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{{Short description|English football player and manager (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Barnes <br /> <small>[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| image = John Barnes in Singapore, 2023 01.jpg
| caption = Barnes in 2023
| full_name = John Charles Bryan Barnes<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|983|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|11|07|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| birth_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica<ref name=Hugman/>
| height = {{convert|1.81|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/269/John-Barnes/overview |title=John Barnes: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=16 November 2019}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Left winger]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Stowe Boys Club
| years1 = 1980–1981
| clubs1 = Sudbury Court
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1981–1987
| clubs2 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| caps2 = 233
| goals2 = 65
| years3 = 1987–1997
| clubs3 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| caps3 = 314
| goals3 = 84
| years4 = 1997–1999
| clubs4 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 1999
| clubs5 = [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 586
| totalgoals = 155
| nationalyears1 = 1982–1983
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1983–1995<ref>{{Cite news|title=John Charles Bryan Barnes - International Appearances|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/jbarnes-intlg.html}}</ref>
| nationalteam2 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps2 = 79
| nationalgoals2 = 10
| manageryears1 = 1999–2000
| managerclubs1 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| manageryears2 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs2 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| manageryears3 = 2009
| managerclubs3 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
}}
'''John Charles Bryan Barnes''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional [[Association football|football]] player and manager. Often considered one of the greatest [[England national football team|England]] players of all time and one of [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool's]] greatest ever players,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://bleacherreport.com/articles/697376-englands-best-the-50-greatest-to-have-ever-worn-the-three-lions |title= England's Best: The 50 Greatest to Have Ever Worn the 'Three Lions' |publisher=BleacherReport|access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1575948-liverpool-legend-why-john-barnes-is-my-favourite-liverpool-player-of-all-time |work=Bleacher Report |title= Liverpool Legend: Why John Barnes Is My Favourite Liverpool Player of All Time |date=23 March 2013|access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.football365.com/news/john-barnes-liverpool-world-in-motion-masterchef |work=Football 365 |title= A tribute to John Barnes: The footballer, the artist |date=3 July 2020|access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ladson |first=Matt |date=29 April 2022 |title=Ranked! The 50 best Liverpool players ever |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-50-best-liverpool-players-ever |access-date=18 June 2025 |website=FourFourTwo}}</ref> Barnes works as an author, as well as a commentator and pundit for [[ESPN]] and [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/117678.html|title=John Barnes joins ESPN|publisher=espn.co.uk|date=24 October 2011|access-date=23 March 2012|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202514/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/117678.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Initially a quick, skilful [[Midfielder#Winger|left winger]], he moved to [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfield]] later in his career. Barnes won two [[Football League First Division|League]] titles and two [[FA Cup|FA Cups]] with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. He also earned 79 international caps for [[England national football team|England]].

Barnes was born and raised in Jamaica as the son of a military officer from Trinidad and Tobago and a [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] mother. He moved to [[London]], England, with his family when he was 12 years old. He joined Watford aged 17 in 1981, before playing 296 competitive games for them, scoring 85 goals. He debuted for England in 1983, and in 1987 joined Liverpool for £900,000. In his ten seasons there, Liverpool won the then-top-flight [[Football League First Division|First Division]] twice and the FA Cup twice. He scored 106 goals in 403 matches. By the time of his last cap, in 1995, he had more caps than any other [[black people|black]] England player. After two years at Newcastle United, he ended his playing career at [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in 1999. Barnes had eight months as [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] head coach when his former Liverpool manager [[Kenny Dalglish]] was [[director of football]]. He has since managed the [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica national team]], in 2008–09, and English club [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]], for four months in 2009.

Barnes was the [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] once (in 1987–88) and the [[Football Writers' Association]] Footballer of the Year twice (in 1987–88 and 1989–90). In 2005, he was inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]]. In 2006, in a poll of Liverpool fans' favourite players, Barnes came fifth; a year later, ''[[FourFourTwo]]'' magazine named him Liverpool's best all-time player. In 2016, ''[[The Times]]'' readers voted him England's greatest-ever left-footed player.<ref name="greatest left foot">{{cite news | url= https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/barnes-finney-vote-for-englands-greatest-left-foot-rk69nmx2z | title= John Barnes wins vote for England's greatest left foot | work=[[The Times]] | date=6 October 2016 | access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref>

Barnes has published two books: ''John Barnes: The Autobiography'' (1999), which was followed by ''The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism'' (2021), both of which were met with a largely positive reception.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/14/in-brief-the-uncomfortable-truth-about-racism-the-manningtree-witches-the-city-of-mist|title=In brief: The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism; The Manningtree Witches; The City of Mist|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=East|first=Ben|date=14 November 2021|accessdate=30 May 2022}}</ref> In 2022, he returned to Liverpool as an official Club Ambassador.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Barnes appointed official ambassador of Liverpool FC |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/john-barnes-appointed-official-ambassador-liverpool-fc |website=Liverpool F.C. |date=18 November 2022 |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>

==Early life==
Barnes was born in Jamaica, to [[Ken Barnes (soldier)|Roderick Kenrick "Ken" Barnes]] (a [[Trinidadians|Trinidadian]]) and Frances Jeanne Hill (a [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=John Barnes Profile 2024 {{!}} Net Worth, Background, Early Life, Family, Club, and International Career |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/john-barnes-profile-2024-net-worth-background-early-life-family-club-and-international-career-39590190 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=OneFootball |language=en}}</ref> Ken Barnes hailed from [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago emigrating to Jamaica in 1956 as a member of the [[West India Regiments|West India Regiment]]. He joined the Jamaica Defence Force when formed after the nation's 1962 independence when he was initially commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Jamaica Regiment. In 1973, he was promoted to colonel remaining in the army until retiring in 1989. While in the army, he was a semi-professional footballer for a [[National Premier League|Jamaica National Premier League]] club and also captained the [[Jamaica national football team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/colonel-ken-barnes-trinidadian-born-military-leader-and-father-of-the-footballer-john-barnes-1670450.html|title=Colonel Ken Barnes: Trinidadian-born military leader and father of the footballer of John Barnes|publisher=www.independent.co.uk|date=18 April 2009}}</ref><ref name="genealogist_article">[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/wdytya2012_barnes.php "John Barnes"], TheGenealogist.co.uk</ref> Barnes spent his early childhood living in Jamaica's biggest military base,<ref>{{cite journal|title=John Barnes Interview|journal=Soldier Magazine|issue=June 2005}}</ref> playing football and living a disciplined life. His father was president of the Jamaica Amateur Swimming Association and later formed Jamaica's first [[Jamaica national bobsleigh team|bobsleigh team]].<ref name="genealogist_article" />

Barnes' father was a huge [[Squash (sport)|squash]] and football fan who encouraged his son to pursue sports, having named him after Welsh footballer [[John Charles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/News/2013/feb/first-class-delivery-for-barnes.aspx|title=First class delivery for Barnes|publisher=thefa.com|date=8 February 2013|access-date=8 February 2013}}</ref> Ken Barnes, who was promoted to Colonel in 1973,<ref name="genealogist_article" /> was appointed Defence adviser to the [[High Commission of Jamaica, London]] (1976–1981),<ref name="genealogist_article" /> and Barnes moved to [[London]] with his family in January 1976,<ref>{{cite web|title=England Players - John Barnes|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersB/BioBarnesJCB.html|website=England Football Online|access-date=1 June 2014}}</ref> when he was 12 years old. He attended the [[rugby union|rugby]]-playing [[St Marylebone Grammar School]]<ref name="Out of His Skin: The John Barnes Phenomenon">{{cite book|last=Hill|first=Dave|title=Out of His Skin: The John Barnes Phenomenon|year=2001|publisher=WSC Books Limited|isbn=0954013417|pages=51–53}}</ref> then a short stint at [[Haverstock School]], [[Camden Town]].<ref name="The London comprehensive that's schooled Labour's elite">{{cite news|last=Crace|first=John|title=The London comprehensive that's schooled Labour's elite|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/aug/02/haverstock-school-labour-leaders-eton|work=The Guardian|date=2 August 2010}}</ref> While at school he played four years of youth football at the Stowe Boys Club in [[Paddington]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sport at the Stowe Club|url=http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/showcase/sporting-stories/3/3/|publisher=Westminster City Council|access-date=23 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015124229/http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/showcase/sporting-stories/3/3/|archive-date=15 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Watford===
Barnes was noticed by [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] as a teenager while playing for Middlesex League club Sudbury Court.<ref name="jbprof">{{cite web|title=John Barnes profile|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersB/BioBarnesJCB.html|publisher=www.englandfootballonline.com|access-date=9 March 2014}}</ref> After a successful trial game in Watford's reserves, Barnes signed on 14 July 1981 for the fee of a set of kits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38601781 |title=Graham Taylor: Gems from former England manager's brilliant career |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2017 |access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref>

Barnes debuted aged 17 as a substitute on 5 September 1981 in a [[Football League Second Division]] 1–1 home draw with [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]. With manager [[Graham Taylor]], Watford were eight months away from completing a five-year rise from the Fourth Division to the First.

Barnes quickly established himself as a regular player and scored 12 Second Division goals as Watford were promoted, as runners-up to fierce rivals [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] to the [[Football League First Division|top flight]] of English football at the end of season 1981–82. Watford finished runners-up for the League title<ref>{{cite news|title=Graham Taylor profile|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/1801976.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=9 March 2014|date=5 February 2002}}</ref> to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] the season after. Watford lost the [[1984 FA Cup final]] as under-dogs 2–0 to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Cup Finals: 1984|url=http://www.thefa.com/competitions/facompetitions/thefacup/history/historyofthefacup/1984evertonwatford|publisher=www.thefa.com|access-date=9 March 2014}}</ref> Watford lost a [[1986–87 FA Cup]] semi-final to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].

At the end of the 1986–87 season, Taylor called time on his 10-year spell as Watford manager to take charge at [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Graham Taylor Hall of Fame profile |url=https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/graham-taylor/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=National Football Museum |language=en-GB}}</ref> His successor, [[Dave Bassett]], resigned to losing Barnes to a bigger club, gave [[Alex Ferguson]] the chance to sign Barnes for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Ferguson rejected the offer still having faith in United's left winger [[Jesper Olsen]]. Ferguson later admitted that he regretted not signing Barnes, especially as Barnes helped extend Liverpool's dominance in England by three seasons, while Olsen fell out of favour at [[Old Trafford]] and had left by the end of 1988, with his successors [[Ralph Milne]] and [[Danny Wallace (footballer)|Danny Wallace]] failing to live up to expectations. Ferguson's United waited until 1990 to win a major trophy and 1993 to win the league title.<ref>{{cite news |author=James Robson |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_united/s/1023534_ferguson_21_that_got_away |title=Ferguson: 21 that got away |work=Manchester Evening News |date=8 November 2007 |access-date=3 April 2012 |archive-date=19 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219125700/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_united/s/1023534_ferguson_21_that_got_away |url-status=dead }}</ref> Barnes left Watford after scoring 65 goals in 233 league appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=watfordlegends |date=1981-09-05 |title=John Barnes {{!}} Interview |url=https://watfordlegends.com/interviews/john-barnes/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Watford Legends |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Liverpool===
Barnes arrived at [[Kenny Dalglish]]'s [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the same close season as England teammate [[Peter Beardsley]] and linked up with new signings [[John Aldridge]] and [[Ray Houghton]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-12 |title=30 Years On: The Brilliance of Liverpool's John Barnes & Peter Beardsley |url=https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/30-years-on-the-brilliance-of-liverpools-john-barnes-peter-beardsley |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Sportsman |language=EN}}</ref> He signed for the club on 9 June 1987. He debuted for the ''Reds'' along with Beardsley on 15 August in the 2–1 league win at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] at Highbury. After nine minutes, Barnes and Beardsley combined to set up Aldridge to score. Barnes' first Liverpool goal was on 12 September beating [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] 2–0 at Anfield.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Appearances for the 1987-1988 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! |url=https://www.lfchistory.net/seasonarchive/appearances/29 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.lfchistory.net}}</ref>

[[File:Barnes plinth, 96 Avenue.jpg|thumb|right|Barnes' plinth outside [[Anfield]] marking his ten years with Liverpool, including his performance in the 5–0 win over Nottingham Forest in April 1988.]]
In Barnes' first Liverpool season, they won the League title, remaining undefeated for the first twenty-nine games of the season. Barnes' fifteen Liverpool league goals in his first season there was second only to John Aldridge. The 2–1 defeat at [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on 2 April was the last of only two league defeats that season. Eleven days later, Barnes, Beardsley, Houghton and Aldridge were instrumental in Liverpool's 5–0 home win over Forest described by [[Tom Finney]] as "One of the finest exhibition I've seen the whole time I've played and watched the game. You couldn't see it bettered anywhere, not even in Brazil."<ref name=sports>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/match-of-the-century-liverpool-5-0-nottingham-forest-on-april-13-1988|title="Match of the Century" - Liverpool 5-0 Nottingham Forest on April 13, 1988|date=13 April 2018|website=The Sportsman}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisanfield.com/2009/08/no-18-liverpool-5-0-nottingham-forest/ |title=Liverpool 5–0 Nottingham Forest |publisher=This Is Anfield |date=28 August 2009 |access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> The double however was thwarted by [[Lawrie Sanchez]]' [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] goal beating Liverpool 1–0 in the [[1988 FA Cup final]]. Barnes was a key performer on the "[[Anfield Rap]]"; the club's cup final song that UK charted at number 3. Barnes was voted PFA Player of the Year.<ref name=":0" />

In the summer of 1988, [[Ian Rush]] re-signed for Liverpool. Following the death of 96 Liverpool fans in April 1989 as a result of the [[Hillsborough disaster]], Barnes attended several funerals and visited the injured in hospital. He pulled out of an England international friendly in order to fulfil these public duties.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-days-after-the-disaster-1087185.html | location=London | work=The Independent|title=The days after the disaster| date=14 April 1999}}</ref> Liverpool won the [[1989 FA Cup final]] with a 3–2 victory over [[Merseyside]] rivals [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], with Barnes creating goals from the left wing for Rush. In the [[Liverpool 0–2 Arsenal (26 May 1989)|1988–89 title decider]] at Anfield, Arsenal's [[Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967)|Michael Thomas]]' 92nd minute, league winning goal occurred in their counter-attack 17 seconds after Barnes lost ball possession attempting to dribble past [[Kevin Richardson (footballer)|Kevin Richardson]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relive the most dramatic final day: 1989, Arsenal stole the title off Liverpool{{!}} All Football |url=https://m.allfootballapp.com/news/EPL/Relive-the-most-dramatic-final-day-1989-Arsenal-stole-the-title-off-Liverpool/1375192 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=AllfootballOfficial |language=en}}</ref>

Barnes played in the 1990 title winning side at Liverpool and scored 22 league goals from the left wing – the highest goal tally of his career. [[Ian Rush]] scored four fewer league goals than Barnes. Barnes was voted Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, and expectations from England manager [[Bobby Robson]] were also high, seeing Barnes as a key component in the buildup to the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Games for the 1989-1990 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! |url=https://www.lfchistory.net/seasonarchive/games/31 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.lfchistory.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Barnes' Italia '90 |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/9345438/barnes-on-italia-90 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-06-08 |title=World Cup Italia 90: Tournament's emotional memories 25 years on |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33025121 |access-date=2024-10-29 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> Beardsley has since said Barnes at the end of the 1980s was "The best player I ever played with, bar none. For three or four years at the end of the '80s, John was possibly the best player in the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/perfectxi/210/article.aspx |title=Peter Beardsley – Perfect XI – Interviews |publisher=FourFourTwo |date=31 July 2009 |access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref>

[[File:John Barnes in Kristiansund, Norway.jpg|thumb|right|Barnes representing Liverpool in Kristiansund, June 2012]]
Barnes continued to play regularly for Liverpool and England into the 1990s. In the [[1990–91 Liverpool F.C. season|1990–91 season]], he scored 16 league goals. [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] were league champions in the season of Dalglish's resignation and his replacement by [[Graeme Souness]] as manager.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Games for the 1990-1991 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! |url=https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Games/32 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.lfchistory.net}}</ref> Liverpool had qualified for the [[1991–92 UEFA Cup]], being readmitted to European competitions a year after the ban on all other English clubs in European competitions since the [[Heysel disaster]] in 1985 had been lifted. This was the first time Barnes had played in European competitions since Watford's [[1983–84 UEFA Cup]] campaign. However, Barnes missed most of the [[1991–92 Liverpool F.C. season|1991–92 season]] due to a succession of injuries and played just 12 league games, scoring once, as Liverpool finished sixth in the league – their lowest finish in two decades and the first time since 1981 that they had failed to finish champions or runners-up.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Games for the 1991-1992 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! |url=https://www.lfchistory.net/seasonarchive/games/34 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.lfchistory.net}}</ref> Liverpool won the [[1992 FA Cup final]], but Barnes missed the game through injury. The next month in June he was injured playing for England in [[Helsinki]] in a warm up game before [[UEFA Euro 1992|Euro 92]]. Barnes was out injured for five months. He never recovered his explosive burst of speed that had been a key element of his play. He was now past his playing peak.<ref name=hel/>

Barnes and several other senior players had a strained relationship with Souness as the manager tried to impose new methods quickly. Many senior pros resented his hard discipline approach as well as the increased pressure in training.<ref name="Souness">{{cite book | title=Souness: The Management Years | publisher=Andre Deutsch Ltd |author1=Souness, Graeme |author2=Ellis, Mike | year=1999}}</ref> Barnes also once had to make a public apology to Souness after he gave an interview criticising the tactics employed by the manager before an important match.<ref name="Rush">{{cite book | title=Rush: The Autobiography | publisher=Ebury Press | author=Rush, Ian | year=2009}}</ref> Young teammate [[Robbie Fowler]] also said in his autobiography that Souness felt at the time Barnes was past his best, but in Fowler's (and others') opinion he still had a lot to offer and was still one of the most talented players at the club.<ref name="Fowler">{{cite book | title=Fowler: My Autobiography | publisher=Macmillan | author=Fowler, Robbie | year=2005}}</ref>

Souness later stated in his autobiography that Barnes, due to his injuries, was now taking a "less demanding" central midfield [[playmaker]]'s role as opposed to a goalscoring winger. Despite the effects of the injuries, Barnes was still regarded as one of the club and country's best players and Souness noted that Barnes "Retained his quality on the ball, using it well and rarely losing possession".<ref name="Souness" /> [[Mark Walters]], who had played for Souness at [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], had been purchased as cover/competition for Barnes but failed to displace him.

After Liverpool's league title in 1990, they were usurped by Arsenal, [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] each winning the league at least once. Under [[Roy Evans]], Barnes and younger players like [[Steve McManaman]], [[Jamie Redknapp]] and Fowler (who had been given their debuts by either Dalglish or Souness) won the [[1994–95 Football League Cup]] and were [[1996 FA Cup final]] runners-up due to [[Eric Cantona]]'s goal that gave United a second [[Double (association football)|league and FA Cup double]] in three seasons. Liverpool's [[Spice Boys (footballers)|Spice Boys team]] drew stinging criticism for wearing matching cream Armani suits to the final.<ref name=spice>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dominic-matteo-remembers-liverpool-fc-3360418|title=Dominic Matteo remembers the Liverpool FC Spice Boys white suits|first=Neil|last=Jones|date=17 November 2011|website=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>

By the mid-1990s, Barnes had been moved from the left wing to the position of a holding midfielder. He often captained the side in [[1995–96 Liverpool F.C. season|1995–96]] when regular captain Rush lost his place to new signing [[Stan Collymore]]. When Rush departed to Leeds United at the season's end Barnes became full-time captain. Barnes created the final goal after a dribble and passing movement for Collymore during [[Liverpool F.C. 4–3 Newcastle United F.C. (1996)|Liverpool's 4–3 win against Newcastle]] at Anfield, which is often considered the greatest game in Premier League history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier League at 25: the best match – Liverpool 4 - 3 Newcastle, April 1996 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/25/premier-league-best-match-liverpool-newcastle-april-1996 |work=The Guardian |date=25 July 2017 |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226023005/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/25/premier-league-best-match-liverpool-newcastle-april-1996 |archive-date=26 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Jamie Carragher]] debuted for the Liverpool first team in January 1997 and said that despite the 33-year-old Barnes now being past his peak, he was still the best player at the club. "Technically, he's the best player I've ever trained or played with, he was great with both feet, they were both exactly the same. I'd say he's the best finisher I've ever played with (including [[Fernando Torres|Torres]], Fowler, Owen). Barnes never used to blast his shots – they'd just get placed right in the corner. You speak with the players from those great Liverpool sides and ask them who the best player they played with was and they all say John Barnes," Carragher commented.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microlfc.com/index/2010/09/soccer-carragher-top10teammates/ |title=Domain name registration &#124; Domain names &#124; Web Hosting &#124; 123-reg |publisher=Microlfc.com |access-date=3 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425011436/http://www.microlfc.com/index/2010/09/soccer-carragher-top10teammates/ |archive-date=25 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 13 August 1997, three months before his 34th birthday, after 10 years at Liverpool with 407 appearances, 108 goals, and five major trophies, Barnes left on a free transfer. He had missed just three Premier League games in his final season at Anfield, scoring four goals (including a memorable late winner against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] just after Christmas) as they had led the table for much of the first half of the season before being overhauled by eventual champions Manchester United at the end of January and having to settle for a fourth-place finish. [[Paul Ince]], with a completely contrasting combative style, was signed from [[Inter Milan]] to replace Barnes in central midfield.<ref name="Autobio" />

===Newcastle United===
Barnes was subsequently snapped up by former teammate and manager [[Kenny Dalglish]], who was managing [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. Although an approach had already been made by [[Harry Redknapp]] of [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], Barnes had agreed in principle to join them, until at the final moment Dalglish called him, and Barnes changed his mind. In the [[1997–98 Newcastle United F.C. season|1997–98 season]], Barnes played up front, mostly, deputising for [[Alan Shearer]] after he was injured for most of the season, and Barnes ended up Newcastle's top league scorer with six goals, highlighting the ''Magpies''{{'}} lack of ability to score in the absence of the injured Shearer, while [[Les Ferdinand]] and [[Peter Beardsley]] had both been sold.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tapner |first=Mitchell |date=2024-08-19 |title=John Barnes reveals his 'love' for Newcastle United and reflects on 'special' Barcelona win |url=https://www.geordiebootboys.com/news/john-barnes-reveals-his-love-for-newcastle-united-and-reflects-on-special-barcelona-win/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Geordie Boot Boys |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Newcastle United - 1997/98 Season |url=https://nufc-history.co.uk/nufc-1997-98-season.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=nufc-history.co.uk}}</ref> Former Liverpool colleague [[Ian Rush]] and England colleague [[Stuart Pearce]] were also drafted in for the 1997–98 season. Pearce has since stated in his autobiography, ''Psycho'', that he felt Barnes was overweight by the time he joined Newcastle and that both Barnes and Rush had less desire than himself to win at that stage in their careers as they had already won everything, and that they could have had more of an edge to them.<ref name="Pearce">{{cite book | title=Psycho: The Autobiography | publisher=Headline | author=Pearce, Stuart | year=2001}}</ref>

Newcastle (the previous season's [[Premier League]] runners-up) endured a disappointing league campaign and finished 13th, although they did reach the [[1998 FA Cup final]], and Barnes went onto the field for the fourth [[FA Cup]] final of his career as the club finished runners-up. Additionally, Barnes played in the UEFA Champions League, including in the club's 3-2 victory over Barcelona. Following the sacking of Dalglish early in the [[1998–99 Newcastle United F.C. season|1998–99 season]], he was left isolated and shunned along with a number of Dalglish and [[Kevin Keegan|Keegan]] era players including Pearce and [[Rob Lee]]. Barnes with many others was dropped from the first team by new manager [[Ruud Gullit]] and spent several months in the reserves despite, in his opinion, "excelling in training" and showing he had lost none of his quality if some of his pace. He felt that himself and others were deliberately being cold shouldered to make it known Gullit wanted his own players in; Barnes had worked briefly with Gullit during the 1998 World Cup ITV commentary team, and they had played numerous international matches played against each other in the 1980s and 1990s, but they were not friends. Barnes knew it was the last straw when even his [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] from [[Elizabeth II|the Queen]] was overlooked by Gullit after a presentation had been given to Pearce for receiving one – this was in the winter of 1998 and he knew he was unwanted.<ref name="Autobio" /> Barnes left the club on a free transfer to newly promoted [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 10 February 1999.

===Charlton Athletic===
Barnes made his debut for [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on 13 February 1999, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 home win over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref name="charl">{{cite web|title=John Barnes - Charton|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/charlton-athletic-fc/john-barnes-7615/1998-99_a12778/|work=Sporting Heroes|access-date=9 March 2014}}</ref> He made a further 11 league appearances that season, mostly as a substitute, and did not score any goals.<ref name="charl" /> Defeat on the final day of the season relegated the ''Addicks'' back to Division One, and Barnes announced his retirement as a player after 20 years.

===Celtic===
During his short spell as [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] manager, Barnes would later register as a player, although he did not make an appearance for the Scottish side.<ref name="charl" />

==Racism==
During his playing career, Barnes (like other Black players of his era) was frequently the target of [[racial abuse]] from the terraces. At one of his first appearances at Anfield, Barnes said that the [[tea lady]] had, intentionally or unintentionally, served tea to all the players in the lounge except him, and he made a joke about it by asking light-heartedly, "Is it because I'm Black?"<ref name="Autobio">{{cite book | title=John Barnes: The Autobiography | publisher=Headline Book Publishing | author=Barnes, John | year=1999}}</ref> As well as being abused by opposition players, on occasions Barnes reported overhearing teammates making racist remarks towards other black players in opposition teams. One instance of racial abuse by a section of Everton supporters in the [[Merseyside derby]] at Anfield led to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] chairman [[Philip Carter]] disowning the offending supporters, branding them "scum".<ref name=bbc2002/> 

The highest profile racial incident of his career was captured in a photograph where Barnes, in full Liverpool kit and mid-match, casually backheeled away a [[Banana, coconut, and Twinkie#Banana as a symbol|banana]] which had been hurled at him during a 1988 match with Everton at [[Goodison Park]].<ref name=bbc2002>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tv_and_radio/world_football/2399629.stm|title=Society has to change – Barnes|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=4 November 2002|access-date=20 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Sweetman | first=Tom | title=Dani Alves winning racism fight with banana gesture | website=CNN | date=30 April 2014 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/30/sport/football/football-alves-racism/index.html | access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref>

==International career==

Although born in Jamaica, Barnes had no intention of representing Jamaica at international level as the "[[Jamaica national football team|Reggae Boyz]] had not yet made a significant mark on world football and he was eager to get to the game's biggest stage".<ref name="jam-star">{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Gordon|title='I played for England with a Jamaican passport'|url=http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20081028/sports/sports3.html|publisher=Jamaica Star|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603043909/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20081028/sports/sports3.html|archive-date=3 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the time of Barnes' international career, FIFA's national team eligibility criteria allowed British passport holders to represent one of the British football associations if they had no blood ties to the [[United Kingdom]]. Barnes had already planned to represent England where he had lived since the age of 12.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080302/sports/sports12.html |title=Ignoring the bananas – How John Barnes tackled racism in English football |work=Jamaica-gleaner.com |access-date=3 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125053636/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080302/sports/sports12.html |archive-date=25 January 2012}}</ref> Barnes said: "the only reason I played for England was because they were the first to ask...if [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] had asked [first]...You go and play for Scotland."<ref name="jam-star"/>

Barnes debuted for [[Bobby Robson]]'s [[England national football team|England]] on 28 May 1983 as a second-half substitute for Watford teammate [[Luther Blissett]] in a 0–0 draw at [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]'s [[Windsor Park]] in the [[British Home Championship|British Championship]].<ref name="eng1">{{cite web|title=John Barnes - England career|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/john-barnes-7615/biography-of-his-england-football-career_a10988/|publisher=Sporting Heroes|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref> Blissett was the fifth and Barnes the seventh black full England football internationals.

England failed to qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 1984|1984 European Championships]], so instead toured [[Football in South America|South America]]. On 10 June 1984, against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], Barnes dribbled through several Brazilian defenders and rounded [[Roberto Costa]] to score in [[1983–84 in English football#National team|a friendly match]] at [[Rio de Janeiro]]'s [[Estádio do Maracanã]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-10 |title=John Barnes vs Brazil: Looking Back at England's Greatest Ever Goal 35 Years On |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/06/10/john-barnes-vs-brazil-looking-back-englands-greatest-ever-goal-35-years |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=SI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nakrani |first=Sachin |date=2013-05-30 |title=John Barnes: 'My Maracanã goal was like an out-of-body experience' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/30/john-barnes-maracana-goal-england |access-date=2024-10-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In his early England days, he and fellow black player [[Mark Chamberlain]] were subjected to threats from racist groups. Barnes was abused by supporters of the [[British National Front|National Front]] on the plane back from South America in June 1984; with the group claiming that England had only won 1–0 against Brazil because Barnes' goal "didn't count".<ref>{{Cite news |last=McRae |first=Donald |date=2021-10-11 |title=John Barnes on racism and society: 'There are invisible banana skins' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/oct/11/john-barnes-interview-on-racism-and-society-there-are-invisible-banana-skins |access-date=2024-10-28 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Robson did not use Barnes at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]] until the quarter-final with 15 minutes left when trailing 2–0 against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref name="eng1" /> ([[BBC]] [[sports commentator|commentator]] [[Barry Davies]] shouted: ''"Go on! Run at them!"'' when Barnes was given the ball), setting up a goal for [[Gary Lineker]] and laying on another chance denied by the head of Lineker's Argentine marker. England were eliminated with Barnes praised for his contribution and many asked why he had not played more nor in previous games. It was after the World Cup that Barnes became a British passport holder. Speaking in 2008, Barnes said "I don't even know if the [[The Football Association|English F.A.]] didn't know that I wasn't born there and wasn't brought up there...maybe I played (for England) illegally, right?"<ref name="jam-star"/>

As part of a front four with Lineker, [[Peter Beardsley]], and [[Chris Waddle]], England lost all three of their group games at the [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988 European Championships]]. However, Robson stayed in his job.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hartrick |first=David |date=2021-07-02 |title=England are not always so reliable. They lost all three games at Euro 88 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/02/england-reliable-lost-three-games-euro-88-bobby-robson |access-date=2024-10-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Barnes pulled out of England's first international game after the Hillsborough disaster due to grief he felt at the time and the game coinciding with a funeral.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Barnes Autobiography - Hillsborough Football Disaster |url=http://www.contrast.org/hillsborough/history/barnes.shtm |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.contrast.org}}</ref> In his absence, England won the World Cup qualifier against [[Albania national football team|Albania]] 5–0 at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] on 26 April 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=644 |title=A Complete Database of England Internationals Since 1872 |date=26 April 1989 |publisher=englandstats.com |access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref>

In the lead up to the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]], Barnes played several times as a forward alongside Lineker, and in a warm up game against Uruguay played well and scored a half [[volley (football)|volley]] from a [[Stuart Pearce]] cross. Barnes again rapped this time in [[New Order (band)|New Order]]'s UK Number 1, "[[World in Motion]]", tie-in song. At the World Cup, he injured his [[groin]] against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]], shortly after his volleyed goal was wrongly disallowed for offside. England went out to [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]] in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hattenstone |first=Simon |date=2022-11-12 |title=Don't mention the penalties! England's 1990 team look back at the World Cup match that changed everything |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/12/england-1990-world-cup-football-team-look-back |access-date=2024-10-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In June 1992 against Finland in Helsinki in England's last warm up game before the [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992 European Championships]], he tore his achilles tendon. He was injured for five months. In his absence England were eliminated at the group phase. On his return he had lost his explosive burst of speed and was now past his peak.<ref name=hel>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/john-barnes-remains-time-liverpool-11450113|title=Why John Barnes remains an all-time Liverpool legend|first=Ian|last=Doyle|date=9 June 2016|website=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>

In a Wembley [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]] qualifier against [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]], Barnes was booed by an entire section of England fans after the whole team played poorly. Barnes later believed an article attributed to [[Jimmy Greaves]] in the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', which cited his supposed support for the [[West Indies cricket team]] and questioned his loyalty to the England team, had influenced the crowd to boo.<ref name="Autobio" />

He earned a surprise England recall in 1994 under [[Terry Venables]] and was in the squad in the run up to [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]] after improved form for Liverpool, although he was not selected for the final tournament squad despite England not having an established left-sided alternative.<ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Gary ParkinsonContributions from Steven Chicken last |date=2020-05-11 |title=Euro 96, the complete history, part one: England's expectations, the dentist's chair and El Tel's troubles |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/euro-96-england-complete-history-part-one-paul-gascoigne-dentists-chair-gazza-terry-venables-three-lions |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=fourfourtwo.com |language=en}}</ref>

Barnes' 79 caps (10 goals) made him England's record capped black player for a time. Compared to his club form, he was never seen as a player who peaked wearing an England shirt. Robson described him as the "Greatest enigma" of his career; whilst including him for his all time dream team England squad of all the players he had picked as manager in his 1990 book "Against All Odds" (placing him on the bench), he was baffled at Barnes's inconsistency. He described Barnes as being a player of "the highest calibre" but sometimes being unable to reach for that bit extra when he or captain [[Bryan Robson]] shouted at him to take more players on.<ref name="Autobio" />

Barnes has since said he felt the systems England played were "rigid" focusing on speed, aggression, and attacking through the centre rather than patient, passing play. He also said he could receive the ball as few as six or seven times in a game whereas at Liverpool he may receive it more than twenty times, and he had more freedom under Kenny Dalglish who did not ask him to stay on the left wing all the time. England also had a very different system to Liverpool at the time, who were much more free-flowing, and later said that to have got the best out of him, they would have needed a similar system to the one used by Dalglish, which was never likely to happen. He also cited [[Glenn Hoddle]] and [[Chris Waddle]] as players he felt England were unable to get the best out of.<ref name="Autobio" />

Newspapers at the time of his England career even queried whether his disciplinarian upbringing in Jamaica to a military family and rumoured beatings as a child from his parents had contributed to his underperformance as an England footballer.<ref name="Autobio" />

After 12 years Barnes won his 79th and last cap on 6 September 1995 in a 0–0 friendly draw with [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] at Wembley that contained extrovert Colombian goalkeeper [[René Higuita]]'s 'Scorpion Kick.'<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/apr/15/rene-higuita-scorpion-kick-football-isolation|title=René Higuita's scorpion kick is a thing of beauty – so let's debunk it |publisher=Guardian|date=15 April 2020 |access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref> Barnes was in the top ten most capped players list for eleven years until [[David Beckham]] and then [[Gary Neville]] edged him from ninth to 11th.

In 1999, [[Tony Adams]] picked Barnes to be in his England dream team in his book ''Addicted'', citing that Barnes "could pass, move, dribble, had Brazilian style movement... what more could you want?" He also backed Barnes's view that England at times used rigid systems.<ref name="Adams">{{cite book | title=Addicted | publisher=Willow | author=Adams, Tony | year=1999}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
===Celtic===
In a "dream ticket" style move, Barnes was appointed head coach of [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] on 8 June 1999, working under [[Kenny Dalglish]] as director of football. After his appointment he later re-registered himself as a player but never played a competitive game for Celtic. He was sacked 8 months into his tenure following a home 3–1 [[1999–2000 Scottish Cup]] defeat by First Division club [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] in February. The result led to the newspaper headline "[[Super Caley go ballistic, Celtic are atrocious]]". Dalglish took over first-team duties until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/637415.stm |title=Barnes forced out |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=10 February 2000 |access-date=30 May 2016}}</ref> Although Dalglish won the League Cup in the process, his contract was not renewed and the board decided to replace him with [[Martin O'Neill]].

===Jamaica===
Source:<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024 |title=On this day in 2000: John Barnes sacked as Celtic manager |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/john-barnes-kenny-dalglish-inverness-england-liverpool-b2493941.html}}</ref>

Barnes entered discussions with the [[Jamaica Football Federation]] in September 2008 regarding the possibility of him managing the [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica national team]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Barnes in talks over Jamaica job |work=BBC Sport |date=16 September 2008 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7619450.stm |access-date=16 September 2008 | first=Jonathan | last=Stevenson}}</ref> On 16 September 2008, Barnes was appointed as manager of Jamaica announcing Mike Commane as his assistant. Barnes guided his new Jamaican charges to a first-place finish in the [[2008 Caribbean Championships]], qualifying as the top [[Caribbean Football Union|Caribbean]] side for the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CONCACAF GOLD CUP 2009 |url=https://footballmundial.tripod.com/concacaf/concacaf2009.htm |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=footballmundial.tripod.com}}</ref>

In February 2009, Barnes told Sky Sports that he wanted to return to club management if the opportunity arose.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barnes eyes club return |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12010_4912173,00.html |date=11 February 2009 |work=Sky Sports |access-date=10 June 2009}}</ref> It was reported in May 2009 that Barnes contacted [[Football League Two|English League Two]] side [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] to see whether he could replace out-going manager [[Dean Glover]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/portvale/Port-Vale-Ince-Sanchez-pricey-Valiants-admits-Bratt/article-959392-detail/article.html |title=Port Vale: Ince and Sanchez too pricey for Valiants, admits Bratt |last=Shaw |first=Steve |date=4 May 2009 |work=The Sentinel |access-date=4 May 2009}}</ref> Ultimately, though, the potential move to Port Vale did not happen. Instead, on 14 June 2009 he confirmed that he was to be appointed manager of [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]].

===Tranmere Rovers===
Barnes was officially named as manager of [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] on 15 June 2009, with [[Jason McAteer]] assisting him.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/8090160.stm |title=Barnes confirmed as Tranmere boss |date=15 June 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=15 June 2009}}</ref> He got off to a disastrous start, with Tranmere only winning three of their first fourteen games. On 9 October 2009, Barnes was sacked by the club six days after a 5–0 defeat at Millwall and a run of just two wins from eleven league games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/8298686.stm |title=Tranmere sack Barnes and McAteer |work=BBC News |date=9 October 2009 |access-date=29 October 2009}}</ref>

==Accolades==
Former England international [[Tom Finney]] remarked that "players like John Barnes come along just once in a lifetime."<ref>{{cite web|author=Player profile |url=http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/261 |title=Liverpool career stats for John Barnes |publisher=LFChistory.net |access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> Twice in his career, Barnes was voted [[Football Writers' Association]] Footballer of the Year. He also won the [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]]. Barnes was voted England's "greatest left foot" by readers of ''[[The Times]]'' in 2016, ahead of [[Chris Waddle]] and [[Jimmy Greaves]].<ref name="greatest left foot"/> Barnes was inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]] in 2005 in recognition of his contribution to the English game.

The Liverpool fans' adoration for "Digger" (he was nicknamed after the character [[Digger Barnes]] in the American soap opera ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'')<ref>{{cite news|author=Hansen, Alan|title=Ron's gone, but not forgotten|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/alanhansen/2377682/Rons-gone-but-not-forgotten.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/alanhansen/2377682/Rons-gone-but-not-forgotten.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=26 April 2004|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> was emphasised when he finished in the top 5 of the poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop which was conducted by the [http://www.liverpoolfc.tv official Liverpool Football Club web site] in the summer of 2006. More than 110,000 supporters worldwide voted for their 10 favourite players of all time, Barnes finished 5th behind [[Robbie Fowler]] (4th), [[Ian Rush]] (3rd), [[Steven Gerrard]] (2nd) and the man that signed him three times (for Liverpool, Newcastle and Celtic) Kenny Dalglish (1st).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOE3P2ryfg4 |title=Liverpool Legend – John Barnes part 1 |publisher=YouTube |date=30 January 2010 |access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref>

He also appears frequently as a selection in ''[[FourFourTwo]]'' magazine's Perfect XI, a choice in which current and former professional footballers select the best 11 players they have ever seen, played with or against, including selections by [[Michael Owen]], [[Steve McManaman]], [[Peter Beardsley]], [[Ian Wright]] and [[Jamie Carragher]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/perfectxi/default.aspx |title=Perfect XI – Interviews |publisher=Fourfourtwo.com |date=31 July 2009 |access-date=3 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501142458/http://fourfourtwo.com/interviews/perfectxi/default.aspx |archive-date=1 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Music career==
{{see also|List of UK hit singles by footballers}}
He performed the [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]]-penned rap section of [[New Order (band)|New Order]]'s "[[World in Motion]]" as well as appearing on the track "[[Anfield Rap]]", a [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] FA Cup final song, rapping the lyrics "Liverpool FC is hard as hell/United, Tottenham, Arsenal",<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcy3gwwxat4"|title=Anfield Rap |year=1988}}</ref> and performing lead rap in Liverpool's '96 cup final song "[[Pass & Move (It's the Liverpool Groove)]]".

"World in Motion" reached #1 in the charts and spent 18 weeks in the UK top 75 (including re-releases in 2002 and 2010) although Barnes was only paid a flat rate of £200 and received no royalties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mattpomroy.com/2009/11/01/2492/|title=The Last Word: John Barnes|date=1 November 2009|work=MATT POMROY|access-date=14 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> "Anfield Rap" reached #3 and spent 6 weeks in the top 75, and "Pass & Move" reached #4 and spent 4 weeks in the top 75.

The rap portion of "World in Motion" is the most remembered part of the original song, becoming an iconic piece of English football culture in its own right, familiar to subsequent generations of England football fans not yet born by 1990.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/20/sport/football/world-in-motion-england-world-cup-football/index.html|title=World Cup: When football met rap|author=Tom McGowan|website=CNN|date=20 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
{{BLP sources section|date=September 2013}}
Barnes was first married to and subsequently divorced Suzy, with whom he has two sons and two daughters. Barnes' second wife is called Andrea and they have two daughters and a son. They live in [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]], [[Merseyside]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Winter|first=Henry|title='Reading job put my honeymoon on hold - my wife still went'|newspaper=Times Sport|location=London|date=12 March 2022|page=7}}</ref>

With fellow former footballers [[Les Ferdinand]] and [[Luther Blissett]], he founded Team48 Motorsport, a team aiming to promote young racing drivers of African-Caribbean background. In 2008, the team entered the [[British Touring Car Championship]], running [[Alfa Romeo]]s for [[white people|white]] Jamaican Matthew Gore and 18-year-old black Briton Darelle Wilson. However, the project never got off the starting line and the team failed to show up for any of the races.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blissett unveils Team 48 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.eurosport.com}}</ref>

A few days after being sacked by Tranmere, Barnes was declared [[Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom|bankrupt]]. He has described the bankruptcy as a technicality, saying: "The bankruptcy issue is a tax oversight which is being dealt with."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/21/john-barnes-tranmere-bankrupt-tax|title=Sacked Tranmere manager John Barnes says bankruptcy due to 'tax oversight'|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=21 October 2009|access-date=21 October 2009 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/21/john-barnes-bankrupt-liverpool-tranmere|title=John Barnes declared bankrupt by a Liverpool insolvency court|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=21 October 2009|access-date=21 October 2009 | location=London | first=Mark | last=Tallentire}}</ref> Barnes' claims of the bankruptcy being a "tax oversight" proved true and the order was quickly overturned.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8326782.stm|title=Barnes's bankruptcy order lifted |work=BBC News|date=26 October 2009|access-date=26 October 2009 | location=London}}</ref>

==Media, charity work and politics==
As a sporting icon in England in the early 1990s Barnes appeared in a commercial for the energy drink [[Lucozade]], launching their Lucozade Sport drink.<ref name="marketing">{{cite book |title=Case Studies in Marketing |date=2011 |publisher=Pearson Education India |page=21}}</ref> Barnes became a [[pundit (politics)|pundit]] on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and a presenter of the football coverage on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Five]] as well as having his own weekly football discussion show on [[LFC TV]] called ''The John Barnes Show'', every Thursday. He also worked as an ambassador for [[Save the Children]]. In 1994, he featured on an educational video, ''Hoax Calls Kill'', produced in collaboration with the [[Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service|Merseyside Fire Brigade]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Received for Review {{!}} Tes Magazine |url=https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/received-review-119 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=www.tes.com |language=en}}</ref>

Barnes has appeared on several shows and media outlets to promote his charity work, including a notable appearance on ''[[Soccer AM]]'' in February 2009 performing the "World in Motion" rap and a parody of the mistimed advert by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in the previous week's [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] vs. [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] [[FA Cup]] tie, with Barnes' "Under-11 World Champion Baton-twirling" routine missed by mock commercials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.101greatgoals.com/2009/02/soccer-am-john-barnes-proves-hes-world-baton-champion |title=Soccer AM: John Barnes proves he's world baton champion|publisher=101 Great Goals |date=7 February 2009 |access-date=29 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209132404/http://www.101greatgoals.com/2009/02/soccer-am-john-barnes-proves-hes-world-baton-champion/ |archive-date=9 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/121172-soccer-am-john-barnes-proves-hes-world-baton-champion |title=Soccer AM: John Barnes Proves He's World Baton Champion |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=7 February 2009 |access-date=29 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/socceram/story/0,21644,13873_4902272,00.html |title=Ten years too long |publisher=Sky Sports |date=7 February 2009 |access-date=29 October 2009}}</ref> In 2001, Barnes appeared on ''[[Blankety Blank|Lily Savage's Blankety Blank]]''.<ref name="blanketyblank">{{cite episode|series=[[Blankety Blank|Lily Savage's Blankety Blank]]|airdate=8 April 2001|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]}}</ref>

In 2000, Barnes presented a one off soccer special with [[Lisa Rogers]] entitled The Pepsi World Challenge, devised and produced by Nathan Carey and airing on Channel 5 in the UK. The show was edited with local presenters around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chicken |first=Steven |date=2023-06-17 |title=A forensic analysis of the 2001 Pepsi World Challenge: Rivaldo, Beckham... |url=https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/pepsi-world-challenge-remembered-beckham-rivaldo-veron-shambles |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Planet Football |language=en}}</ref>

He was the subject of a ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This is Your Life]]'' programme in 2001, when he was surprised by [[Michael Aspel]].<ref>{{Citation |title=John Barnes |date=2001-04-04 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6201410/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |series=This Is Your Life |others=Michael Aspel, John Barnes, Luther Blissett}}</ref>

Barnes competed in the [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 5)|fifth series]] of ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' which started in October 2007. His dance partner was [[Nicole Cutler]]. They finished in seventh place. He was also the first male celebrity to receive a ten from the judges, which he got for his [[salsa (dance)|salsa]].

After an absence of nearly eight years, Barnes returned to football in late 2007. He agreed to run several coaching clinics across the Caribbean for young players with the possibility of them joining [[Premier League]] side [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on trial.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barnes links up with Black Cats |work=BBC Sport |date=12 December 2007 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7139965.stm |access-date=16 September 2008}}</ref>

He made a guest appearance as himself in episode 10 of Series 6 of ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' that was aired on [[BBC One]] on Wednesday, 27 October 2010.<ref>{{Citation |last=Boyd |first=Dermot |title=Episode #6.10 |date=2010-10-27 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753080/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |series=Waterloo Road |others=Ben-Ryan Davies, Amanda Burton, Linzey Cocker}}</ref>

He has been used as a pundit in [[ESPN]]'s coverage of the 2009–10 FA Cup, and in [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]'s coverage of the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League]], in South Africa.

He appeared on ''[[Russell Howard's Good News]]'' best bits show on Thursday, 15 December 2011, as his Mystery Guest. In the show he was dressed as Santa Claus and along with [[Russell Howard]] he performed his famous rap from New Order's "World in Motion".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/RussellHowardsGoodNews |title=Russell Howard's Good News |access-date=2024-10-29 |via=tvtropes.org}}</ref>

On 17 October 2012, Barnes featured in series 9, episode 9 of the BBC series ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nh6qj |title=Who Do You Think You Are? John Barnes |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=17 October 2012 |access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>

Barnes has suggested the [[Rooney Rule]], used in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), which requires teams to interview minority candidates for coaching positions, should be adopted by the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stone |first=Simon |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31970841 |title=Is football failing black managers? BBC Sport investigates |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 April 2015 |access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref>

In 2016 in the run-up to the [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|2016 EU referendum]], Barnes refuted [[Michael Gove]]'s claim that he wished the United Kingdom to leave the [[European Union]], clarifying that he supports continued UK membership of the EU.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/22/john-barnes-gove-says-voting-leave-wrong|title=John Barnes: Gove says I'll be voting leave. He's wrong – and here's why|date=22 June 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>

In January 2018, Barnes participated as a housemate on the [[Celebrity Big Brother (British series 21)|twenty-first series]] of ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ben Allen |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-01-17/who-is-john-barnes-celebrity-big-brother-2018-contestant-profile/|title=Who is John Barnes? Celebrity Big Brother 2018 housemate profile |work=Radio Times |date=17 January 2018|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>

On 21 February 2019, Barnes was a guest on ''[[Question Time (TV programme)|Question Time]]'', commenting on racism and discrimination in society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WmzatnjKZE|title=John BARNES on LIAM Neeson on QUESTION TIME 21/2/19 - FULL HEROIC SPEECH In HD|date=21 February 2019 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite book|title=Watford Season by Season|author=Jones, Trefor|pages=172–183|year=1998|publisher=T.G. Jones |isbn=0-9527458-1-X}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]||[[1981–82 Football League|1981–82]]||[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]||36||13||3||0||5||1||0||0||44||14
|-
|[[1982–83 Football League|1982–83]]||[[Football League First Division|First Division]]||42||10||4||1||3||0||4||2||53||13
|-
|[[1983–84 Football League|1983–84]]
|First Division||39||11||7||4||2||1||6||0||54||16
|-
|[[1984–85 Football League|1984–85]]
|First Division||40||12||2||0||5||3||0||0||47||15
|-
|[[1985–86 Football League|1985–86]]
|First Division||39||9||8||3||3||1||0||0||50||13
|-
|[[1986–87 Football League|1986–87]]
|First Division||37||10||7||3||3||1||1||0||48||14
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!233!!65!!31!!11!!21!!7!!11!!2!!296!!85
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||[[1987–88 Football League|1987–88]]||First Division||38||15||7||2||3||0||0||0||48||17
|-
|[[1988–89 Football League|1988–89]]
|First Division||33||8||6||3||3||2||0||0||42||13
|-
|[[1989–90 Football League|1989–90]]
|First Division||34||22||8||5||2||1||0||0||44||28
|-
|[[1990–91 Football League|1990–91]]
|First Division||35||16||7||1||2||0||0||0||44||17
|-
|[[1991–92 Football League|1991–92]]
|First Division||12||1||4||3||0||0||1||0||17||4
|-
|[[1992–93 FA Premier League|1992–93]]||[[Premier League]]||27||5||2||0||2||0||0||0||31||5
|-
|[[1993–94 FA Premier League|1993–94]]
|Premier League||26||3||2||0||2||0||0||0||30||3
|-
|[[1994–95 FA Premier League|1994–95]]
|Premier League||38||7||6||2||6||0||0||0||50||9
|-
|[[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96]]
|Premier League||36||3||7||0||3||0||4||0||50||3
|-
|[[1996–97 FA Premier League|1996–97]]
|Premier League||35||4||2||0||3||0||7||3||47||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!314!!84!!51!!16!!26!!3!!12!!3!!403!!106
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||[[1997–98 FA Premier League|1997–98]]||Premier League||26||6||5||0||3||0||5||1||39||7
|-
|[[1998–99 FA Premier League|1998–99]]
|Premier League||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!27!!6!!5!!0!!3!!0!!5!!1!!40!!7
|-
|[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||[[1998–99 FA Premier League|1998–99]]||Premier League||12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!586!!155!!87!!27!!50!!10!!28!!6!!751!!198
|}

===International===
:Source:<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=13790|name=John Barnes|access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="13" |[[England national football team|England]]
|1983||6||0
|-
|1984||9||3
|-
|1985||9||0
|-
|1986||5||0
|-
|1987||5||3
|-
|1988||9||0
|-
|1989||6||2
|-
|1990||11||1
|-
|1991||5||0
|-
|1992||2||0
|-
|1993||6||1
|-
|1994||3||0
|-
|1995||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||79||10
|}

:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barnes goal.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/england/john-barnes-7615/international-football-caps-for-england_a10996/ |title=John Barnes international caps and goals |publisher=Sporting-heroes.net |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by John Barnes
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 10 June 1984 || [[Maracanã Stadium]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil || {{fb|BRA}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"|18 June 1986 || rowspan="2"|[[BJK İnönü Stadium|Besiktas Inonu Stadium]], [[Istanbul]], Turkey || rowspan="2"|{{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|'''4'''–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|8–0 || rowspan="2"|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || align="center"|'''5'''–0
|-
| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"|14 October 1987 || rowspan="2"|[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]], England || rowspan="2"|{{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|8–0 || rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 4|UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || align="center"|'''3'''–0
|-
| align="center"|6 || 11 November 1987 || [[Red Star Stadium]], [[Belgrade]], Yugoslavia || {{fb|YUG}} || align="center"|'''2'''–0 || align="center"|4–1
|-
| align="center"|7 || 8 March 1989 || [[Qemal Stafa Stadium]], [[Tirana]], Albania || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|8 || 3 June 1989 || rowspan="3"|Wembley Stadium, London, England || {{fb|POL}} || align="center"|'''2'''–0 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|9 || 22 May 1990 || {{fb|URU}} || align="center"|'''1'''–1 || align="center"|1–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|10 || 28 April 1993 || {{fb|NED}} || align="center"|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|2–2 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==
:''As of 6 September 2009''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Team!!Nation!!From!!class="unsortable"|To!!Matches!!Won!!Drawn!!Lost!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|10 June 1999
|align=left|10 February 2000
||29||19||2||8||65.51
|-
|align=left|[[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
|{{JAM}}
|align=left|16 September 2008
|align=left|30 June 2009
||11||7||4||0||63.63<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/8090160.stm |title=Barnes confirmed as Tranmere boss |work=BBC Sport |date=15 June 2009 |access-date=29 October 2009}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
|{{ENG}}
|align=left|15 June 2009
|align=left|9 October 2009
||12||3||1||8||25.00
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|52|29|7|16}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Liverpool'''
*[[Football League First Division]]: [[1987–88 Football League First Division|1987–88]], [[1989–90 Football League First Division|1989–90]]
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1988–89 FA Cup|1988–89]], [[1991–92 FA Cup|1991–92]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/638137.stm|title=The icon who fell to earth|publisher=BBC|date=10 February 2000|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[1994–95 Football League Cup|1994–95]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/liverpool-prevail-in-cup-final-to-savour-1614114.html |title=Liverpool prevail in cup final to savour |first=Glenn |last=Moore |website=The Independent |date=2 April 1995 |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
*[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[1988 FA Charity Shield|1988]], [[1989 FA Charity Shield|1989]], [[1990 FA Charity Shield|1990]]

===Manager===
'''Jamaica'''
* [[Caribbean Cup]]: [[2008 Caribbean Cup|2008]]

===Individual===
* [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]]: 1988
* [[FWA Footballer of the Year]]: 1988, 1990
* [[PFA Team of the Year|PFA First Division Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (1980s)#First Division 9|1987–88]], [[PFA Team of the Year (1990s)#First Division|1989–90]], [[PFA Team of the Year (1990s)#First Division 2|1990–91]]
* [[Professional Footballers' Association|PFA]] Team of the Century (1977–1996): 2007<ref>{{cite news|title=Team of the Century: 1977-1996 - Souness, Robson & Hoddle...not a bad midfield trio! |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-legends/teams-of-the-century/team-of-the-century-1977-1996 |work=GiveMeFootball.com |publisher=Give Me Football |date=30 August 2007 |access-date=22 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022111004/http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-legends/teams-of-the-century/team-of-the-century-1977-1996 |archive-date=22 October 2008}}</ref>
* [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]]: [[1998 Birthday Honours|1998]]
* Inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]]: 2005

==See also==
{{Portal|Association football|England}}
* [[List of England international footballers born outside England]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/john-barnes Profile] at the Liverpool F.C. website
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{UEFA player}}
* [http://lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=261 Player profile at LFChistory.net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616180704/http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=261 |date=16 June 2010 }}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{Englandstats | 966 }}
* [http://sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLeap=0&countryLinkDescription=+matching+search+results&FootballHeroName=john+barnes&FootballHeroClubCountry=&FootballHeroDecade=Select+One&SearchButton=Search John Barnes index at Sporting-heroes.net]

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