[1] He had played local parks football before joining Southampton St. Mary's in March 1894, taking over from Ralph Ruffell who had been the "Saints" first-choice goalkeeper since the club was founded in 1885.
[4] Following a 4–1 defeat at Luton Town, he was dropped in favour of Walter Cox for two FA Cup matches before Herbert Williamson took over for the remainder of the season.
[4] Barrett made one further appearance in January and, following the departure of Williamson in the summer of 1895, played the first three matches of the 1895–96 season before again losing his place, this time to Tom Cain.
[1] On quitting football, Barrett decided to concentrate on a career as a professional cricketer, but failed to make it to County level.
[1] He died in 1934, shortly before his 60th birthday – his death at a relatively young age was attributed to blood poisoning, apparently stemming from being struck on the leg by a cricket ball.