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Ashley Barnes

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Ashley Barnes

Ashley Luke Barnes (born 30 October 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Burnley. Barnes previously played for Paulton Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Oxford United, Salisbury City, Eastbourne Borough, Torquay United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Norwich City. He was capped by Austria at youth international level, making one appearance for their under-20 team in 2008, but his application for Austrian citizenship was rejected in 2019.

Infobox

2007
→ Oxford United (loan)
2008
Austria U20
2010
→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Full name
Ashley Luke Barnes
Date of birth
(1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth
Bath, Somerset, England
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Position
Striker
Current team
Burnley
Number
35
Years
Team
0000–2007
Paulton Rovers
2007–2010
Plymouth Argyle
2008–2009
→ Eastbourne Borough (loan)
2010–2014
Brighton & Hove Albion
2014–2023
Burnley
2023–2025
Norwich City
2025–
Burnley

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
Club
Plymouth Argyle
Season
2007–08
League
Championship
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
1
Other
0
2008–09
2008–09
Club
2008–09
Season
Championship
League
15
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
15
Other
1
2009–10
2009–10
Club
2009–10
Season
Championship
League
7
League
1
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
9
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
22
League
2
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
25
Other
2
Oxford United (loan)
Oxford United (loan)
Club
Oxford United (loan)
Season
2007–08
League
Conference Premier
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
3
Other
0
Other
7
Total
0
Salisbury City (loan)
Salisbury City (loan)
Club
Salisbury City (loan)
Season
2007–08
League
Conference Premier
League
5
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
5
Other
0
Eastbourne Borough (loan)
Eastbourne Borough (loan)
Club
Eastbourne Borough (loan)
Season
2008–09
League
Conference Premier
League
8
League
5
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
9
Other
5
Torquay United (loan)
Torquay United (loan)
Club
Torquay United (loan)
Season
2009–10
League
League Two
League
6
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
6
Other
0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Season
2009–10
League
League One
League
8
League
4
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
8
Other
4
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Season
2010–11
League
League One
League
42
League
18
FA Cup
6
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
49
Total
20
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Championship
League
43
League
11
League
4
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
3
League Cup
2
League Cup
—
Other
50
Other
14
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Championship
League
34
League
8
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
2
Other
0
Other
39
Total
9
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Championship
League
22
League
5
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
1
League Cup
—
Other
24
Other
6
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
149
League
46
League
13
League
4
FA Cup
5
FA Cup
3
League Cup
3
League Cup
0
Other
170
Other
53
Burnley
Burnley
Club
Burnley
Season
2013–14
League
Championship
League
21
League
3
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
21
Other
3
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Premier League
League
35
League
5
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
37
Other
5
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Championship
League
8
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
8
Other
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Premier League
League
28
League
6
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
31
Other
6
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
36
League
9
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
39
Other
10
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
37
League
12
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
5
Other
1
Other
43
Total
13
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
19
League
6
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
19
Other
6
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Premier League
League
22
League
3
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
25
Other
3
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
23
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
25
Other
1
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Championship
League
39
League
6
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
1
League Cup
—
Other
45
Other
7
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
268
League
51
League
10
League
1
FA Cup
10
FA Cup
1
League Cup
5
League Cup
1
Other
293
Other
54
Norwich City
Norwich City
Club
Norwich City
Season
2023–24
League
Championship
League
35
League
6
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
1
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
41
Total
7
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Championship
League
8
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
8
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
43
League
6
League
3
League
1
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
49
Other
7
Burnley
Burnley
Club
Burnley
Season
2024–25
League
Championship
League
13
League
1
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Other
16
Other
1
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
1
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
3
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
14
League
1
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
19
Other
1
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
517
League
111
League
32
League
6
FA Cup
21
FA Cup
4
League Cup
13
League Cup
1
Other
583
Other
122
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Plymouth Argyle
2007–08
Championship
0
0
—
1
0
—
1
0
2008–09
Championship
15
1
0
0
0
0
—
15
1
2009–10
Championship
7
1
1
0
1
0
—
9
1
Total
22
2
1
0
2
0
—
25
2
Oxford United (loan)
2007–08
Conference Premier
2
0
2
0
—
3
0
7
0
Salisbury City (loan)
2007–08
Conference Premier
5
0
—
—
—
5
0
Eastbourne Borough (loan)
2008–09
Conference Premier
8
5
—
—
1
0
9
5
Torquay United (loan)
2009–10
League Two
6
0
—
—
—
6
0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
2009–10
League One
8
4
—
—
—
8
4
Brighton & Hove Albion
2010–11
League One
42
18
6
2
0
0
1
0
49
20
2011–12
Championship
43
11
4
1
3
2
—
50
14
2012–13
Championship
34
8
2
1
1
0
2
0
39
9
2013–14
Championship
22
5
1
0
1
1
—
24
6
Total
149
46
13
4
5
3
3
0
170
53
Burnley
2013–14
Championship
21
3
—
—
—
21
3
2014–15
Premier League
35
5
1
0
1
0
—
37
5
2015–16
Championship
8
0
0
0
0
0
—
8
0
2016–17
Premier League
28
6
3
0
0
0
—
31
6
2017–18
Premier League
36
9
1
1
2
0
—
39
10
2018–19
Premier League
37
12
0
0
1
0
5
1
43
13
2019–20
Premier League
19
6
0
0
0
0
—
19
6
2020–21
Premier League
22
3
2
0
1
0
—
25
3
2021–22
Premier League
23
1
0
0
2
0
—
25
1
2022–23
Championship
39
6
3
0
3
1
—
45
7
Total
268
51
10
1
10
1
5
1
293
54
Norwich City
2023–24
Championship
35
6
3
1
2
0
1
0
41
7
2024–25
Championship
8
0
—
0
0
—
8
0
Total
43
6
3
1
2
0
1
0
49
7
Burnley
2024–25
Championship
13
1
3
0
—
—
16
1
2025–26
Premier League
1
0
0
0
2
0
—
3
0
Total
14
1
3
0
2
0
—
19
1
Career total
517
111
32
6
21
4
13
1
583
122

References

  1. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Conference League Cup
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed"
    https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828
  7. The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11
  8. "Ashley Barnes"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170804215352/https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/teams/first-team/forward/ashley-barnes/
  9. "Barnes departs for Burnley"
    https://www.canaries.co.uk/content/barnes-departs-for-burnley
  10. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/10/ashley-barnes-burnley-jose-mourinho-matic-chelsea-arsenal
  11. "Goal was extra special for Barnes"
    https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/8836110.goal-was-extra-special-for-barnes/
  12. "Paulton striker impresses Argyle"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/6347653.stm
  13. "Plymouth 2–1 Wycombe"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6941834.stm
  14. "Oxford sign deadline day strikers"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7107832.stm
  15. "Salisbury bring in Barnes on loan"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/salisbury/7285607.stm
  16. "On the way"
    https://archive.today/20120805150108/http://www.pafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1468498,00.html
  17. "Loan extension"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090430225040/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10364~1509471%2C00.html
  18. "Ashley called back"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110722181904/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10364~1534218%2C00.html
  19. "New deal for Ash"
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  20. "Ash To Plainmoor"
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  21. "Barnes capture delights Buckle"
    http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5935039,00.html
  22. "Barnesy back"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100315125536/http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10364~1991607%2C00.html
  23. "Brighton make double loan signing"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/8587183.stm
  24. "Brighton 3–0 Tranmere"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/8568156.stm
  25. "Barnes is back"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100710184325/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Latest/0%2C%2C10433~2086784%2C00.html
  26. "Brighton 4–3 Dag & Red"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/12968187
  27. "Ashley Barnes: FA extends striker's ban to seven games"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21804556
  28. "Burnley sign Barnes from Brighton"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25681552
  29. "Burnley 1–0 Hull"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29860234
  30. "Burnley 1–0 Southampton"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30357668
  31. Darlington and Stockton Times
    https://web.archive.org/web/20191107140540/https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/uk_national_sport/18021509.barnes-signs-new-burnley-contract-wants-stay-retirement/
  32. Irish Independent
    https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/ashley-barnes-escapes-fa-disciplinary-action-over-horror-tackle-on-nemanja-matic-31014780.html
  33. "Ashley Barnes: Burnley striker to miss most of next season"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32908544
  34. "Burnley 2–1 Everton"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43178518
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  37. "Liverpool's 68-match unbeaten EPL home run ended by Burnley"
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/liverpools-68-match-unbeaten-epl-home-run-ended-burnley/
  38. "Liverpool 0–1 Burnley: Ashley Barnes scores winner as Reds' unbeaten run ends"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55657090
  39. "Something Special - Barnes"
    https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/something-special-barnes
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  62. "VIELE CHANCEN, ABER DIE SCHWEIZ TRIFFT"
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    http://www.espn.co.uk/football/austria/story/3403243/burnley-striker-ashley-barnes-being-monitored-by-austria-franco-foda
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    https://www.tt.com/sport/fussball/15377305/innenministerium-legt-sich-fest-barnes-wird-kein-oesterreicher
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230616/https://www.writhlington.org.uk/sixth-form/alumni/
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