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11 Facts About Graham Barrow

1.

Graham Barrow was born on 13 June 1954 and is an English former footballer who has since become a professional manager in the English game.

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Graham Barrow is currently working for Wigan Athletic as an assistant manager to Shaun Maloney.

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Graham Barrow became a vital part of manager Larry Lloyd's promotion winning side, playing as a hard man in midfield, and further endeared himself to Wigan fans by putting in a hard working performance in the Associate Members' Cup final at Wembley Stadium in 1985 despite playing in the unfamiliar position of forward.

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Graham Barrow had a difficult start at Chester, suffering five bookings in his first seven games, and in November 1986 he considered a move to Blackpool.

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Graham Barrow began his managerial career with Chester City in 1992, after collecting seven points from four games in caretaker charge.

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Graham Barrow was in charge of Rochdale from 1996 to 1999, although the club failed to gain any success and he left after a third successive bottom-half placing.

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Graham Barrow was manager of Bury, from January 2004 after a spell as assistant-manager to Andy Preece.

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However the club did not progress satisfactorily and as a result Graham Barrow was dismissed in September 2005.

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Graham Barrow returned to Chester at the end of the season, becoming assistant to manager Mark Wright.

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On 3 July 2018, Graham Barrow was appointed as assistant manager to new Wrexham manager Sam Ricketts in the National League.

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When Ricketts' departure to Shrewsbury was confirmed two days later, Graham Barrow was placed in interim charge.