about the tigers   about tiger roar   appearances   fixtures & results   table   women results   womens' players   u18 fixtures   dev xi fixtures   reserve fixtures   reserve archive   ben richards-e'ton   brandon smalley   conor thompson   dan ball   daniel leadbitter   dayle grubb   ed williams   elis watts   fraser morgan   harry emmett   harry burns   harry pinchard   jadyn crosbie   jared thompson   joe hanks   kev dawson   kieran phillips   liam cross   luke bell   matt richards   ty duffus   mike cook   marc mcgregor   john brough   players 1986-24   players 1946-85   players 1925-43   afc totton   bracknell town   basingstoke town   chertsey town   dorchester town   frome town   gosport borough   hanwell town   havant & w'loov   hungerford town   marlow   merthyr town   plymouth p'way   poole town   sholing   swindon s'marine   taunton town   tiverton town   walton & hersham   wimborne town   winchester city   tigerimages   1920's results   1930's results   1940's results   1950's results   1960's results   1970's results   1980's results   1990's results   2000's results   2010's results   2020's results   birthdays   city history   county cup   fa cup   fa trophy   floods   georgian tour   horton road   joe & clifty   kit archive   league cup   league history   managers   old tr   opponents   overall records   panoramas   press cuttings   reserves   statistics   team photos   wtps   facebook   official website   league website   city wiki   city open forum   contact  Barrie Vassallo - Midfielder D.O.B. - 03/03/1956 - Newport Debut : Gravesend & Northfleet (H) - 04/02/84 Last Game : Hednesford Town (H) - 23/08/86 Classy midfielder who having started his career as a junior at Arsenal dipped in and out of league football over the next decade before signing for City in February 1984. During the 1984/85 season with the club heading for relegation Manager Bob Mursell publicly announced that he wouldn't play a flair player like Barrie opting for players who'd roll up their sleeves instead. Vassallo was forced to retire through injury just three games into the new Meadow Park era but was awarded a testimonial against his former club Arsenal at the start of the following season.   Clubs: Arsenal, Plymouth Argyle (13-2), Aldershot, Barnstaple, Torquay United (46-4), Bridgend Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Merthyr Tydfil, Gloucester City, Cinderford Town, Newport AFC Appearances & Goals: Season Apps Subs Goals  1983/84    18      -      1    1984/85    45      1      -    1985/86    29      3      4    1986/87     3      -      -   Total   95      4      5   Page last updated : 4th March 2025 Tiger Roar is an unofficial, independant production. It has nothing to do with Gloucester City AFC 1980 Ltd or the Gloucester City Supporters Trust. All comments expressed on here (unless stated) are those of the author and not those of the football club. Most content on this site is copyright of the site owner and must not be reproduced without prior permission (unless waived by the author). Please do not use or remotely link to any of the images or videos on this site. Lots of statistical information is courtesy of the great work done by club historian Tim Clark. His book is The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. (566 pgs) Tiger Timbo Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4. I would like to express thanks to everyone who has helped make this website possible through donations, images, video clips and statistical information. If you feel I have used your own copyrighted material and would like it removed, please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss it's removal because it makes Nathan Walker cry. Above all, enjoy the website and please come back for more!