Gareth Barry’s career in numbers
Barry is the Premier League’s all-time record appearance-maker.
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
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
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.