Barnsley F.C.

The Barnsley FC ( officially: Barnsley Football Club ), also known as The Tykes ( The dog ), is a traditional football club from Northern England Barnsley. The club, which plays its home games at the 23,009 -seat Oakwell Stadium, playing since 2006 in the second-rate English Football League Championship.

History

The Barnsley FC was founded in 1887 as Barnsley St. Peter's and in 1897 was its current name Barnsley Football Club. The most successful period the club had in the early 20th century, when they reached the final of the English FA Cup twice. After the final was in 1910 still in the replay lost on April 28 against Newcastle United with 0:2 ( first match: 1:1 ) was achieved on April 24, 1912, winning the Cup with a victory over West Bromwich Albion (1:0 by extension in the replay, game 1: 0-0). In the aftermath of the Barnsley FC and forth between the second and fourth English top flight. On February 15, 1936, the club 's FA Cup tie against Stoke City with 40,255 visitors had his up to now highest attendances.

The most successful period in Barnsley 's recent history began in the 1980/81 season with the rise in the then second-rate Second Division and was crowned the first-time promotion to the top division, the Premier League in 1997. There, you could even beat Liverpool in the Anfield stadium, the German Lars Leese guarded the gate. However, the Barnsley FC could not hold the class and the descent took place after only one year. After the failed comeback in the 1999/2000 season, when they failed in the play-offs, due to financial difficulties, the slow descent of the club began to decline in the third division. 2006 succeeded to the club by a 4-3 penalty shoot the playoff final against Swansea City two years later MOVED yet to return to the now Football League Championship -called second- highest division.

In the 2007 /08 season of Barnsley FC reached for surprising victories against Liverpool in the second round and Chelsea in the quarter-finals even the semi-finals of the FA Cup, but failed it against Cardiff City.

Achievements

  • FA Cup winner: 1912

Squad 2013/14 season

(Updated: February 8, 2014)

Goalkeeper
Defense
Midfield
Attack

League membership

Well-known former players

List of Coaches

  • England Arthur Fairclough (1898-1901)
  • Scotland McCartney, John (1901-1904)
  • England Arthur Fairclough (1904-1912)
  • England John Hastie (1912-1914)
  • England Percy Lewis (1914-1919)
  • England Saint Peter (1919-1926)
  • Scotland John Cummins (1926-1929)
  • England Arthur Fairclough (1929-1930)
  • England Brough Fletcher (1930-1937)
  • Scotland Angus Seed (1937-1953)
  • England Tim Ward (1953-1960)
  • Scotland Johnny Steele (1960-1971)
  • Scotland McSeveney John (1971-1972)
  • Scotland Johnny Steele (1972-1973)
  • England Jim Iley (1973-1978)
  • England Allan Clarke (1978-1980)
  • England Norman Hunter (1980-1984)
  • Scotland Bobby Collins (1984-1985)
  • England Allan Clarke (1985-1989)
  • England Mel Machin (1989-1993)
  • England Viv Anderson (1993-1994)
  • Northern Ireland Danny Wilson (1994-1998)
  • Scotland John Hendrie (1998-1999)
  • England Dave Bassett (1999-2000)
  • England Nigel Spackman (2000-2002)
  • England Steve Parkin (2002-2003)
  • Wales Glyn Hodges (2003)
  • Iceland Gudjon Thordarson (2003-2004)
  • England Paul Hart (2004-2005)
  • England Andy Ritchie (2005-2006)
  • Wales Simon Davey (2006-2009)
  • England Mark Robins (2009-2011)
  • England Keith Hill (2011-2013)
  • England David Flitcroft (2013 )
  • Northern Ireland Danny Wilson (since 2013)
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