Blessed with incredible speed and trickery, John Barnes played a key role for a Watford team that finished second in the league and FA Cup runners-up before transferring to Liverpool.

Barnes terrorised opposition defenders throughout his time at Anfield, helping his team to two league titles and two FA Cups, with his performances in 1988-89 seeing him named as both PFA Players’ Player of the Year and Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year.

Full name
John Charles Bryan Barnes

Date of birth
7 November 1963

Place of birth
Kingston, Jamaica

Playing position
Left Winger

YEARS	TEAM	APP	GOALS
6	WATFORD	233	65
10	LIVERPOOL	314	84
2	NEWCASTLE UNITED	27	6
1	CHARLTON ATHLETIC	12	0

YEARS	TEAM	APP	GOALS
12	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENGLAND	79	11