Barry Daines
Encyclopedia
Barry Daines is a former professional footballer. He played in the Football League
for Tottenham Hotspur
and Mansfield Town
, and for Bulova (Hong Kong) and England Youth in the position of goalkeeper.
. Throughout much of his time at Spurs he was understudy to Pat Jennings
, he did however play in all 42 league matches in the 1977–78 season
. He played in the Hong Kong football league between 1981 and 1983 for Bulova before ending his career at Mansfield Town and making a further 21 appearances.
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
and Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
, and for Bulova (Hong Kong) and England Youth in the position of goalkeeper.
Football career
Daines joined Spurs as an apprentice in September 1969. He made a total of 146 appearances between 1971 and 1980. Daines was substitute in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final1972 UEFA Cup Final
The 1972 UEFA Cup Final was the final of the first ever UEFA Cup football tournament. It was a two-legged contest played on 3 May and 17 May 1972 between two English clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur....
. Throughout much of his time at Spurs he was understudy to Pat Jennings
Pat Jennings
Patrick Anthony "Pat" Jennings OBE is a Northern Ireland former football player. He played 119 games for Northern Ireland as a goalkeeper, a figure which at the time was a world record and is still a Northern Ireland record, in an international career which lasted for over 22 years...
, he did however play in all 42 league matches in the 1977–78 season
1977-78 in English football
The 1977–1978 season was the 98th season of competitive football in England, from August 1977 to May 1978:-First Division:Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest side took on the First Division by storm, by winning the League Cup on 22 March and confirming themselves as league champions the following month...
. He played in the Hong Kong football league between 1981 and 1983 for Bulova before ending his career at Mansfield Town and making a further 21 appearances.