Premier League Captain - John Barnes

Premier League Games as Captain by Match

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
09/01/1993	H	Aston Villa	1:2 (1:0)	L
16/01/1993	A	Wimbledon FC	0:2 (0:1)	L
31/01/1993	A	Arsenal FC	1:0 (0:0)	W
06/02/1993	H	Nottingham Forest	0:0 (0:0)	D
10/02/1993	A	Chelsea FC	0:0 (0:0)	D
13/02/1993	A	Southampton FC	1:2 (0:1)	L
20/02/1993	H	Ipswich Town	0:0 (0:0)	D
27/02/1993	A	Sheffield Wednesday	1:1 (1:0)	D
06/03/1993	H	Manchester United	1:2 (0:1)	L
10/03/1993	H	Queens Park Rangers	1:0 (0:0)	W
13/03/1993	A	Middlesbrough FC	2:1 (1:1)	W
20/03/1993	H	Everton FC	1:0 (0:0)	W
23/03/1993	A	Crystal Palace	1:1 (0:0)	D
03/04/1993	A	Blackburn Rovers	1:4 (0:3)	L
10/04/1993	H	Oldham Athletic	1:0 (0:0)	W
12/04/1993	A	Manchester City	1:1 (0:1)	D
17/04/1993	H	Coventry City	4:0 (2:0)	W
21/04/1993	H	Leeds United	2:0 (0:0)	W
01/05/1993	A	Norwich City	0:1 (0:0)	L
05/05/1993	A	Oldham Athletic	2:3 (1:3)	L
08/05/1993	H	Tottenham Hotspur	6:2 (2:0)	W
11/12/1994	H	Crystal Palace	0:0 (0:0)	D
25/02/1995	A	Sheffield Wednesday	2:1 (1:1)	W
12/04/1995	A	Arsenal FC	1:0 (0:0)	W
10/05/1995	A	West Ham United	0:3 (0:1)	L
14/05/1995	H	Blackburn Rovers	2:1 (0:1)	W
09/09/1995	A	Wimbledon FC	0:1 (0:1)	L
16/09/1995	H	Blackburn Rovers	3:0 (3:0)	W
23/09/1995	H	Bolton Wanderers	5:2 (2:0)	W
14/10/1995	H	Coventry City	0:0 (0:0)	D
22/11/1995	A	West Ham United	0:0 (0:0)	D
25/11/1995	A	Middlesbrough FC	1:2 (0:1)	L
02/12/1995	H	Southampton FC	1:1 (0:0)	D
09/12/1995	A	Bolton Wanderers	1:0 (0:0)	W
17/12/1995	H	Manchester United	2:0 (1:0)	W
23/12/1995	H	Arsenal FC	3:1 (1:1)	W
30/12/1995	A	Chelsea FC	2:2 (1:2)	D
01/01/1996	H	Nottingham Forest	4:2 (2:2)	W
13/01/1996	A	Sheffield Wednesday	1:1 (0:1)	D
20/01/1996	H	Leeds United	5:0 (1:0)	W
31/01/1996	A	Aston Villa	2:0 (0:0)	W
03/02/1996	H	Tottenham Hotspur	0:0 (0:0)	D
11/02/1996	A	Queens Park Rangers	2:1 (2:0)	W
24/02/1996	A	Blackburn Rovers	3:2 (2:1)	W
03/03/1996	H	Aston Villa	3:0 (3:0)	W
13/03/1996	H	Wimbledon FC	2:2 (1:0)	D
16/03/1996	H	Chelsea FC	2:0 (0:0)	W
23/03/1996	A	Nottingham Forest	0:1 (0:1)	L
03/04/1996	H	Newcastle United	4:3 (1:2)	W
06/04/1996	A	Coventry City	0:1 (0:1)	L
08/04/1996	H	West Ham United	2:0 (2:0)	W
16/04/1996	A	Everton FC	1:1 (0:1)	D
27/04/1996	H	Middlesbrough FC	1:0 (0:0)	W
01/05/1996	A	Arsenal FC	0:0 (0:0)	D
17/08/1996	A	Middlesbrough FC	3:3 (2:2)	D
19/08/1996	H	Arsenal FC	2:0 (0:0)	W
24/08/1996	H	Sunderland AFC	0:0 (0:0)	D
04/09/1996	A	Coventry City	1:0 (0:0)	W
07/09/1996	H	Southampton FC	2:1 (1:0)	W
15/09/1996	A	Leicester City	3:0 (0:0)	W
21/09/1996	H	Chelsea FC	5:1 (3:0)	W
29/09/1996	A	West Ham United	2:1 (1:1)	W
12/10/1996	A	Manchester United	0:1 (0:1)	L
27/10/1996	H	Derby County	2:1 (0:0)	W
03/11/1996	A	Blackburn Rovers	0:3 (0:2)	L
16/11/1996	A	Leeds United	2:0 (1:0)	W
20/11/1996	H	Everton FC	1:1 (1:0)	D
23/11/1996	H	Wimbledon FC	1:1 (1:0)	D
02/12/1996	A	Tottenham Hotspur	2:0 (1:0)	W
07/12/1996	H	Sheffield Wednesday	0:1 (0:1)	L
14/12/1996	H	Middlesbrough FC	5:1 (3:0)	W
17/12/1996	H	Nottingham Forest	4:2 (2:1)	W
23/12/1996	A	Newcastle United	1:1 (1:1)	D
26/12/1996	H	Leicester City	1:1 (0:0)	D
29/12/1996	A	Southampton FC	1:0 (0:0)	W
01/01/1997	A	Chelsea FC	0:1 (0:1)	L
11/01/1997	H	West Ham United	0:0 (0:0)	D
01/02/1997	A	Derby County	1:0 (0:0)	W
19/02/1997	H	Leeds United	4:0 (3:0)	W
22/02/1997	H	Blackburn Rovers	0:0 (0:0)	D
02/03/1997	A	Aston Villa	0:1 (0:0)	L
10/03/1997	H	Newcastle United	4:3 (3:0)	W
15/03/1997	A	Nottingham Forest	1:1 (1:1)	D
24/03/1997	A	Arsenal FC	2:1 (0:0)	W
06/04/1997	H	Coventry City	1:2 (0:0)	L
13/04/1997	A	Sunderland AFC	2:1 (1:0)	W
16/04/1997	A	Everton FC	1:1 (1:0)	D
19/04/1997	H	Manchester United	1:3 (1:2)	L

Premier League Games as Captain by Opponent Total

Opponent	Total Games as Captain
Arsenal FC	6
Blackburn Rovers	6
Chelsea FC	5
Coventry City	5
Middlesbrough FC	5
Nottingham Forest	5
West Ham United	5
Aston Villa	4
Everton FC	4
Leeds United	4
Manchester United	4
Sheffield Wednesday	4
Southampton FC	4
Wimbledon FC	4
Newcastle United	3
Tottenham Hotspur	3
Bolton Wanderers	2
Crystal Palace	2
Derby County	2
Leicester City	2
Oldham Athletic	2
Queens Park Rangers	2
Sunderland AFC	2
Ipswich Town	1
Manchester City	1
Norwich City	1

On This Day In Liverpool FC History - 18th November

2022 - Liverpool Legend John Barnes is appointed as a Club Ambassador, a role that will see him represent the club at matches, events and official meetings both in the UK and abroad.

Barnes made 407 appearances for the Reds from 1987 to 1997, scoring 108 goals, and is widely regarded as one the greatest players to wear the red shirt.

Speaking about the appointment, Barnes said - “It’s a fantastic honour for me to be made an ambassador for this great club and all it stands for.

I loved representing LFC as a player and I’m relishing the prospect of wearing the beloved Liver bird crest on my chest once again – albeit on a suit this time around.”

Liverpool FC Hall of Fame John Barnes

John Barnes was born in Kingston, Jamaica on 7 November 1963, the son of an army officer and a TV presenter.

Former footballer, John Barnes went to school in England and played for Sudbury Court before joining Watford in 1981.

Barnes was at Watford at the time of their rise from nowhere to be a football force.

In 1987 he was transferred to Liverpool for a transfer fee of £900,000. Whilst Barnes was at Liverpool their trophies included the League Championship (the equivalent of the modern day Premiership) in 1988 and 1990.

After leaving Liverpool, John Barnes had short spells at Newcastle and Charlton.

John Barnes made 78 appearances for England, for whom he scored 11 goals.

Off the pitch he was the main voice in the England squad's Italia '90 song World in Motion, which they recorded with New Order.

John Barnes joined his old colleague Kenny Dalglish at Celtic to become head coach, but it did not go well and John Barnes was sacked as manager of Celtic in 2000.

Since then, John Barnes has concentrated on his TV punditry and presenting career and he has worked on a host of football programmes on ITV and Channel Five.

John Barnes was awarded an MBE in 1998.

In Strictly Come Dancing, John Barnes partnered Nicole Cutler.

Although John Barnes slimmed down and improved as the series went on, he was nevertheless eliminated in week 8 of Strictly Come Dancing in 2007.

In December 2007, it was announced that John Barnes had been appointed a part-time Caribbean scout for Roy Keane's Sunderland.

In September 2008, the Jamaica Football Federation appointed John Barnes the new national coach of Jamaica, however he left the post in July 2009.

John Barnes was appointed manager of Tranmere Rovers in the 2009/10 season however he was sacked after Tranmere had secured just two league wins from 11 matches.

Date of Birth - 07 Nov 1963

Birthplace - Kingston

Nationality - English

Signed for LFC - 9th June 1987

LFC Debut - 15 Aug 1987

LFC Appearances - 407

LFC Goals - 108

International Caps - 79

International Goals - 11