110 Facts About Joey Barton

Joseph Anthony Barton was born on 2 September 1982 and is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Joey Barton made 269 appearances in the Premier League, including 130 for Manchester City.

Joey Barton is currently the manager of League One side Bristol Rovers.

Joey Barton began his football career with Manchester City in 2002 after working his way through their youth system.

Joey Barton earned his only cap for the England national team in February 2007, despite his criticism of some of the team's players.

Joey Barton returned from his loan spell the following season, and helped QPR to promotion to the Premier League via the Championship play-offs.

However, QPR were relegated again, and Joey Barton was released at the end of the season.

Joey Barton signed a one-year deal to play for Burnley in 2015, helping them win promotion to the Premier League, but left to join Rangers in May 2016.

Joey Barton was banned from football after admitting a Football Association charge relating to betting in April 2017, and upon its expiry in June 2018 commenced his managerial career with Fleetwood Town.

Joey Barton served 74 days of this prison term, being released on 28 July 2008.

Joey Barton's parents separated when he was 14 years old and consequently he lived with his father at his grandmother's house on a different estate.

Joey Barton has said that his grandmother's influence helped him to avoid getting caught up in a recreational drug culture and attributes his work ethic to his father.

Joey Barton's father, named Joseph, worked as a roofer and played football semi-professionally for Northwich Victoria.

Joey Barton enjoyed physical education at his school, St Thomas Becket, which he represented in various sports and was a talented rugby league prospect.

Joey Barton pursued his dreams of becoming a professional footballer by joining Everton's youth system, but played for Liverpool when he was 14.

Joey Barton underwent trials at Nottingham Forest, but was rejected when it was decided he was too small to become a footballer.

Joey Barton said his rejection by clubs only made him more determined to succeed as a footballer and prove his detractors wrong.

Joey Barton made his first appearance for Manchester City's under-17s team in 1999.

Joey Barton would have made his debut for the City first team in November 2002 against Middlesbrough, had he not lost his shirt after leaving it on the substitutes bench at half-time.

Joey Barton eventually made his first-team debut for the club against Bolton Wanderers on 5 April 2003.

Joey Barton sparked a ten-man brawl in a friendly match against Doncaster Rovers on 25 July 2004 after "hacking" at an opposition player.

Joey Barton stubbed out a lit cigar in youth player Jamie Tandy's eye, after he had caught Tandy attempting to set fire to his shirt.

Joey Barton subsequently apologised for his actions and was fined six weeks' wages.

Joey Barton had to be restrained from attacking the boy further by teammate Richard Dunne.

Joey Barton handed in a written transfer request in January 2006, which the club rejected.

Joey Barton's behaviour appeared to improve after his participation at the Sporting Chance Clinic.

However, on 30 September 2006, television cameras captured Joey Barton exposing his backside to Everton fans, following City's injury-time equaliser in a match at Goodison Park.

Joey Barton had received abuse from Everton supporters throughout the match and the gesture has since been described as "light-hearted" and "inoffensive" by people involved in football.

In November 2006, Joey Barton was involved in a memorable goal celebration.

In December 2006, Joey Barton received the second red card of his career, for a late two-footed tackle on Bolton Wanderers player Abdoulaye Faye.

The next day Joey Barton said: "People are trying to unsettle me but I'm happy to stay here".

Joey Barton was cleared of this charge in May 2008.

Joey Barton later cited a "relationship breakdown" with Stuart Pearce as the main reason he left the club.

Joey Barton said that his desire to win trophies helped him to make the decision, along with his admiration for manager Sam Allardyce.

Joey Barton made his Newcastle debut in a friendly against Hartlepool United on 17 July 2007.

Joey Barton was ruled out for a further month in October 2007.

Joey Barton later played this down, saying his comments had been misrepresented.

CCTV showed Joey Barton punching a man twenty times, causing him to lose consciousness, and attacking a teenager, breaking some of his teeth.

Joey Barton admitted to being an alcoholic and claimed he wanted to achieve "total abstinence" in order to improve his behaviour.

Joey Barton served 74 days of his prison term, being released on 28 July 2008.

Joey Barton came on to a chorus of boos from the Arsenal supporters.

Shortly into this return match, Joey Barton was involved in an incident with Samir Nasri, putting in a strong tackle, for which the referee did not give a foul.

Minutes later, Nasri deliberately clipped Joey Barton while tracking back, for which he was booked.

The suspended six-match ban was nearly brought into action when Joey Barton appeared to flick Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor in the club's next match, but the FA decided not to punish Joey Barton.

However, further allegations that Joey Barton had made a racist remark to Agbonlahor were cause enough for the FA to reconsider this decision.

Shearer said he made a mistake putting Joey Barton back into the team, and that his tackle was "a coward's tackle", to which Joey Barton replied that he was "the best player at the club", and Shearer had to play him.

Shearer said that Joey Barton was not, and that he was "shit".

Joey Barton was not punished during the match as the officials did not see the incident, but after reviewing the evidence, the FA again charged Barton with violent conduct.

Joey Barton apologised, accepted the charge, and was banned for three matches.

Joey Barton was involved in an altercation with Abou Diaby, which led to a straight red card for Diaby.

Joey Barton was officially transfer listed by Newcastle on 1 August 2011, and it was stated that he could leave for free with his current contract yet to expire.

Joey Barton was set to leave Newcastle following his teammate Kevin Nolan, who had earlier joined West Ham United, but Joey Barton insisted on not moving.

Joey Barton criticised the Newcastle board after it was decided he could leave the club on a free transfer.

Joey Barton later said he was on the verge of joining Arsenal but his incident with Gervinho ended his hopes of a move to the Emirates, and instead he joined Queens Park Rangers.

On 26 August 2011, Joey Barton moved to Queens Park Rangers, signing a four-year contract on a free transfer.

Henry and Joey Barton had a previous physical confrontation in August 2010 when Joey Barton was still at Newcastle.

On 2 January 2012, Joey Barton scored the opening goal in QPR's match against Norwich City, his second for the club.

Joey Barton was later given a straight red card after head-butting Norwich midfielder Bradley Johnson.

When Warnock was replaced as manager by Mark Hughes in January 2012, Hughes confirmed that Joey Barton would remain captain.

Joey Barton admitted that his performance was "awful" and the "worst I've ever played in my career" but criticised the QPR fans for not sticking with the team in their battle against relegation.

Joey Barton had to be dragged from the pitch by former teammate Micah Richards as he rowed with Manchester City players and staff and attempted to square-off with striker Mario Balotelli.

Joey Barton accepted the charge for kicking Aguero but denied the charge for attempting to head-butt Kompany.

Joey Barton was removed from the club's pre-season tour of Asia, and in a statement the club said that they had " reached agreement with Joey Barton that if he seriously breaches the club's disciplinary procedures again, the club reserves the right to terminate his contract".

Joey Barton had been training with Fleetwood after being left out of Queens Park Rangers' tour of Malaysia.

Joey Barton completed a season-long loan move to Marseille on 31 August 2012.

Joey Barton told ESPN that he would not return to Queens Park Rangers after the loan spell, and he said that he only joined the club for money because his partner was expecting a child.

On 6 May 2013, Joey Barton was given a two-match suspended ban for describing Thiago Silva of Paris Saint-Germain as looking like an "overweight ladyboy" on Twitter.

Laurent Davenas, the President of the French Football Federation's National Council of Ethics said that Joey Barton was punished only for making "inappropriate" remarks, and escaped a more severe punishment because his lawyers proved his lack of homophobic intent by showing the committee Joey Barton's appearance in the BBC Three documentary on homophobia in football.

On 21 February 2015, Joey Barton received the ninth red card of his career in the 32nd minute of a match against Hull City after swinging at Tom Huddlestone's groin following a foul by Darnell Furlong.

Two days later, their co-chairman David Gold confirmed that the deal was off after reported protests from some fans unhappy at the prospect of Joey Barton turning out for the Hammers.

On 27 August 2015, Joey Barton joined Championship club Burnley on a one-year contract.

On 24 May 2016, Joey Barton joined Scottish Premiership club Rangers on a two-year contract.

In September 2016, Joey Barton was suspended by Rangers for three weeks following a training ground argument with Andy Halliday.

On 10 November 2016, Joey Barton had his contract at Rangers terminated with immediate effect.

On 2 January 2017, despite the threat of an FA ban, Joey Barton re-joined Burnley; he made his second debut for the club in a goalless draw with Sunderland in the FA Cup third round.

On 27 July 2017, Joey Barton had his ban reduced by almost five months on appeal.

Joey Barton represented the England under-21 team and was part of the squad for their 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Macedonia and Portugal, scoring st Portugal.

Joey Barton had suggested such players had "cashed in" on the national team's lack of success.

Joey Barton later received support over his comments and Steven Gerrard, one of the players whom Joey Barton had criticised, praised him for his honesty.

Early in his career, Joey Barton mainly played a defensive role, with a game based on tackling and tracking back to shield the defence.

Joey Barton has been described as having a good work ethic and the ability to carry the ball and retain possession for the team.

Joey Barton has been praised for having a good passing range.

Joey Barton's passes have often proved to be crucial; in the past he has led the way in his team's assists.

Joey Barton has been described as the dirtiest player in the Premier League, a style reflected in the high number of fouls he has committed during his career.

Joey Barton received 39 bookings and three red cards during his time at Manchester City.

League One club Fleetwood Town announced in April 2018 that Joey Barton would take over as manager on 2 June, after the expiration of his ban.

In July 2019, Joey Barton was charged with causing actual bodily harm and bailed until 9 October 2019.

On 6 November 2019, Joey Barton appeared at Sheffield Crown Court, pleading not guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

On 4 January 2021, the club announced that Joey Barton had left the club with immediate effect.

Joey Barton left the club with the side 10th in League One.

On 6 December 2021, Joey Barton was cleared of assaulting Stendel.

On 22 February 2021, Joey Barton was appointed manager of Bristol Rovers with the club in a relegation battle, sitting just two points outside of the relegation zone.

Relegation had been all but confirmed the previous match, with Joey Barton coming out in the press to again publicly criticise his players, as well as the two managers before him, saying that his team were going down 'with a whimper'.

Joey Barton was named League Two Manager of the Month for March 2022 at the second time of asking after leading his side to five wins from seven matches whilst conceding just three goals and pushing for a promotion place.

On 1 July 2022, Joey Barton signed a new three-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2026.

Joey Barton made a public appeal to his brother to come forward and help with the police investigation following the attack, and made a series of calls to Michael, enquiring about his involvement in the incident.

Joey Barton is a friend of the boxer Ricky Hatton and has supported him in some of his fights, and has trained with him.

Joey Barton is a friend of former Oasis band member Noel Gallagher.

Joey Barton is known for his love of Manchester band The Smiths, citing Morrissey as an idol of his.

Joey Barton is a patron of the Tamsin Gulvin Fund, a charity set up to support people who have addiction problems and no financial support.

Joey Barton is a part of the 'Get Hooked on Fishing' campaign, designed to keep children out of trouble by encouraging them to take up fishing.

Joey Barton has taken part in a celebrity cricket match for charity to help fund a new children's rehabilitation unit at a hospital in Manchester.

Joey Barton sponsored the number seven shirt, the number he wore in the men's side.

Joey Barton is a prominent user of Twitter, with over 2.9 million followers as of December 2021.

Joey Barton described lack of any openly gay players in English professional football as "a subject that's quite close to my heart", as his uncle is gay.

In October 2016, Joey Barton was charged with breaking rules relating to gambling on football matches.

Joey Barton was accused by the Scottish Football Association of placing 44 bets on matches between 1 July and 15 September 2016.

On 26 April 2017, Joey Barton received an 18-month ban from football after admitting a Football Association charge in relation to betting.

In July 2021, Joey Barton was charged with the assault by beating of a woman at an address in Kew, London in June 2021.

In March 2022, a court heard that Joey Barton had 'kicked wife in head' and 'grabbed her by throat' in a drunken row, the case being adjourned to 23 June due to a late arrival of emails.