Barry Patton

Biography

Lifford born striker signed by Tommy Jackson who spent six seasons at the Showgrounds in the late nineties.



Full bio to follow...

Honours
(with Ballymena United)
First Division: (winner) 1996/1997; (runner-up) 1995/1996
County Antrim Shield: (finalist) 1996/1997
Irish News Cup: (finalist) 1997/1998

International Honours
Republic of Ireland Under-16

Last updated: 19 October 2018

Statistics

Apps
152 (58)
Goals
62
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.30
Minutes
12,267*
Seasons
6
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1999-200024 (4)700
1998-199919 (18)600
1997-199850 (3)2600
1996-199719 (21)900
1995-19966 (7)100
1994-199534 (5)1300

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 25 Aug 1994 · Left: 5 Aug 2000

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Tommy Jackson27 Aug 199411 Oct 19947 (1)
Gary Erwin15 Oct 199425 Feb 199520 (3)
Alan Fraser18 Mar 199517 Apr 1999100 (50)
Shay Hamill27 Apr 199927 Apr 19991
Nigel Best14 Aug 199929 Apr 200024 (4)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Lifford

  2. Signed

  11. Recorded contract end

Appearances (210)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
29 Apr 2000 Portadown 0–2 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 W
22 Apr 2000 Ballymena United 2–2 Cliftonville Premier Division1999-2000 D
18 Apr 2000 Ballymena United 2–1 Glentoran Premier Division1999-2000 W
15 Apr 2000 Distillery 2–1 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 L
25 Mar 2000 Ballymena United 0–1 Linfield Premier Division1999-2000 L
18 Mar 2000 Coleraine 1–0 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 L
11 Mar 2000 Coleraine 1–0 Ballymena United Irish Cup1999-2000 L
4 Mar 2000 Crusaders 2–2 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 D
26 Feb 2000 Ballymena United 0–0 Newry Premier Division1999-2000 D
19 Feb 2000 Ballymena United 2–1 Bessbrook Utd Irish Cup1999-2000 W
12 Feb 2000 Ballymena United 2–4 Portadown Premier Division1999-2000 L
5 Feb 2000 Glentoran 3–2 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 L
2 Feb 2000 Ballymena United 2–4 Portadown League Cup1999-2000 L
29 Jan 2000 Cliftonville 3–2 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 L
22 Jan 2000 Loughgall 0–1 Ballymena United Irish Cup1999-2000 W
8 Jan 2000 Ballymena United 2–0 Glenavon Premier Division1999-2000 W
18 Dec 1999 Ballymena United 2–2 Crusaders Premier Division1999-2000 D
11 Dec 1999 Newry 2–2 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 D
4 Dec 1999 Ballymena United 1–1 Portadown Premier Division1999-2000 D
1 Dec 1999 Bangor 1–0 Ballymena United County Antrim Shield1999-2000 L
27 Nov 1999 Ballymena United 0–3 Crusaders Premier Division1999-2000 L
20 Nov 1999 Glentoran 3–1 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 L
12 Nov 1999 Ballymena United 1–3 Linfield Premier Division1999-2000 L
16 Oct 1999 Distillery 3–4 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 W
9 Oct 1999 Ballymena United 0–3 Glenavon Premier Division1999-2000 L
31 Aug 1999 Ballymena United 0–0 Coleraine Premier Division1999-2000 D
21 Aug 1999 Ballymena United 1–1 Distillery Premier Division1999-2000 D
14 Aug 1999 Glenavon 0–0 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 D
27 Apr 1999 Finn Harps 2–0 Ballymena United Irish News Cup1998-1999 L
17 Apr 1999 Newry 1–0 Ballymena United Premier Division1998-1999 L

Goals scored (62)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
22 Apr 2000 Ballymena United 2–2 Cliftonville Premier Division1999-2000 D 61′
22 Apr 2000 Ballymena United 2–2 Cliftonville Premier Division1999-2000 D 70′
15 Apr 2000 Distillery 2–1 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 L 88′
19 Feb 2000 Ballymena United 2–1 Bessbrook Utd Irish Cup1999-2000 W 88′
12 Feb 2000 Ballymena United 2–4 Portadown Premier Division1999-2000 L ?
29 Jan 2000 Cliftonville 3–2 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 L 6′
20 Nov 1999 Glentoran 3–1 Ballymena United Premier Division1999-2000 L 71′
13 Apr 1999 Ballymena United 2–1 Omagh Town Irish News Cup1998-1999 W 44′
5 Apr 1999 Ballymena United 1–2 Omagh Town Premier Division1998-1999 L 23′
16 Mar 1999 Ballymena United 2–1 a.e.t. Distillery Irish Cup1998-1999 W 112′
24 Oct 1998 Omagh Town 1–4 Ballymena United Premier Division1998-1999 W 19′
22 Sep 1998 Ballymena United 1–0 Carrick Gold Cup1998-1999 W 48′
8 Sep 1998 Distillery 2–2 Ballymena United Gold Cup1998-1999 D 10′
21 Mar 1998 Ballymena United 2–1 Glenavon Premier Division1997-1998 W 19′
14 Feb 1998 Cliftonville 5–2 Ballymena United Premier Division1997-1998 L 1′
10 Feb 1998 Ballymena United 6–0 Coleraine Irish News Cup1997-1998 W 47′
10 Feb 1998 Ballymena United 6–0 Coleraine Irish News Cup1997-1998 W 74′
24 Jan 1998 Ballymena United 1–1 Glentoran Irish Cup1997-1998 D 34′
1 Jan 1998 Glenavon 3–3 Ballymena United Premier Division1997-1998 D 81′
26 Dec 1997 Ballymena United 2–2 Coleraine Premier Division1997-1998 D 58′
20 Dec 1997 Crusaders 3–4 Ballymena United Premier Division1997-1998 W ?
13 Dec 1997 Ballymena United 4–0 Cliftonville Premier Division1997-1998 W 48′
22 Nov 1997 Glentoran 1–2 Ballymena United Premier Division1997-1998 W 23′
18 Nov 1997 Ballymena United 2–3 Ballyclare Com. County Antrim Shield1997-1998 L 70′
15 Nov 1997 Ballymena United 4–2 Omagh Town Premier Division1997-1998 W 38′