[Premier League]]. In 1995 the club won the [[FA Cup]], although Barlow was not in the side that defeated [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 1–0 in the final at [[Wembley Stadium]], he did appear in earlier rounds including starting the quarter-final versus Newcastle United.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton v Newcastle United, 12 March 1995 |url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-newcastle-united-12-march-1995-217043/ |newspaper=11V11.Com}}</ref> He was injured for the semi-final.
Barlow gained a reputation as a pacy striker who would willingly chase lost causes. However, his inability to find the net regularly – despite his pace often putting him through on goal – led to his gaining, amongst the Goodison support, the affectionate nickname of Stuart "Barndoor" Barlow (from the proverbial saying that an inaccurate person kicking or hitting a projectile "couldn't hit a barn door"). Another nickname was "Jigsaw" – the joke being that "he went to pieces in the box".
A few months later he was recruited to [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] for £350,000 by ex-Everton striker and then-Athletic manager [[Graeme Sharp]]. At the time he arrived, the Latics were struggling in the First Division. Barlow spent nearly three seasons at the club and scored 32 goals in 93 games, but was sold to [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in 1998 for £45,000 by [[Neil Warnock]]. Whilst at Wigan he played in the final as they won the [[1998–99 Football League Trophy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Auto Windscreens Shield Final – Sunday 18th April 1999 |url=http://www.cockneylatic.co.uk/match-reports/1998-1999/1399-wigan-athletic-1-millwall-0 |publisher=cockneylatic.co.uk |access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>
He joined [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] in July 2000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/0700/0507.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010309230052/http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/0700/0507.htm |archivedate=9 March 2001 |title=New Signings |website=TranmereRovers.co.uk |publisher=Tranmere Rovers Football Club |date=5 July 2000 |accessdate=7 May 2020}}</ref> and is best remembered by the club's supporters for scoring a winning goal in an [[FA Cup]] fifth round replay win against [[Premier League]] club [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in the 2000–01 season. With then second tier Tranmere trailing 3–0 at half time, [[Paul Rideout]] scored a hat-trick to level the scores before Barlow scored the winner to put Tranmere through to the last eight.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tranmere comeback stuns Saints |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1178964.stm |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=20 February 2001 |access-date=14 August 2009}}</ref> After spells with [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] and [[Bury F.C.|Bury]], he joined [[Conference National]] side [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]] in 2006 and later went on to [[Southport F.C.|Southport]] and [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]. Whilst with Fleetwood he was loaned out to [[Bamber Bridge F.C.|Bamber Bridge]] where he eventually joined permanently.
In 2010, a Merseyside derby charity game was held between former players of Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park. Barlow scored the only goal in a 1–0 win for Everton.
==Coaching career== In November 2011 Barlow became the assistant manager of [[Northern Premier League]] club [[Colwyn Bay F.C.|Colwyn Bay]].
==Personal life== Barlow retired in 2009 despite being offered a fresh contract by Bamber Bridge.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Everton striker Stuart Barlow wants to be a football coach |url=http://www.evertonbanter.co.uk/2009/03/former-everton-striker-stuart.html |url-status=dead |access-date=19 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331100426/http://www.evertonbanter.co.uk/2009/03/former-everton-striker-stuart.html |archive-date=31 March 2009}}</ref> He stated his decision was so that he could support and watch his young son play football for his club Formby Juniors, which Barlow ended up coaching. As well as this, he also helped a friend in his [[scaffolding]] business and assisted his wife to open her own bridal shop.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Stuart Barlow |url=http://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/BARLOW+Stuart/4083}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20010304131604/http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/profiles/profile_barlow.htm Stuart Barlow] at TranmereRovers.co.uk
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