Barry Dominey
English footballer
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Barry William Dominey (21 October 1955 – 22 March 2005) was an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Colchester United. Considered a good prospect as a teenager, his career stuttered at an early age and he quickly slipped out of the Football League and played for Yeovil Town and Dorchester Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry William Dominey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1955[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 22 March 2005 (aged 49)[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Colchester United | 71 | (3) |
| Yeovil Town | |||
| Dorchester Town | |||
| Total | 71 | (3) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Dominey, born in Edmonton, London, joined Colchester United from Enfield WMC,[1] making his U's and Football League debut on 16 April 1974 during a 0–0 away draw with Brentford, coming on as a substitute for Paul Taylor.[3] He scored his first Colchester goal in a 1–0 League Cup fourth round replay at The Dell against Southampton which proved to be the crucial winning goal, taking the U's through to the quarter-finals of the competition.[4] Dominey would go on to score three league goals in 71 appearances for the club.[5] He made his final appearance in a Colchester shirt on 21 January 1977 in a 1–0 home defeat to Cambridge United.[6] He would later play for Yeovil Town and Dorchester Town. Barry Dominey died aged 49 on 22 March 2005.[1]