Name: Barnsley FC
Founded: 1887
Stadium: Oakwell
Manager: Simon Davey
Captain: Steven Foster
League: The Championship
Last Season
Barnsley brought in 14 players last Summer, the majority of them foreign , which gave them a good start to the season. They relied on Skipper Brian Howard to get the goals, which resulted in him geting intrest in Premiership clubs. But their form dipped and finished a lowly 18th. But the real success story of their season was their FA Cup run. They defeated Blackpool and Southend United in the 3rd and 4th rounds, and that resulted in them recieving a 5th round trip to Anfield to face Liverpool. Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring for Liverpool, but second-half goals from Stephen Foster and Brian Howard sent Barbsley through. They had an even harder task in the Quarter-Final, facing Chelsea at Oakwell, but scapped through that, defeating them 1-0, thanks to a Kayode Odejayi goal. Barnsley's winning run in the Cup came to an end as fellow Championship team Cardiff City defeated them 1-0 in the Semi-Final, with Joe Ledley scoring the winning goal.
Stadium
Name: Oakwell, Barnsley
Capacity: 23,009
Built: 1994
Opened: 22 August 1998
Surface: Grass.
Stands-
West Stand: 4,752
East Stand: 7,492
The Enterprise PLC Stand: 4,508
The North Stand: 6,000
Records:
- Record League Victory: 9-0 v Loughborough Town, Second Division, 28 January 1899
- Record Cup Victory: 6-0 v BlackpoolFA 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: Ernest 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.
Kits
Other Staff
Ryan Kidd-Assistant Manager
Kelham O' Hanlon-First Team Coach
Dave Kelly-Sports Scientist
Matt Konopinski-Head Physio
John Harnan-Club Doctor
Tony Swift-Kit Man
Squad
Goalkeepers
Muller
Steele
Letheren
Defenders
Hassell
Kozluk
Moore
Foster
Souza
Potter
van Homoet
Midfielders
Colace
El Haimour
Leon
Anderson
Johnson
Butterfield
Campbell-Ryce
Devaney
Heslop
Whaley
Strikers
Hume
Mostto
Odejayi
Macken
Coulson
Rigters
Adam
Noble-Lazarus