Autographs of Bobby Barnes
David Oswald "Bobby" Barnes (born 17 December 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League and represented England at youth level.
Barnes, who was born in Kingston upon Thames, London, was a quick, skillful winger who began his career as an apprentice with West Ham United, the team that he supported as a boy, winning an FA Youth Cup winners medal in 1981 and England youth international caps. He turned professional in September 1980, and scored on his League debut against Watford in September 1980. He had an extended run in the first-team in the 1983–84 season and featured in the 1984–85 season, making 43 league appearances in six seasons, scoring five goals. He went to Scunthorpe United on loan in November 1985, playing in six league games without scoring, before joining Aldershot in March 1986 for a fee of £15,000. He was an immediate success, scoring 26 goals in 49 league games and helping Aldershot to promotion through the first ever Third Division play-offs in 1987.
In October 1987, he moved to Second Division side Swindon Town for a fee of £50,000 in a deal that also saw Steve Berry go in the other direction. He scored in six successive league games between October and December 1988, and went on to make over 40 league appearances, scoring 13 times, in two seasons at Swindon. He joined AFC Bournemouth for a fee of £110,000 in March 1989, though he failed to settle and after only 14 games in which he failed to score, was sold to Northampton Town for £70,000. Barnes managed to star despite Northampton being relegated, and with Tony Adcock formed a successful striking partnership, Barnes scoring 37 times in 98 league games for the Cobblers. In February 1992, a financial crisis came to a head at Northampton, and with the club in administration, both Barnes and Adcock were sold to Peterborough United, Barnes costing only £35,000 in a joint £65,000 deal. He played 49 times in the league for Peterborough, scoring nine goals and winning promotion to the First Division beating Stockport in a Wembley play-off in 1992.
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Traded items with a signature of Bobby Barnes
The most expensive item with a signature of Bobby Barnes (BOBBY BARNES WEST HAM UTD, AUTOGRAPHED MAGAZINE PICTURE.) was sold in December 2025 for £13.47 while the cheapest item (West Ham Bobby Barnes Signed Photo) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2012 with an average selling price of £0.99 for an autographed item of Bobby Barnes. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £13.47 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from Bobby Barnes is worth £2.20.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bobby Barnes were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 6 x 4 Signed Bobby Barnes West Ham United Player Portrait Photo. | £3.23 |  |
| BOBBY BARNES BOURNEMOUTH 1989 ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED CUTTING/CARD | £4.39 | |
| Bobby Barnes Of England, West Ham & Bournemouth Signed Captains Armband wCOA | £5.59 | |
| Bobby Barnes Signed Northampton Town Pro Set 91 Football Card | £4.00 | |
| Bobby Barnes West Ham United signed Panini Football 86 sticker | £3.30 | |
| BOBBY BARNES WEST HAM UTD 1980-1986 ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED MAGAZINE CUTTING | £5.00 | |
| Bobby Barnes WEST HAM UTD Signed 12x8 inch Photo. | £7.50 | |
| Bobby Barnes WEST HAM UTD Signed 6x4 Photo. | £2.00 | |
| BOBBY BARNES WEST HAM UTD, AUTOGRAPHED MAGAZINE PICTURE. | £13.47 | |
| BOBBY BARNES. WEST HAM UTD. 8X12 INCH SIGNED PHOTO. | £6.99 | |
| PHOTO SIGNED BY EX WEST HAM STAR BOBBY BARNES | £1.00 | |
| signed northampton town pro set card of bobby barnes | £1.25 | |
| Signed Press Photograph 1980s Bobby Barnes West Ham United FC Autograph Photo | £5.99 | |
| West Ham Bobby Barnes Signed Photo | £1.45 | |
| West Ham Bobby Barnes Signed Photo | £1.00 | |
Latest News about Bobby Barnes
SPORTS AGENDA: Taylor allies depart with whopping pay-off... while Yorkshire boo (03/04/2022): SPORTS AGENDA - MIKE KEEGAN: In one of his final acts of largesse, Taylor bumped up the notice periods of John Bramhall and Bobby Barnes, so they will depart with a full year's salary. 
'Footballers are being made out to be ANTI-CHRISTS', claims PFA deputy Bobby Bar (09/04/2020): Health secretary Matt Hancock publicly called for stars to 'play their part' while Julian Knight, of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee, has also been a vocal critic.
