Ben Barclay

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Ben Barclay
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Philip Barclay[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
(on loan from Stockport County)
Number 22
Youth career
2004–2013 Manchester City
2013–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2019 → Notts County (loan) 13 (1)
2019–2021 Accrington Stanley 34 (1)
2021– Stockport County 11 (1)
2022– → Yeovil Town (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:57, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

Benjamin Philip Barclay (born 7 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for National League side Yeovil Town on loan from Stockport County. As well as a centre back, Barclay can also play in the defensive midfield role.[3]

Career[]

Brighton & Hove Albion[]

Barclay played regularly for Brighton U23's and made a number of appearances for the Sussex club in the Premier League 2 league prior to his inclusion to the senior squad. The former Manchester City youth player was included in Chris Hughton's 25-man squad for the 2018–19 Premier League season.[4] He made his Brighton and professional debut on 29 August 2018, starting and playing the whole match of the 1–0 home loss against fellow Premier League outfit Southampton in the EFL Cup, with Charlie Austin scoring the late winner.[5][6]

Notts County (loan)[]

On 4 January 2019, Barclay joined Notts County on loan until the end of the season.[7] Barclay made his Notts County debut a day after joining the club in a League Two fixture away against Essex side Colchester United where it eventually finished 3–3, in what also happened to be his first ever league match.[8] On 19 April 2019 Barclay scored his first ever professional goal scoring in the 90+4 minute in a 2–1 home defeat to MK Dons.[9] In the next match, which was away to Crawley, Barclay was sent off for violent conduct. He was sent off at 1–1, the scoreline it finished.[10] As a result of the suspension he missed the final two games of the season where Notts County were relegated to the National League after a 3–1 away defeat to Swindon Town in the final game of the season.[11]

Departure from The Albion[]

He was released from Brighton at the end of the 2018–19 season.[12]

Accrington Stanley[]

On 16 July 2019 Barclay joined Accrington Stanley on a one year contract with the option of a further year.[13] He made his debut for Stanley on 13 August, coming in the EFL Cup starting in midfield where it finished 3–1 to Sunderland at the Crown Ground.[14] Barclay made his league debut for Accy on 16 November, starting in the centre of midfield in a 1–0 away defeat to Rotherham United[15] He made eight league appearances in his first season for the Lancashire based side including a 1–0 away win over local rivals Blackpool on Boxing Day 2019 before the league being suspended in March 2020 due to Coronavirus.[16][17][18][19]

On Barclay's fourth league game of the 2020–21 season he started and played the whole match helping keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 home victory over League One leaders Hull City on 26 January 2021.[20] He scored his first Stanley goal with a powerful header putting Accrington back level in an eventual 3–1 away loss to relegation threatened Rochdale on 17 April.[21] He played 21 times in the league, scoring once – 26 appearances and one goal in all competitions – in his second season at the club, including the 1–0 away win against Portsmouth on the final day of the season, knocking Pompey out of the play-offs with Accrington finishing in 11th place.[22] Barclay was offered a new deal by the club at the end of the season.[23] However, he departed the club making 36 appearances scoring once in all competitions after two years at Stanley.

Stockport County[]

On 2 August 2021, Barclay signed a three-year deal with National League side Stockport County.[24] He made his debut on the 22 August, starting and playing the whole match in the 3–1 home loss against Dagenham & Redbridge on the opening game of the 2021–22 season.[25] Barclay came on as an extra time substitute in the 5–3 FA Cup first round replay victory over Bolton on 17 November, knocking out the League One side.[26] Six days later, again coming on from the bench, he scored his first goal for The Hatters, scoring Stockport's fourth in an eventual 5–0 home thrashing over King's Lynn.[27]

On 28 January 2022, Barclay joined fellow National League side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal.[28]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 22 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2016–17[29] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2018–19[30] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19[30] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Notts County (loan) 2018–19[30] League Two 13 1 — — — 13 1
Accrington Stanley 2019–20[31] League One 8 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 12 0
2020–21[32] League One 26 1 0 0 1 0 4[a] 0 31 1
Total 34 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 43 1
Stockport County 2021–22[33] National League 11 1 2 0 — 0 0 13 1
Yeovil Town (loan) 2021–22[33] National League 6 0 — — — 6 0
Career total 64 3 2 0 3 0 12 0 81 3
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: stockport county" (PDF). English national league. p. 1. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Ben Barclay". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Ben Barclay – Midfielder – First Team – Stockport County". Stockport County. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Ben Barclay - Defender - First Team - Brighton & Hove Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion V Southampton - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ Naylor, Andy (29 August 2018). "Albion youngster Barclay didn't bank on Austin spoiling his debut". The Argus. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Loan Switch for Albion Defensive Pair". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Colchester United 3–3 Notts County". BBC Sport. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Notts County v Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Crawley Town v Notts County". BBC Sport. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Swindon Town 3–1 Notts County: Magpies relegated to National League". BBC Sport. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  12. ^ "2018/19 Premier League clubs' released lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Ben signs for Stanley". Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Accrington Stanley 1–3 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Rotherham United 1–0 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Blackpool 0–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Coronavirus: UK government considering banning sporting fixtures". BBC Sport. 29 October 2020.
  18. ^ "EFL statement: Coronavirus update". English Football League. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  19. ^ "EFL statement: Coronavirus update". English Football League. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Accrington Stanley 2–0 Hull City – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Rochdale 3-1 Accrington Stanley – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Portsmouth 0-1 Accrington Stanley: Pompey miss out on play-offs after defeat – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  23. ^ "UPDATE: Retained List". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  24. ^ "County back on Barclay". www.stockportcounty.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Stockport County 1-3 Dagenham & Redbridge - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Stockport County 5-3 Bolton Wanderers: National League side edge thriller - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  27. ^ "Stockport County v King's Lynn Town - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  28. ^ "Transfer | Ben Barclay signs on loan". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Games played by Ben Barclay in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  30. ^ a b c "Games played by Ben Barclay in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Games played by Ben Barclay in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  32. ^ "Games played by Ben Barclay in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  33. ^ a b "B. Barclay: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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