Patrick Barclay
Patrick Barclay | |
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| File:Patrick Barclay.jpg Barclay in 2025 | |
| Born | 15 August 1947 London, England |
| Died | 12 February 2025 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | High School of Dundee |
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| Children | 2 |
| Father | Guy Deghy |
Patrick Barclay (15 August 1947 – 12 February 2025) was a British journalist and sportswriter.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Barclay was born on 15 August 1947, in London; his father was Hungarian-born actor Guy Deghy.[1][2][3] He moved to Dundee at the age of 4, where he was raised by his mother.[1][3] Barclay was educated at the High School of Dundee.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Barclay started his reporting career with The Guardian in the early 1970s.[5] When the newspaper The Independent was launched in 1986, he was appointed its first football correspondent.[6] He joined The Observer in 1991, and became football correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph in 1996.[7] He held the post for 12 years.[8]
Barclay joined The Times in February 2009 as its Chief Football Correspondent to replace Martin Samuel, who was joining the Daily Mail.[8] Thus, Barclay became one of the few journalists to be the main writer for his discipline for all four quality newspaper groups in England: Times, Guardian-Observer, Telegraph, and Independent.[citation needed] Barclay left The Times in December 2011 due to cost-cutting measures.[9] In January 2012, he started writing for the London Evening Standard.[10]
Barclay was a regular guest on the Sky Sports programme Sunday Supplement,[11] and LBC 97.3's Saturday sports show "Scores".[citation needed]
Books
[edit | edit source]Barclay wrote a biography of the Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, entitled Football – Bloody Hell!.[12][13] The book was published in October 2010.[12][13] He also wrote a biography of the former Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman entitled The Life and Times of Herbert Chapman: The Story of One of Football's Most Influential Figures [14] and a biography of José Mourinho.[15]
Personal life and death
[edit | edit source]Barclay has two children, Duncan and Jennifer, and a granddaughter Charlotte. He died on 12 February 2025 at the age of 77.[1][16]
List of publications
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References
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- ^ a b Football writer Patrick Barclay leaves Sunday Telegraph to join Times. The Guardian. 5 December 2008.
- ^ Barclay to leave The Times in January. Football Writers' Association. 6 December 2011.
- ^ Patrick Barclay. London Evening Standard. Archived 20 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
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- ^ a b Football – Bloody Hell! The Biography of Alex Ferguson by Patrick Barclay – review. The Guardian. 16 October 2010.
- ^ a b Football – Bloody Hell!, by Patrick Barclay. The Independent. 31 October 2010.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Patrick Barclay at IMDb
- Patrick Barclay's column at The Times
- Patrick Barclay on X
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- 1947 births
- 2025 deaths
- British people of Hungarian descent
- Journalists from Dundee
- Journalists from London
- London Evening Standard people
- People educated at the High School of Dundee
- Scottish sportswriters
- The Daily Telegraph people
- The Guardian journalists
- The Independent people
- The Observer people
- The Times journalists
- Writers from Dundee
- Writers from London