Barnsley FC (1887)

Chairman

Vacant

Ground
Oakwell - Please click for more info

Pitch Measurements
110 Yds x 75 Yds

Mascot
Toby Tyke

Main Sponsors
Taits - 1980-1981
Hayselden - 1981-1984
Brooklands Hotel - 1984-1986
Sandal Bayern - 1986-1988
Lyons Cakes - 1988-1989
Shaw Carpets - 1989-1991
Heyselden - 1991-1994
Ora - 1994-2000
Big Thing - 2000-2001
iSoft - 2001-2003
VK - 2003-2005
Barnsley Building Society - 2005-2007
Wake Smith Solicitors - 2007-2008
Barnsley Building Society - 2008-????

Honours
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Famous Supporters
Michael Parkinson - Chat Show Host
Darren Gough - Cricketer
Dickie Bird - Cricket Umpire

Rivals
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield United
Leeds United

Best Cup Runs
Winners 1912

Biggest Transfer In
£1.5m - Georgi Hristov - Partizan Belgrade - 07/1997

Biggest Transfer Out
£4.2m - Ashley Ward - Blackburn Rovers - 12/2008

Record Gate Receipts

Highest Home Attendance
40,255 - vs Stoke City - FA Cup R5 - 15/02/1936

Highest Away Attendance
69,466 - vs Arsenal - FA Cup R4 - 02/02/1952

Highest Neutral Attendance
77,747 - vs Newcastle United - FA Cup Final (L1) - Crystal Palace - 23/04/1910

Lowest Home Attendance
500 - vs Arsenal - Division Two - 23/04/1900

Lowest Away Attendance
700 - vs Arsenal - 22/09/1900

Lowest Neutral Attendance

Biggest Home Win
9-0 - vs Loughborough - Division Two - 28/01/1899

Biggest Away Win
0-9 - vs Acrington Stanley - Division Three North - 03/02/1934

Biggest Home Defeat
0-5 - vs Birmingham City - Division Two - 14/02/1920
0-5 - vs QPR - Division Two - 21/01/1950
1-6 - vs Sheffield United - Division Two - 01/09/1956
0-5 - vs Newcastle United - Division Two - 04/05/1983

Biggest Away Defeat
0-9 - vs Notts County - Division Two - 19/11/1927

Most Goals Scored in a Season
118 - 1933-1934 - Division Three North

Most Goals Conceded in a Season
108 - 1952-1953 - Division Two

Previous Names

Barnsley St. Peter's - 1887-1897

Nicknames
The Tykes
The Reds
The Colliers

Local Radio
BBC Radio Sheffield - 104.1fm, 88.6fm & 94.7fm

Best Season
1938-1939 - 30 Wins - Division Three North - Promoted

Worst Season
1952-1953 - 29 Losses - Division Two - Relegated

Most Points in a Season (Win = 2Pts)
67 - Division Two - 1981-1982

Most Points in a Season (Win = 3pts)
82 - Division One - 1999-2000

Managers
Arthur Fairclough - 1898-1901
John McCartney - 1901-1904
Arthur Fairclough - 1904-1912
John Hastie - 1912-1914
Percy Lewis - 1914-1919
Peter Sant - 1919-1926
John Commins - 1926-1929
Arthur Fairclough - 1929-1930
Brough Fletcher - 1930-1937
Angus Seed - 1937-1953
Tim Ward - 1953-1960
Johnny Steele - 1960-1971
John McSeveny - 1971-1972
Johnny Steele - 1972-1973
Jim Iley - 1973-1978
Allan Clarke - 1978-1980
Norman Hunter - 1980-1984
Bobby Collins - 1984-1985
Allan Clarke - 1985-1989
Mel Machin - 1989-1993
Viv Anderson - 1993-1994
Danny Wilson - 1994-1998
John Hendrie - 1998-1999
Dave Bassett - 1999-2000
Nigel Spackman - 2001-2001
Steve Parkin - 2001-2002
Glyn Hodges - 2002-2003
Gudjon Thordarson - 2003-2004
Paul Hart - 2004-2005
Andy Ritchie - 2005-2006
Simon Davey - 2006-????

Youngest Ever Player
Reuben Noble-Lazarus - 15 Yrs 45 Days - vs Ipswich - 30/09/2008

Oldest Ever Player

Most Capped Player
Gerry McTaggart - 35 - Northern Ireland

Top Scorer in a Season
Cecil McCormack - 33 - Division Two - 1950-1951

Top Scorer of All Time
Ernest Hine - 123 - 1921-1926 & 1934-1938

Most Goals Scored in One Match
5 - Frank Eaton - vs South Shields - Division Three North - 09/04/1927
5 - Peter Cunningham - vs Darlington - Division Three North - 04/02/1933
5 - Beau Asquith - vs Darlington - Division Three North - 12/11/1938
5 - Cecil McCormack - vs Luton Town - Division Two - 09/09/1950

Most Appearances
Barry Murphy - 514 - 1962-1978

Longest Serving Player

Most European Appearances
N/A