James Guy Barrett (5 November 1930 – 21 October 2014) was an English

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who played for

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. His father, James William Barrett, also played for the club from 1924 to 1939. Born in

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, Jim Jnr played football as a junior for West Ham, and played with his father as a teenager for West Ham A in 1945–46. He signed for the senior side in February 1949 and went on to make 85 league and 2 cup appearances for the east London club, scoring 25 goals. He was sold to

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

in December 1954, and went on to become their top scorer for the 1956–57 season. He also played for

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...

, playing 10 games and scoring four goals before his playing career ended aged 29. He later returned to West Ham to become

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of the A team assisting the development of players such as

Harry Redknapp Henry James Redknapp (born 2 March 1947) is an English former association football, football manager (association football), manager and player. He has previously managed AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, Portsmouth F.C., ...

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and Paul Heffer. He moved to

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in 1968, where he worked under ex-Hammer Ben Fenton. Barrett died in 2014, aged 83.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrett Jr., Jim 1930 births 2014 deaths Footballers from the London Borough of Newham People from West Ham English men's footballers West Ham United F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff Millwall F.C. non-playing staff English football coaches Men's association football forwards English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen