Football League Two Manager of the Month for April 2011. This successful spell led to him being appointed as Bury's permanent manager on 1 June 2011. Crawley Town Barker was appointed manager of Crawley Town on 7 August 2012. On 27 November 2013, Crawley Town terminated Barker's contract with immediate effect. At the time of his dismissal Crawley had not won any of their last seven games, scoring just once in those games. Portsmouth On 9 December 2013, Portsmouth announced Barker as their new manager with Steve Coppell being appointed as director of football. Barker was sacked on 27 March 2014 after 20 games in charge. At the time of his dismissal Portsmouth had not won any of their last six games, scoring just once in those games. Milton Keynes Dons On 1 April 2014 Barker was appointed Assistant Manager at Milton Keynes Dons. This has initially been confirmed as being until the end of the 13/14 season. This has since been extended to a position as head of coaching for the forthcoming 2014/15 season. On 23 October 2016, following the mutual-termination of the contract of manager Karl Robinson, Barker was announced as caretaker manager of the club whilst a replacement was sought. On 20 December 2016, following the appointment of new manager Robbie Neilson early in the month, Milton Keynes Dons announced that Barker had left the club by mutual consent. Charlton Athletic On 21 December 2016, Barker joined League One side Charlton Athletic as a first-team coach, re-joining manager Karl Robinson having previously worked alongside him at Milton Keynes Dons. On 28 April 2017 the club announced he would be leaving at the end of the season. Rotherham United On 4 May 2017, Barker was appointed assistant manager of Rotherham United, following their relegation from the EFL Championship. Personal life He is the father of current Charlton Athletic player Charlie Barker. Managerial statistics Honours Player Hartlepool United League Two runner-up: 2006–07 Individual PFA Team of the Year: 1999–2000 Third Division Manager Bury League Two runner-up: 2010–11 Individual League Two Manager of the Month: April 2011 References External links Vital Hartlepool Profile: Richie Barker 1975 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield English footballers Association football forwards Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Ards F.C. players Linfield F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Hartlepool