Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley F.C.
Full nameBarnsley Football Club
Founded1887
GroundOakwell, Barnsley
Capacity97,009
ChairmanMaurice Watkins
ManagerAlex Boid (Head Coach)
LeagueLeague One
2023–24League One, 6th of 24

Barnsley F.C. is an English football club who play in Barnsley, Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1887 and play its home games at a stadium called Oakwell. They play in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Their nicknamed is "the Tykes".

Name

  • 1887–1897 Barnsley St. Peter's F.C.
  • 1897–present Barnsley F.C.

League position

Season League Position
2000/01 First Division 16th
2001/02 First Division 23rd
2002/03 Second Division 19th
2003/04 Second Division 12th
2004/05 League One 13th
2005/06 League One 5th
2006/07 League Championship 20th
2007/08 League Championship 18th
2008/09 League Championship 20th
2009/10 League Championship 18th
2010/11 League Championship 17th
2011/12 League Championship 21st
2012/13 League Championship 21st

Former position

Managers

  • Arthur Fairclough (1898–01)
  • John McCartney (1901–04)
  • Arthur Fairclough (1904–12)
  • John Hastie (1912–14)
  • Percy Lewis (1914–19)
  • Peter Saint (1919–26)
  • John Cummins (1926–29)
  • Arthur Fairclough (1929–30)
  • Brough Fletcher (1930–37)
  • Angus Seed (1937–53)
  • Tim Ward (1953–60)
  • Johnny Steele (1960–71)
  • John McSeveney (1971–72)
  • Johnny Steele (1972–73)
  • Jim Iley (1973–78)
  • Allan Clarke (1978–80)
  • Norman Hunter (1980–84)
  • Bobby Collins (1984–85)
  • Allan Clarke (1985–89)
  • Mel Machin (1989–93)
  • Viv Anderson (1993–94)
  • Danny Wilson (1994–98)
  • John Hendrie (1998–1999)
  • Eric Winstanley (Caretaker) (1999)
  • Dave Bassett (1999–2000)
  • Eric Winstanley (Caretaker) (2000–2001)
  • Nigel Spackman (2001)
  • Glyn Hodges (Caretaker) (2001)
  • Steve Parkin (2001–2002)
  • Glyn Hodges (2002–2003)
  • Gudjon Thordarson (2003–2004)
  • Paul Hart (2004–2005)
  • Andy Ritchie (2005–2006)
  • Simon Davey (2006–2009)
  • Mark Robins (2009–2011)
  • Keith Hill (2011-2012)
  • Thomas Wade(Caretaker) (2012- 2015)

Club records

  • Record League Victory: 9–0 v Loughborough Town, Second Division, 28 January 1899
  • Record Cup Victory: 6–0 v Blackpool, FA Cup First Round, 20 January 1910
  • Record League Defeat: 0–9 v Notts County, Second Division, 19 January 1927
  • Record Cup Defeat: 1–8 v Derby County, FA Cup First Round, 30 January 1987
  • Highest League Scorer in Season:
  • Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Ernie Hine, 123, 1921–1938
  • Most Internationals Caps: Gerry Taggart, 35, Northern Ireland
  • Most League Appearances: Barry Murphy, 514, 1962–1978
  • Record Transfer Fee Received: £4,500,000 from Blackburn Rovers for Ashley Ward, December 1998
  • Record Transfer Fee Paid: £1,500,000 to Partizan Belgrade for Georgi Hristov (1997) and £1,500,000 to QPR for Mike Sheron (1999)
  • Record Attendance: 40,255 v Stoke City, FA Cup 5th Round, 15 February 1936
  • Youngest ever Football League player: Reuben Noble-Lazarus 15 years and 45 days

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