# 2024–25 Barrow A.F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 124th season in the history of Barrow and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 24 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Farman |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Dean Campbell |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Kyle Cameron (on loan from Notts County) |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan (captain) |
| 7 | MF | ENG | David Worrall |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Kian Spence |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tyler Smith (on loan from Bradford City) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Ged Garner |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Elliot Newby |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Luke Daniels |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Robbie Gotts |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Sam Foley |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Katia Kouyaté |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Sam Barnes |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Dom Telford |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Emile Acquah |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Wyll Stanway |
| 22 | FW | WAL | Chris Popov (on loan from Leicester City) |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Connor Mahoney |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Charlie Kirk |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Isaac Fletcher |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Junior Tiensia |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Ben Jackson |
| 33 | FW | SCO | Aaron Pressley (on loan from Stevenage) |
| 39 | DF | USA | Leo Duru (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Theo Vassell |
| 14 | DF | WAL | MJ Williams |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 14 June 2024 | GK | Wyll Stanway | Chester | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Sam Barnes | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Katia Kouyate | Everton | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | RW | Connor Mahoney | Huddersfield Town | Free |
| 14 July 2024 | CB | Theo Vassell | Salford City | Free |
| 30 July 2024 | LB | Ben Jackson | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2024 | CB | Chris Stokes | Morecambe | Free |
| 2 September 2024 | CM | Charlie Weston | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 22 October 2024 | LW | Charlie Kirk | Crewe Alexandra | Free |
| 2 January 2025 | CM | Isaac Fletcher | Spennymoor Town | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2025 | CF | Josh Shamalo | Barton Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2025 | DM | MJ Williams | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 5 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Everton contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Huddersfield Town contract expired
* ↑ Signed initially for the 'B team

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 3 December 2024 | CM | Charlie Weston | Rochdale | Free | |
| 28 January 2025 | RB | Rory Feely | Crawley Town | Undisclosed | |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Andrew Dallas | Barnsley | 15 January 2025 |
| 30 July 2024 | RB | Neo Eccleston | Huddersfield Town | 15 January 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | AM | Chris Popov | Leicester City | End of Season |
| 5 January 2025 | CB | Kyle Cameron | Notts County | End of Season |
| 9 January 2025 | RB | Leo Duru | Blackburn Rovers | End of Season |
| 9 January 2025 | CF | Aaron Pressley | Stevenage | End of Season |
| 17 January 2025 | CF | Tyler Smith | Bradford City | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | CM | Ben Whitfield | Burton Albion | End of Season |
* ↑ The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1
* ↑ On 15 January, Dallas was recalled back to his parent club Barnsley
* ↑ On 15 January, Eccleston was recalled back to his parent club Huddersfield

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 10 January 2025 | CB | Mazeed Ogungbo | Hemel Hempstead Town | End of Season |
| 10 January 2025 | CF | Josh Shamalo | Eastbourne Borough | End of Season |
| 31 January 2025 | CF | Dom Telford | Barnet | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | CF | Gerard Garner | Morecambe | End of Season |
| 25 February 2025 | RM | David Worrall | Kidderminster Harriers | 25 March 2025 |

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Tyrell Warren | Grimsby Town | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Ben Whitfield | Burton Albion | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Sam Bellis | Waterford | 3 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | George Ray | Morecambe | 12 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Tom White | Morecambe | 12 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | James Chester | Salford City | 17 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Owen Bray | FC Halifax Town | 9 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Courtney Duffus | Macclesfield | 19 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Josh Lillis | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Malakai Reeve | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Jamie Proctor | Retired | Retired |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 June, Barrow announced their pre-season schedule, with fixtures against Holker Old Boys, FC United of Manchester, Kilmarnock, Stockport County, Real Unión, AFC Fylde and Wigan Athletic.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 46 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 45 |
| 16 | Barrow | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 43 |
| 17 | Newport County | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 43 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 42 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 19$^1$ | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 26$^2$ |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | | | |
| Position | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | | | |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 43 | | | |
* $^1$ Matchday 19 (vs. Milton Keynes Dons) was postponed due to spectator and player safety concerns from Storm Darragh.
* $^2$ Matchday 26 (vs. Port Vale) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Barrow were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Barrow being drawn at home against Port Vale. In the second round, they were drawn at home to Derby County. In the third round, they were drawn away to Chelsea.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Barrow were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Bolton Wanderers, Fleetwood Town and Aston Villa U21.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Barrow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Farman | 30 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Mazeed Ogungbo | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Dean Campbell | 31 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Kyle Cameron | 8 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan | 30 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | David Worrall | 9 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Kian Spence | 34 | 5 | 26+3 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tyler Smith | 11 | 2 | 5+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Gerard Garner | 22 | 4 | 12+4 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Elliot Newby | 38 | 2 | 26+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | WAL | MJ Williams | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Robbie Gotts | 34 | 2 | 28+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Sam Foley | 28 | 4 | 17+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Katia Kouyaté | 23 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Sam Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Dom Telford | 23 | 2 | 3+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Emile Acquah | 32 | 6 | 15+13 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Wyll Stanway | 12 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | WAL | Chris Popov | 11 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Connor Mahoney | 21 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Charlie Kirk | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Isaac Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Junior Tiensia | 12 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Ben Jackson | 40 | 1 | 33+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | SCO | Aaron Pressley | 11 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Ben Whitfield | 7 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Sean Etaluku | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | USA | Leo Duru | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Theo Vassell | 37 | 6 | 29+1 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Neo Eccleston | 24 | 1 | 7+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Andrew Dallas | 22 | 5 | 6+12 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | ENG | Chris Stokes | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRL | Rory Feely | 23 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Charlie Weston | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |