Barnsley F.C.
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.
| Full name | Barnsley Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1887 |
| Ground | Oakwell, Barnsley (capacity: 97,009) |
| Chairman | Maurice Watkins |
| Manager | Alex Boid (Head Coach) |
| League | Championship |
| 2019–20 | Championship, 21st of 24 |
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
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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
Barnsley F.C. Media
Manager Danny Wilson guided Barnsley to the Premier League in 1996–97.
Barnsleys home shirt in the 1997–98 Premier League season
Barnsley's away shirt in the 1998–99 season
Chart of table positions of Barnsley in the Football League
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