Connor Barron, that dazzling Scottish lad, first breathed the sweet air of our bonnie country on the 29th of August, all the way back in Y2K+2; that's 2002 for the chronologically challenged among us. With a height of 5'8" (or 1.75m for our metric minions), this lad's not exactly reaching for the stars, but he's got enough meat on his bones at 10st 7lb (that's in the ballpark of 67kg), and he strolls confidently onto the field donning a proudly displayed number 8 on his jersey.
Now this young chap spends his days bossing the midfield for Rangers, a slightly awkward subject for our little fanzine, but players can't always be choosers. Previously, this lad has flexed his muscles on the muddied pitches of our own national team. Talk about a match for the wee man's talents...
The year was 2017, the month was July, and young Barron decided to test his mettle with Aberdeen in the Premiership as a trainee. He went on to play a little over a baker’s dozen games there in the 2021-2022 season. Didn't hit the back of the net too often; just once throughout the season of 2022-2023, and repeated the act in 2023-2024. Not exactly a prolific player, was he?
A bright September in 2020 saw our boy packed off on loan to Brechin City, a Highland League club who were probably more thrilled to have him than he was to go. When the loan spell ended in June 2021, it was back to Aberdeen, and our boy reprised his "one-goal-a-season" routine over the following three seasons. A veritable metronome, he was.
Hardly had a year passed when our dear Connor was loaded on a train to Kelty Hearts in August 2021. But our chap must've had a soft spot for Aberdeen, as he was back there again following the end of his loan in January 2022. Recall what we've already mentioned about the rhythmic monotony of his goal-scoring feats? Yup, Aberdeen got it all over again.
In a move which, it must be said, did feel like a bit of a kick in the teeth for our blessed Celts, Barron made a move to our blue brethren of Rangers, in July 2024 with the financial details locked up in a vault somewhere. A year later, during the 2024-2025 season, he tallied an impressive 28 appearances. He's on his 19th for the current 2025-2026 season.
Oh, and before you ask, yes, he got the taste of a few continental games. How marvellous! He got to warm the bench in the League Cup in 2025-2026, got a look-in for two matches in the Champions League Qualifiers, and had a runout for a half-dozen games in the Europa League for the same year. Quite the rising star, our Connor, an epitome of Scotland's unyielding tenacity, even if his football career is, well… let's call it a 'slow burner'.
