Colin Barrett is an English-born footballer who played as a defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s.

He joined Manchester City in 1970 and made his debut on 19 August 1972 against Norwich City. He left the club in April 1976 to join Nottingham Forest. Barrett gained a Football League title in 1977 and a League Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

 winners medal with Forest in 1979

1979 Football League Cup Final

The 1979 Football League Cup Final took place on 17 March 1979 at Wembley Stadium. It was the nineteenth Football League Cup final and the thirteenth to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Nottingham Forest and Southampton. Forest were the hot favourites to win being the holders of the...

, and made a total of 94 senior appearances for them (scoring 8 times).

He moved to Swindon Town in June 1980 and made 5 appearances for them (3 League, 2 League Cup) before being released in May 1981 to join non-league Andover

Andover F.C.

Andover F.C. was a football club based in Andover, Hampshire, established in 1883. Since the 2007–08 season, Andover had been a member of the Southern League Division One South and West at Step 4 of the National League System...

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