Player Profile

Barmby started his career with Tottenham, playing three seasons at White Hart Lane winning England recognition. He joined Middlesbrough at the start of the 1995/96 season for £6.25 million. Only 14 months later he was on the move again this time to Everton. Barmby's career was on the rise and the biggest decision of his football life beckoned. Barmby made a courageous decision to move across Stanley Park, the first player since Dave Hickson in 1959 to be transferred from Everton to Liverpool. He made a powerful start to his career and seemed quite a useful addition on the left side of midfield. His magnificent goal after 12 minutes against Everton at Anfield made him an instant hero and the songs "He's red, he's white.. he's f****** dynamite echoed around Liverpool, silencing Everton's Judas' chants. In his debut season, Liverpool were victorious in three cup competitions, but Barmby only featured in the League Cup final as he struggled with injuries as the campaign drew to a close. Barmby had to settle for a place on the bench in the UEFA Cup final, having scored in three consecutive European away games en route to Dortmund and missed the FA Cup final after participating in five earlier rounds. The Nick Barmby who turned out for Liverpool in his second season struggled to say the least to make an impression. Liverpool accepted Sunderland's bid for him in October 2001, but Barmby persevered and refused to leave. The writing was, however, on the wall and Leeds was Barmby's next destination in his much-travelled career.

Barmby only stayed two years at Elland Road, including a month's loan spell at Nottingham Forest and went on a free to his hometown club, Hull, in July 2004. That proved to be a wise move as he was a key player in Hull's rise from League One to the Premiership in four years. Barmby added another 20 matches to his Premier League total with his seventh English club in 2009/10. Hull's miserable season ended with them dropping back into the Championship after just two years in the top division. Apart from with his hometown club, Barmby had only previously played outside the top division when on loan at Forest. He continued to roll back the years in 2010/11, playing on past his thirty-seventh birthday and making a further 31 Championship appearances for Hull City. Barmby combined his playing duties with a coaching role under Nigel Pearson at the KC Stadium. When Pearson left to become Leicester City's manager in November 2011, Barmby was appointed to the post of caretaker-manager. In January 2012 Hull announced that Barmby had signed as manager on a permanent basis. He led the team into the play-off positions, as well as securing a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup. However, shortly after the end of the regular season, Barmby was sacked after criticising the club's owners in an interview he had given to a local newspaper.

Barmby took a step back from the professional game and managed a junior league team in Hull for a few years, but in March 2019 joined the coaching staff at Scunthorpe United. He remained there only two months, leaving in May when there was a change in team manegement.