# 2014–15 Barnsley F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Barnsley's first season back in Football League One after being relegated the previous season.

## Kit

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Last updated: 28 June 2014. Source:

## Squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Club caps | Club goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ross Turnbull | GK | Bishop Auckland | (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 40) | 35 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 July 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 12 | Adam Davies | GK | Rheinstein | (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32) | 9 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 24 | Christian Dibble | GK | Wilmslow | (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Bury | 1 July 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Reece Brown | RB | Manchester | (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33) | 12 | 0 | Watford | 31 July 2014 | Undisclosed | 2015 |
| 3 | Joe Dudgeon | LB | Leeds | (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 34) | 12 | 0 | Hull City | 31 July 2014 | Loan | 2015 |
| 5 | Lewin Nyatanga | CB/LB | Burton upon Trent | (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36) | 80 | 2 | Bristol City | 9 July 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| 6 | Martin Cranie | CB | Yeovil | (1986-09-23) 23 September 1986 (age 38) | 105 | 1 | Coventry City | 20 August 2012 | Free | 2015 |
| 15 | Jean-Yves Mvoto | CB | Paris | (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 36) | 34 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | 23 July 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| 16 | Peter Ramage | CB/LB | Whitley Bay | (1983-11-22) 22 November 1983 (age 41) | 30 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 3 October 2014 | Loan | 2015 |
| 20 | George Smith | LB | Barnsley | (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 2 June 2014 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 28 | Jack Cowgill | CB | Wakefield | (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 29 | James Bree | RB/CM | Wakefield | (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27) | 11 | 0 | Academy | 11 October 2014 | Trainee | 2017 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Berry | RM/CM | | (1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 (age 32) | 14 | 0 | Cambridge United | 30 July 2014 | Free | 2017 |
| 7 | Keith Treacy | RW/LW | Dublin | (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 36) | 11 | 0 | Burnley | 6 August 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 8 | Conor Hourihane | CM | Cork | (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 34) | 17 | 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 June 2014 | £200,000 | 2017 |
| 11 | Dale Jennings | LW/RW | Liverpool | (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 32) | 36 | 4 | Bayern Munich | 18 June 2013 | £250,000 | 2016 |
| 13 | Ryan Williams | LW/RW | Subiaco | (1993-11-28) 28 November 1993 (age 31) | 6 | 0 | Fulham | 2 October 2014 | Loan | 2014 |
| 14 | Paul Digby | CM | Sheffield | (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 30) | 14 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2011 | Trainee | 2017 |
| 17 | Brad Abott | CM | | (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 30) | 4 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 19 | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | WG/CF | Huddersfield | (1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 31) | 49 | 3 | Academy | 29 September 2008 | Trainee | 2015 |
| 21 | Darren McKnight | CM/RB | County Antrim | (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 4 July 2014 | Trainee | 2015 |
| 22 | Dominic McHale | WG | Manchester | (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | February 2014 | Free | 2015 |
| 32 | James Bailey | CM/RM | Bollington | (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) | 11 | 0 | Derby County | 22 July 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Sam Winnall | CF/WG | Wolverhampton | (1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 (age 34) | 16 | 4 | Scunthorpe United | 24 July 2014 | Undisclosed | 2017 |
| 10 | Kane Hemmings | CF | Burton upon Trent | (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) | 11 | 1 | Cowdenbeath | 19 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 16 | Danny Rose | CF | Barnsley | (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 31) | 18 | 2 | Academy | 30 March 2011 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 18 | Rhys Oates | CM | Pontefract | (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 2015 |
| 23 | Nana Boakye-Yiadom | CF | London | | 2 | 0 | Academy | 29 May 2014 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 26 | George Maris | CF | Sheffield | (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 29 May 2014 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 31 | Marcello Trotta | CF | Santa Maria Capua Vetere | (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 32) | 0 | 0 | Fulham | 1 November 2014 | Loan | 2015 |
| 33 | Leroy Lita | CF | Kinshasa | (1984-12-28) 28 December 1984 (age 40) | 10 | 2 | Swansea City | 8 August 2014 | Free | 2015 |
| 44 | Devante Cole | CF | Alderley Edge | (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29) | 14 | 5 | Manchester City | 19 August 2014 | Loan | 2015 |

### Statistics

    As of 4 November 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ross Turnbull | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Reece Brown | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Joe Dudgeon (on loan from Hull City) | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Luke Berry | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Lewin Nyatanga | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Martin Cranie | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Keith Treacy | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Conor Hourihane | 17 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Sam Winnall | 17 | 4 | 12+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kane Hemmings | 11 | 2 | 3+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Dale Jennings | 9 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Adam Davies | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Ryan Williams (on loan from Fulham) | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Paul Digby | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Jean-Yves Mvoto | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Peter Ramage (on loan from Crystal Palace) | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Brad Abbott | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Rhys Oates | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | George Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Darren McKnight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Dominic McHale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Nana Boakye-Yiadom | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | WAL | Christian Dibble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | George Maris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Jack Cowgill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | James Bree | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | James Bailey | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Leroy Lita | 11 | 2 | 6+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ENG | Devante Cole (on loan from Manchester City) | 14 | 5 | 9+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Players who have left the club ||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | ENG | Danny Rose | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Captains

As of 4 November 2014
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| 6 | DF | Martin Cranie | | 17 | |
Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

#### Goalscoring record

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 8 | MF | Conor Hourihane | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 44 | FW | Devante Cole | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | Sam Winnall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | FW | Kane Hemmings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 33 | FW | Leroy Lita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | DF | Martin Cranie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | MF | Dale Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 16 | DF | Peter Ramage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date |
| 24 | GK | Christian Dibble | 20 | Signed | 1 year | June 2015 |
| 21 | MF | Jacob Mellis | 23 | Rejected | Rejected | June 2014 |
| 7 | MF | Jim O'Brien | 26 | Rejected | Rejected | June 2014 |
| 19 | MF | Tomasz Cywka | 26 | Rejected | Rejected | June 2014 |
| 8 | MF | Stephen Dawson | 28 | Rejected | Rejected | June 2014 |
| 21 | MF | Darren McKnight | 18 | Signed | 6 months | January 2015 |

## Match details
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 63 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 63 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 62 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 61 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.

### Football League Trophy
## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 12 | GK | Adam Davies | 21 | EU | Sheffield Wednesday | Bosman | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 10 | FW | Kane Hemmings | 22 | EU | Cowdenbeath | Bosman | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Conor Hourihane | 23 | EU | Plymouth Argyle | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | £200,000 |
| 32 | MF | James Bailey | 25 | EU | Derby County | Bosman | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Sam Winnall | 23 | EU | Scunthorpe United | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 1 | GK | Ross Turnbull | 29 | EU | Doncaster Rovers | Bosman | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 4 | MF | Luke Berry | 22 | EU | Cambridge United | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 2 | DF | Reece Brown | 22 | EU | Watford | Bosman | Summer | 2015 | Undisclosed |
| 7 | MF | Keith Treacy | 25 | EU | Burnley | Bosman | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 33 | FW | Leroy Lita | 29 | EU | Swansea City | Bosman | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| — | FW | Mike Phenix | 25 | EU | AFC Telford United | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | Undisclosed |
| 22 | DF | George Williams | 21 | EU | Worcester City | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | Undisclosed |
| — | FW | Milan Lalkovič | 22 | EU | Mladá Boleslav | Free transfer | Winter | 2016 | Free |
| — | MF | Josh Scowen | 21 | EU | Wycombe Wanderers | Transfer | Winter | 2017 | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 3 | DF | Joe Dudgeon | 23 | Hull City | 31 July 2014 | 5 January 2015 |
| 44 | FW | Devante Cole | 19 | Manchester City | 19 August 2014 | 5 January 2015 |
| 13 | MF | Ryan Williams | 20 | Fulham | 2 October 2014 | 30 October 2014 |
| 16 | DF | Peter Ramage | 30 | Crystal Palace | 3 October 2014 | 3 May 2015 |
| 31 | FW | Marcello Trotta | 32 | Fulham | 1 November 2014 | 5 January 2015 |
| 42 | FW | Alex Kiwomya | 18 | Chelsea | 3 January 2015 | 3 March 2015 |
| 41 | FW | George Waring | 20 | Stoke City | 8 January 2015 | 3 February 2015 |
| 36 | MF | Ben Pearson | 20 | Manchester United | 8 January 2015 | 3 May 2015 |
| 31 | MF | John O'Sullivan | 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 February 2015 | 23 March 2015 |
| 3 | DF | Declan John | 19 | Cardiff City | 6 March 2015 | 3 May 2015 |
| 21 | FW | Jabo Ibehre | 32 | Colchester United | 6 March 2015 | 3 May 2015 |
| 19 | FW | Cameron Stewart | 23 | Ipswich Town | 21 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| 13 | GK | Joe Wildsmith | 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 March 2015 | 25 April 2015 |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals |
| 25 | MF | Jordan Clark | 20 | Contract Ended | Shrewsbury Town | Summer | Free | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | John Cofie | 21 | Contract Ended | Molde | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Tomasz Cywka | 26 | Contract Ended | Blackpool | Summer | Free | 48 | 8 |
| 8 | MF | Stephen Dawson | 28 | Contract Ended | Rochdale | Summer | Free | 86 | 6 |
| 23 | MF | Kelvin Etuhu | 25 | Contract Ended | Bury | Summer | Free | 46 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Emmanuel Frimpong | 22 | Contract Ended | Ufa | Summer | Free | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Bobby Hassell | 33 | Contract Ended | Bharat FC | Summer | Free | 270 | 8 |
| 18 | DF | Andrai Jones | 22 | Contract Ended | Gateshead | Summer | Free | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Liam Lawrence | 32 | Contract Ended | Shrewsbury Town | Summer | Free | 14 | 1 |
| 42 | MF | Paddy McCourt | 30 | Contract Ended | Brighton & Hove Albion | Summer | Free | 23 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | Jacob Mellis | 23 | Contract Ended | Blackpool | Summer | Free | 89 | 10 |
| 26 | MF | Sam Patterson | 20 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | McCauley Shillito | 19 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | Erico Sousa | 19 | Contract Ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | Jordan Tunnicliffe | 20 | Contract Ended | Kidderminster Harriers | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Iain Turner | 30 | Contract Ended | Sheffield United | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Martin Woods | 28 | Contract Ended | Ross County | Summer | Free | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jim O'Brien | 26 | Contract Ended | Coventry City | Summer | Free | 133 | 8 |
| 1 | GK | Luke Steele | 29 | Free transfer | Panathinaikos | Summer | Free | 209 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Chris O'Grady | 28 | Transfer | Brighton & Hove Albion | Summer | Undisclosed | 59 | 21 |
| 4 | DF | Tom Kennedy | 29 | Contract Terminated | Rochdale | Summer | Free | 75 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | Danny Rose | 20 | Transfer | Bury | Summer | Undisclosed | 16 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 21 | Transfer | Rochdale | Winter | Undisclosed | 46 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Keith Treacy | 26 | Released | Free agent | Winter | Free | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Reece Brown | 23 | Released | Free agent | Winter | Free | 13 | 0 |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 16 | FW | Danny Rose | 20 | Bury | 15 August 2014 | 18 August 2014 |
| 18 | FW | Rhys Oates | 31 | Grimsby Town | 19 September 2014 | |
| 19 | FW | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 31 | Rochdale | 27 October 2014 | 13 January 2015 |
| 24 | GK | Christian Dibble | 20 | Nuneaton Town | 27 November 2014 | 17 January 2015 |
| 20 | DF | George Smith | 18 | Bradford Park Avenue | 27 November 2014 | 27 January 2015 |
| 17 | MF | Brad Abbott | 20 | Chester | 16 January 2015 | 13 February 2015 |
| 26 | FW | George Maris | 18 | Nuneaton Town | 30 January 2015 | 2 March 2015 |
| 33 | FW | Leroy Lita | 30 | Notts County | 3 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |