Frank Barton (English footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Frank Barton

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|10|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England

| death_date =

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1964–1968

| years2 = 1968–1972

| years3 = 1972–1973

| years4 = 1973–1976

| years5 = 1976–1978

| years6 = 1978

| years7 = 1978–1979

| years8 = 1979–1982

| years9 = 1979–1980

| years10 = 1981–1982

| years11 = 1983–1984

| clubs1 = Scunthorpe United

| clubs2 = Carlisle United

| clubs3 = Blackpool

| clubs4 = Grimsby Town

| clubs5 = AFC Bournemouth

| clubs6 = Hereford United

| clubs7 = AFC Bournemouth

| clubs8 = Seattle Sounders

| clubs9 = Wichita Wings (indoor)

| clubs10 = Seattle Sounders (indoor)

| clubs11 = Tacoma Stars (indoor)

| caps1 = 93

| caps2 = 165

| caps3 = 18

| caps4 = 123

| caps5 = 66

| caps6 = 22

| caps7 = 22

| caps8 = 78

| caps9 = 27

| caps10 = 18

| caps11 = 33

| totalcaps = 587

| goals1 = 26

| goals2 = 22

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 15

| goals5 = 13

| goals6 = 3

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = 11

| goals9 = 9

| goals10 = 9

| goals11 = 2

| totalgoals = 93

| manageryears1 = 1994–1996

| managerclubs1 = Seattle Sounders (assistant)

}}

Frank Barton (born 22 October 1947) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and 1970s.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/frankbarton.html|title=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com|accessdate=2 April 2009}}

Barton also gained international honours with England Youth team playing for his country in 5 international games in which he scored the first goal of a 3–0 victory over Spain at Swindon in 1966. He also obtained his English Football Association Full Coaching Certification in 1968 at the Lilleshall Training Centre.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

He went on to play for Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League from 1979 until 1982. He also played indoor soccer for Seattle, the Wichita Wings and the Tacoma Stars.{{cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Sounders_Rosters.htm|title=North American Soccer League Rosters: Seattle Sounders|publisher=nasljerseys.com|accessdate=2 April 2009}}

In 1994, Barton became an assistant coach with the Seattle Sounders in the American Professional Soccer League.[http://soundercentral.com/men_of_the_moment.htm 1994 Seattle Sounders roster] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322084723/http://soundercentral.com/men_of_the_moment.htm |date=22 March 2005 }}

Barton currently serves as a head coach with Emerald City Football Club in Seattle.{{Cite web|url=http://www.emeraldcityfc.org/frank-barton-bio/|title=Frank Barton Bio}}