‘ Chris Barker ‘
Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:47 pm
Ex Cardiff City player Chris Barker RIP
Sadly Chris took his own life.
Match to remember Chris Barker to be held at Southend United.
A WHOLE host of Southend United favourites will be reuniting at Roots Hall in May to remember former Shrimpers skipper Chris Barker.
Barker – who captained Blues at the club’s first ever Wembley cup final, tragically took his own life in 2020.
And a match to raise money for SECE Mind will now be taking place in his memory.
Event organiser Chris Phillips confirmed: “Chris is someone who meant so much to so many people and we’ve been wanting to do this game in his memory for quite some time now.
Sadly Chris took his own life.
Match to remember Chris Barker to be held at Southend United.
A WHOLE host of Southend United favourites will be reuniting at Roots Hall in May to remember former Shrimpers skipper Chris Barker.
Barker – who captained Blues at the club’s first ever Wembley cup final, tragically took his own life in 2020.
And a match to raise money for SECE Mind will now be taking place in his memory.
Event organiser Chris Phillips confirmed: “Chris is someone who meant so much to so many people and we’ve been wanting to do this game in his memory for quite some time now.
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Re: ‘ Chris Barker ‘
Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:02 pm
I remember and liked Chris Barker when he was a Bluebird and was saddened by his death 
Great tribute from the Southend support and I wish them well...
Great tribute from the Southend support and I wish them well...
Re: ‘ Chris Barker ‘
Wed Mar 23, 2022 10:55 am
Sven wrote:I remember and liked Chris Barker when he was a Bluebird and was saddened by his death
Great tribute from the Southend support and I wish them well...
Chris,
When Chris use to come and visit her daughter in Roath after he left City, I kept in touch with him and had many a coffee with him.
Was so gutted to hear what happened, such a nice bloke.
Re: ‘ Chris Barker ‘
Wed Mar 23, 2022 10:58 pm
Match in memory of Barks
A match in memory of former Cardiff City defender Chris Barker take place at Roots Hall, the home of Southend United, on Saturday, May 28.
The fixture will see a squad of Barker's ex-Southend team-mates take on another team comprising his former colleagues from other clubs.
Proceeds from the match, which costs £5 for adults and £1 for under-16s, will go to South East and Central Essex Mind, a charity which supports anyone struggling with mental health.
Barker, who won the club's 2005 Player of the Year award, was found dead at the age of just 39 on January 1, 2020. A coroner's inquest found that he had taken his own life after being "affected greatly" by the death of his father, who had motor neurone disease, and his mother, who died of cancer.
Barker turned out 162 times for the Bluebirds, helping the club to promotion to Division One in 2003, between 2002 and 2007. He also played for Barnsley, QPR, Plymouth Argyle, Southend and other clubs before retiring from the game in 2017.
A match in memory of former Cardiff City defender Chris Barker take place at Roots Hall, the home of Southend United, on Saturday, May 28.
The fixture will see a squad of Barker's ex-Southend team-mates take on another team comprising his former colleagues from other clubs.
Proceeds from the match, which costs £5 for adults and £1 for under-16s, will go to South East and Central Essex Mind, a charity which supports anyone struggling with mental health.
Barker, who won the club's 2005 Player of the Year award, was found dead at the age of just 39 on January 1, 2020. A coroner's inquest found that he had taken his own life after being "affected greatly" by the death of his father, who had motor neurone disease, and his mother, who died of cancer.
Barker turned out 162 times for the Bluebirds, helping the club to promotion to Division One in 2003, between 2002 and 2007. He also played for Barnsley, QPR, Plymouth Argyle, Southend and other clubs before retiring from the game in 2017.