Barry Endean (born 22 March 1946) is an English former professional

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. He signed for Everton as a youngster but was released by the club. He returned to the professional game six years later with

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, and went on to play for

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and

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

Youth career

Born in

Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street () is a market town in County Durham, England. It is located around north of Durham and is close to Newcastle. The town holds markets on Saturdays. In 2021, the town had a population of 23,555. The town's history is ancient; ...

, County Durham, Endean left school at the age of 15 with no plans to become a professional footballer, choosing instead to start an apprenticeship as a welder. He also played for a junior football team in

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, where he was spotted by a

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from

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club Everton. The

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-based club signed him to a youth contract, but after four days, unable to settle in the city, he asked to be released from his contract. He returned to his native North-East England, where he resumed work as a welder and played only local amateur football.

Senior career

By 1968, Endean was playing for a

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team, for whom he was a prolific goalscorer. In September of that year, he was spotted playing for an amateur team in a public park and was invited to sign for

of the

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. He was soon a regular in the club's

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and, in January of the following year, he was part of the Watford team which held

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, the reigning

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-holders, to a 1–1 draw in front of over 60,000 fans at

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in the third round of the

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. He also scored the winning goal for the club against

in the sixth round of the 1969–70 FA Cup at

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on 21 February 1970, covered by

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's ''

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''. In total he scored 28 goals for the "Hornets" in 77 Football League games, and helped the club gain promotion to the

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in the 1968–69 season. In February 1971, Endean was transferred to

of the Second Division, where he spent eight months. He made 27 League appearances for the London-based club, but only scored one goal. He dropped back down to the Third Division when he joined

in October 1971. He had a more successful spell with the

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-based club, registering 18 League goals in 75 appearances. In March 1975 he moved to

, but played only 12 times for the club, scoring a single goal. In late 1975 he was loaned out to

of the Fourth Division. In March of the following year he moved on to

, where he finished his professional career with a spell of 25 League games, during which he scored five goals.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Endean, Barry 1946 births Living people Footballers from Chester-le-Street English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Watford F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players English Football League players