Barry Simmonds is a professional football coach, director of football, administrator and former player notable for holding senior management positions at clubs and governing bodies in the UK and abroad. As a coach he managed New Zealand Knights in the Australian A-League prior to its licence being transferred to new ownership and renamed Wellington Phoenix. He was the Director of Football Recruitment and on the Executive Board at Norwich City FC for the Premier League promotion winning 2014–2015 season. He was appointed having held a similar post at Fulham FC over several years. In 2017 he rejoined Crystal Palace FC. Simmonds had been engaged in previous roles at the London-based Premier League club.