Jim Barron (born 19 October 1943) is an English football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
He played over 400 games in the Football League for a number of clubs over a twenty-year career.
Born in Tantobie,[1] Barron played for Newcastle West End, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea, Oxford United, Nottingham Forest, Swindon Town, the Connecticut Bicentennials, and Peterborough United.
He was additionally appointed joint caretaker manager at Northampton on 20 December 2006, following the resignation of John Gorman.
[4] After the appointment of Stuart Gray as manager in January 2007, Barron reverted to his role as a first team coach.