Earl Barrett (D.O.B-28/04/1967) has played for Manchester City, (Chester City-loan) Oldham Athletic, Aston Villa, Everton (Sheffield Unied-Loan) and Sheffield Wednesday. In 1990/1991 Earl made his full England debut, the following season he played for England against Germany and Brazil in the United States. His strength speed and agility made him an exceptional defender and a difficult opponent. In fact, Ryan Giggs of Manchester United has claimed that Earl was one of the premierships toughest defenders to compete against.
Earl was forced to retire from professional football in the 1998/1999 season, through injury. He then went on to gain a Degree from the Manchester Metropolitan University, in Coaching with Sport and Exercise Science. Earl has coached at Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Bury FC and has endevoured to complete coaching courses to become more qualified coach. He has attended and passed the Certificate in Applied Management Course at Warwick University, a course attended by high profile managers from the Premier League, Championship and below. Now, Earl is lead u16s football coach at Stoke City's Academy.