The former Liverpool and England winger John Barnes has been declared bankrupt after a petition was filed by HM Revenue & Customs last month
Football legend John Barnes has been declared bankrupt after his company ran up debts of £1.5 million.
Giving his full name – John Charles Bryan Barnes – the bankruptcy notice was published in the London Gazette today (Sept 30) after a petition was filed by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in early August. It was issued in the High Court of Justice on September 23.
HMRC said John Barnes Media Limited, his now-liquidated company, had amassed debts exceeding £1.5 million. Liquidators’ reports show…

