Gareth Barry’s career in numbers

25 September 2017 20:04

Gareth Barry is the Premier League’s all-time record appearance-maker after starting Monday’s game with Arsenal, breaking the record previously held by Ryan Giggs.

Here, we look at the 36-year-old former England midfielder’s career in numbers.

633

The appearance record he now owns outright.

601

His number of starts in the Premier League, also a record.

52

Gareth Barry celebrates after scoring for Aston Villa
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Goals scored by Barry in his top-flight career, 41 of them for Aston Villa including nine in his most prolific season in 2007-08.

4

Clubs Barry has played for in the Premier League – Villa, Manchester City, Everton and now West Brom.

2

Major trophies in his career – the 2011 FA Cup and 2011-12 Premier League, both with City.

53

England caps, with three goals along the way.

2,000

Gareth Barry scores for England in 2011
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Barry’s header against Sweden in November 2011 was England’s 2,000th goal in international football.

21

Seasons in the elite for Barry.

2

Barry won two Everton player-of-the-season awards in the 2015-16 campaign, when he was voted as the top performer by both his team-mates and the club’s fans.

119

Barry’s tally of Premier League yellow cards is also an all-time record, with Wayne Rooney the only other player to have racked up 100. Barry has also been sent off six times.

Source: By PA Sport Staff