Patrick Barclay

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Patrick Barclay (15 August 1947 – 12 February 2025) was a British journalist and sportswriter.

Early life

Barclay was born on 15 August 1947, in London; his father was Hungarian-born actor Guy Deghy.[1][2][3] He moved to Dundee at the age of 4, where he was raised by his mother.[1][3] Barclay was educated at the High School of Dundee.[4]

Career

Barclay started his reporting career with The Guardian in the early 1970s.[5] When the newspaper The Independent was launched in 1986, he was appointed its first football correspondent.[6] He joined The Observer in 1991, and became football correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph in 1996.[7] He held the post for 12 years.[8]

Barclay joined The Times in February 2009 as its Chief Football Correspondent to replace Martin Samuel, who was joining the Daily Mail.[8] Thus, Barclay became one of the few journalists to be the main writer for his discipline for all four quality newspaper groups in England: Times, Guardian-Observer, Telegraph, and Independent.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Barclay left The Times in December 2011 due to cost-cutting measures.[9] In January 2012, he started writing for the London Evening Standard.[10]

Barclay was a regular guest on the Sky Sports programme Sunday Supplement,[11] and LBC 97.3's Saturday sports show "Scores".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Books

Barclay wrote a biography of the Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, entitled Football – Bloody Hell!.[12][13] The book was published in October 2010.[12][13] He also wrote a biography of the former Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman entitled The Life and Times of Herbert Chapman: The Story of One of Football's Most Influential Figures [14] and a biography of José Mourinho.[15]

Personal life and death

Barclay had two children. He died on 12 February 2025 at the age of 77.[1][16]

List of publications

References

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  8. ↑ a b Football writer Patrick Barclay leaves Sunday Telegraph to join Times. The Guardian. 5 December 2008.
  9. ↑ Barclay to leave The Times in January. Football Writers' Association. 6 December 2011.
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  12. ↑ a b Football – Bloody Hell! The Biography of Alex Ferguson by Patrick Barclay – review. The Guardian. 16 October 2010.
  13. ↑ a b Football – Bloody Hell!, by Patrick Barclay. The Independent. 31 October 2010.
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