Paul Fairclough
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| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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Current team |
Barnet (Manager) England National Game XI (Manager) | ||
Paul Fairclough (born 31 January 1950) is the current manager of Barnet F.C. and the England National Game XI, formerly known as the England Non-League team or the England Semi-pro team.
Prior to Barnet he was manager of Stevenage Borough, taking them to a Nationwide Conference title and a much-publicised FA Cup tie with Newcastle United.
In his first couple of months, the last in the season, Fairclough led Barnet to the conference play-offs but failed to gain promotion. His first full season as Barnet manager saw him storm the conference with his Barnet side and gain automatic promotion as Conference champions. Now in his second full season, Barnet have struggled in league two as Fairclough's young side have tried to find their feet in the basement league. However he has once again had cup success, leading Barnet to a third round Carling Cup tie against Manchester United, but the Theatre of Dreams was not as its title suggests, with keeper Ross Flitney being sent off in the second minute (by a wrong decision, later winning an appeal to rectify the red card) and the team eventually falling 4-1. In his second season as a league manager, he led Barnet to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.
Paul Fairclough is a proven successful manager at every club he has been at. He has the fourth best winning percentage record of all league clubs, only behind José Mourinho, Rafael Benítez and Alex Ferguson, respectively.
Other Life
While in a managerial position at Hertford in the early nineties, he was also an IT teacher at Onslow St Audrey's School in Hatfield. He was renowned for his brightly coloured shirts and stories about the members of Dexys Midnight Runners.
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Stevenage Borough | 
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May 27 2000 | February 26 2002 | 92 | 32 | 24 | 36 | 34.78 |
| Barnet |
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March 30 2004 | Present | 162 | 68 | 55 | 39 | 41.97 |