John Barnwell was born on 24 December 1938 and is an English former football player and manager.
11 Facts About John Barnwell
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John Barnwell was the chief executive of the League Managers Association.
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John Barnwell couldn't maintain his place in the side and was dropped.
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John Barnwell played 186 matches, scoring 22 goals, for Forest.
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John Barnwell succeeded Cantwell in 1977, and narrowly missed out on reaching the Second Division in his first and only season.
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John Barnwell left United in 1978 after a dispute with the club's board, but soon joined Wolves, taking the club to an FA Cup semi-final against his old club Arsenal in 1979, and then victory in the 1980 League Cup final against Forest.
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John Barnwell moved abroad, coaching in Saudi Arabia and later managing Greek side AEK Athens.
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John Barnwell then returned to England in the lower divisions to manage Notts County, Walsall and Northampton Town.
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John Barnwell then took up his post as LMA chief executive in July 1996.
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John Barnwell is a life Vice President of the LMA, and is involved in various businesses related to football.
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John Barnwell describes his passion as "The game, the people in it, and its future".