David Oswald "Bobby" Barnes (born 17 December 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

[5] He went to Scunthorpe United on loan in November 1985, playing in six league games without scoring,[5] before joining Aldershot in March 1986 for a fee of £15,000.

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.

He joined Partick Thistle in February 1994, making his debut in the Scottish League in a 5–1 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox, but played only 6 further league games for the Jags before leaving to play for Uhisport Rangers in Hong Kong, returning to the UK in September 1995 joining Torquay United on a free transfer.

After retiring in 1996, he joined the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), where he dealt with player's new contracts and giving financial advice.