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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
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{{Infobox football biography
|          name      = Barry McConnell
|               image = 
|            fullname = Barry McConnell<ref name="Hugman2002-03 263">{{Cite book
 | editor-first = Barry J.
 | editor-last = Hugman
 | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003
 | year = 2002
 | publisher = Queen Anne Press
 | isbn = 9781852916480
 | page = 263 }}</ref>
|         birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1977|1|1}}<ref name="Hugman2002-03 263"/>
| birth_place = [[Exeter]], England
|              height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref name="Hugman2002-03 263"/>
|            position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
|         currentclub = [[Exmouth Town F.C.|Exmouth Town]]
|          clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 =   
| youthclubs1 =   [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]
| years1 =  1995–2005 
| years2 =  2000 
| years3 =  2005 
| years4 =  2005–2006 
| years5 =  2006 
| years6 =  2006 
| years7 =  2007 
| years8 =  2007–2008 
| years9 =  2008–2012
| years10 = 2012–2014
| years11 = 2014 – 
| clubs1 =  [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] 
| clubs2 =  → [[Weston-super-Mare A.F.C.|Weston-super-Mare]] (loan) 
| clubs3 =  [[Tamworth F.C.|Tamworth]] 
| clubs4 =  [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] 
| clubs5 =  [[Tiverton Town F.C.|Tiverton Town]] 
| clubs6 =  [[Weston-super-Mare A.F.C.|Weston-super-Mare]] 
| clubs7 =  [[Dorchester Town F.C.|Dorchester Town]] 
| clubs8 =  [[Weston-super-Mare A.F.C.|Weston-super-Mare]] 
| clubs9 =  [[Truro City F.C.|Truro City]]
| clubs10 = [[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]]
| clubs11 = [[Exmouth Town F.C.|Exmouth Town]]
| caps1 = 167  
| caps2 = ?
| caps3 = 2   
| caps4 = 4
| caps5 = ?   
| caps6 = ?   
| caps7 = ?   
| caps8 = ?   
| caps9 = ?
| caps10 = ?
| caps11 = ?
| goals1 = 19  
| goals2 = ?  
| goals3 = 0  
| goals4 = 0 
| goals5 = ?
| goals6 = ?
| goals7 = ?
| goals8 = ?
| goals9 = ?
| goals10 = ?
| goals11 = ?
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalteam1 =   
| nationalcaps1 =     
| nationalgoals1 = 
|            club-update = 03:24, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
|            ntupdate = 
}}
'''Barry McConnell''' (born 1 January 1977) is an English [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Exmouth Town F.C.|Exmouth Town]]. He is primarily a right sided defender or midfielder.

==Career==
Born in [[Exeter]], [[Devon]],<ref name="Hugman2002-03 263"/> McConnell originally came through [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]'s youth system in [[1995-96 in English football|1995]], and was a first-team player for almost 10 years, featuring in a variety of positions. He also had a testimonial match against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in which a host of big names played such as Danny Murphy. Exeter lost the game 4-1 and McConnell did not start but he came on to convert a penalty.

Upon his departure in December [[2005-06 in English football|2005]], he spent a brief period with [[Tamworth F.C.|Tamworth]] before moving to [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] whom he left at the end of the 2005/2006 season.

He began the 2006–2007 season with [[Tiverton Town F.C.|Tiverton Town]] and had a short spell with [[Weston-super-Mare A.F.C.|Weston-super-Mare]] before signing an 18-month contract with [[Dorchester Town F.C.|Dorchester]] in February 2007, but Dorchester later released him.

In the 2007–2008 season McConnell again linked up with Weston after being signed by new manager [[Tony Ricketts]]. This marked his third stint at the club and he featured regularly in the first team. He made over 30 appearances for the club before signing with Truro after the close of the 2007–08 season.

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Exeter]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Exeter City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Tamworth F.C. players]]
[[Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Tiverton Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Dorchester Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Weymouth F.C. players]]
[[Category:Truro City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Exmouth Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:National League (English football) players]]