Barry Cogan

Club career

Millwall

Born in Sligo, County Sligo, Cogan joined Millwall from Belvedere at 15 years of age, waiting four years, until 20 April 2004, before making his debut in a Championship game against Watford, replacing Peter Sweeney in the 80th minute. Cogan signed his professional contract in November 2004. Cogan remained at Millwall for two further seasons, making 30 appearances in all competitions, including playing in the 2004 FA Cup Final after coming on as a substitute, and two UEFA Cup games against Ferencvárosi TC.

Barnet

In August 2006, Cogan was signed by League Two club Barnet from Millwall for an undisclosed fee. He remained there for just one season before he was released by manager Paul Fairclough. He made over 40 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals, all in matches won by Barnet.

Gillingham

Cogan joined Gillingham in June 2007, being tipped by new manager Ronnie Jepson to fill the void left by Matt Jarvis, who had joined Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his debut for Gillingham in the 3–0 defeat at Watford in the League Cup on 14 August, and scored his first goal for the club in the 3–1 home victory over Leyton Orient on 2 October 2007. Following a string of bad results, Jepson resigned, and Mark Stimson was named as his permanent replacement in November 2007. Stimson saw Cogan as surplus to requirements, and offered him a chance to go out on loan in February 2008. He rejected this initial chance,…

Millwall

FA Cup runner-up: 2003–04