Barry Watling is a footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Bristol City, Notts County, Hartlepool United, Chester City, Rotherham United and Sheffield Wednesday. He also played for the North American Soccer League's (N.A.S.L.) Seattle Sounders during the 1974 and 1975 seasons, and was named as the First Team All Star Goalkeeper for the 1974 season. During the 1975 season he amassed a 2nd-best goals against average of 1.15 per game.