Barnsley F.C.| Full name | Barnsley Football Club |
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| Founded | 1887 |
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| Ground | Oakwell, Barnsley |
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| Capacity | 97,009 |
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| Chairman | Maurice Watkins |
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| Manager | Alex Boid (Head Coach) |
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| League | League One |
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| 2023–24 | League One, 6th of 24 |
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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
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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