# 2011–12 Barnsley F.C. season

The 2011–12 season will be Barnsley's fifth consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2006.

## Season overview
### Events

* 15 May 2011 – Mark Robins resigns as manager after 2 years in charge of Barnsley.
* 20 May 2011 – Barnsley are granted permission by Rochdale to speak to manager Keith Hill.
* 1 June 2011 – Keith Hill is appointed as manager on a year contract. David Flitcroft is appointed as assistant manager.

### Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 50 | |
| 20 | Bristol City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 49 | |
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 48 | |
| 22 | Portsmouth (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 40 | Relegation to League One |
| 23 | Coventry City (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 40 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2012. Source:

#### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 14 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |

## Squad details

| No. | Name | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Fee | End |
| 1 | Luke Steele | Peterborough | 24 September 1984 | 119 | 0 | – | – | West Bromwich Albion | 21 May 2008 | Free | 2013 |
| 2 | Bobby Hassell | Derby | 4 June 1980 | 253 | 7 | – | – | Mansfield Town | 1 July 2004 | Free | 2012 |
| 3 | Jay McEveley | Liverpool | 11 February 1985 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Derby County | 6 July 2010 | Free | 2012 |
| 4 | Rob Edwards | Madeley | 25 December 1982 | – | – | – | – | Blackpool | 1 July 2011 | Free | 2013 |
| 5 | Nathan Doyle | Derby | 12 January 1987 | 79 | 2 | – | – | Hull City | 13 January 2010 | Free | 2012 |
| 6 | Stephen Foster | Warrington | 18 September 1980 | 168 | 9 | – | – | Burnley | 27 August 2007 | £100,000 | 2012 |
| 7 | Stephen Dawson | Dublin | 4 December 1985 | – | – | – | – | Leyton Orient | 31 January 2012 | Undisclosed | 2014 |
| 8 | Jim O'Brien | Vale of Leven | 28 September 1987 | 34 | 1 | – | – | Motherwell | 1 June 2010 | Undisclosed | 2013 |
| 9 | Craig Davies | Burton upon Trent | 9 January 1986 | – | – | 5 | 0 | Chesterfield | 1 July 2011 | Free | 2013 |
| 10 | Matt Done | Oswestry | 22 July 1988 | – | – | – | – | Rochdale | 21 June 2011 | Undisclosed | 2013 |
| 11 | David Perkins | Heysham | 21 June 1982 | – | – | – | – | Colchester United | 1 June 2011 | Free | 2013 |
| 12 | David Preece | Sunderland | 26 August 1976 | 7 | 0 | – | – | Odense Boldklub | 16 July 2009 | Free | 2012 |
| 13 | Chris Dagnall | Liverpool | 15 April 1986 | – | – | – | – | Scunthorpe United | 5 January 2012 | Undisclosed | 2014 |
| 14 | Scott Wiseman | Hull | 13 December 1985 | – | – | – | – | Rochdale | 21 June 2011 | Undisclosed | 2014 |
| 15 | Jimmy McNulty | Liverpool | 13 February 1985 | – | – | – | – | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 June 2011 | Undisclosed | 2013 |
| 16 | Korey Smith | Hatfield | 31 January 1991 | – | – | – | – | Norwich City | 25 January 2012 | Loan | 2012 |
| 17 | David Cotterill | Cardiff | 4 December 1987 | – | – | – | – | Free Agent | 14 February 2012 | Free | 2012 |
| 18 | Kallum Higginbotham | Salford | 15 June 1989 | – | – | – | – | Huddersfield Town | 22 March 2012 | Loan | 30 May 2012 |
| 19 | Jacob Butterfield | Bradford | 10 June 1990 | 75 | 3 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2007 | Trainee | 2011 |
| 20 | Scott Golbourne | Bristol | 29 February 1988 | – | – | – | – | Exeter City | 30 January 2012 | Undisclosed | 2014 |
| 21 | Frank Nouble | Lewisham | 24 September 1991 | 4 | 0 | – | – | West Ham United | 8 March 2012 | Loan | 9 April 2012 |
| 22 | Luke Potter | Barnsley | 17 July 1989 | 21 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2006 | Trainee | 2011 |
| 23 | Lee Collins | Telford | 28 September 1988 | – | – | – | – | Port Vale | 15 March 2012 | Loan | 2012 |
| 24 | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | Huddersfield | 16 August 1993 | 11 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 29 September 2008 | Trainee | 2013 |
| 25 | David Button | Stevenage | 27 February 1989 | – | – | – | – | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 March 2012 | Loan | 15 April 2012 |
| 27 | Andy Gray | Harrogate | 15 November 1977 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 21 August 2009 | Undisclosed | 2012 |
| 28 | Michael Tonge | Manchester | 7 April 1983 | – | – | – | – | Stoke City | 24 January 2012 | Loan | 2012 |
| 29 | Alastair Taylor | Sheffield | 13 September 1991 | 3 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2010 | Trainee | 2012 |
| 31 | Jordan Clarke | Barnsley | 22 September 1993 | 4 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 April 2011 | Trainee | 2012 |
| 32 | Danny Rose | Barnsley | 10 December 1993 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2010 | Trainee | |
| 33 | Paul Digby | Sheffield | 2 February 1995 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 August 2010 | Trainee | 2014 |
| 34 | John Stones | Barnsley | 28 May 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 7 December 2011 | Trainee | 2013 |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

Last Updated 29 April 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele | 38 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Bobby Hassell | 19 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Jay McEveley | 31 | 0 | 25+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Rob Edwards | 18 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Nathan Doyle | 20 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Stephen Foster | 42 | 1 | 41+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Stephen Dawson | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Jim O'Brien | 32 | 2 | 23+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Craig Davies | 46 | 11 | 32+12 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Matt Done | 33 | 4 | 22+9 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | David Perkins | 35 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | David Preece | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Chris Dagnall | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Scott Wiseman | 44 | 1 | 33+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Jimmy McNulty | 46 | 2 | 43+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Korey Smith | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | WAL | David Cotterill | 11 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Kallum Higginbotham | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jacob Butterfield | 25 | 5 | 24+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Scott Golbourne | 12 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Frank Nouble | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Luke Potter | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Lee Collins | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Reuben Noble-Lazarus | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | David Button | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | Andy Gray | 32 | 8 | 25+6 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Michael Tonge | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Alistair Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | LTU | Lukas Lidakevicius | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Jordan Clark | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Danny Rose | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Paul Digby | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | John Stones | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| -- | MF | ENG | Kern Miller | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player who left Barnsley during the season ||||||||||||
| | DF | ENG | Miles Addison | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Danny Drinkwater | 18 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Danny Haynes | 13 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Cameron Park | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Nile Ranger | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | POR | Ricardo Vaz Tê | 24 | 12 | 12+10 | 10 | 1+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 18 | Ricardo Vaz Tê | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Craig Davies | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | 27 | Andy Gray | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | 19 | Jacob Butterfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Matt Done | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 15 | Jimmy McNulty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Jim O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 17 | David Cotterill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 20 | Danny Drinkwater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 6 | Stephen Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 20 | Scott Golbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 11 | David Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 14 | Scott Wiseman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Totals | 48 | 2 | 0 | 50 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 11 | MF | David Perkins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Andy Gray | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Nathan Doyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Jim O'Brien | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Stephen Dawson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Danny Drinkwater | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Stephen Foster | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jay McEevely | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Jimmy McNulty | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Miles Addison | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Bobby Hassell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | David Cotterill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Rob Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Michael Tonge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Jacob Butterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Craig Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Scott Golbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Kallum Higginbotham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Danny Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Korey Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Alastair Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Ricardo Vaz Tê | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Scott Wiseman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | Totals | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 2 |

#### Suspensions served

| Date | Player | Reason | Games Missed |
| 1 November | Jim O'Brien | Reached five yellow cards | Brighton & Hove Albion (A) |
| 6 November | Danny Drinkwater | Reached five yellow cards | Doncaster Rovers (H) |
| 26 November | David Perkins | Sent off vs Leeds United | Peterborough (A), Crystal Palace (H), Ipswich (H) |
| 24 March | Nathan Doyle | Sent off vs Peterborough United | Ipswich (A), West Ham (H), Blackpool (A) |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 9 | FW | Davies | 25 | EU | Chesterfield | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 11 | MF | Perkins | 29 | EU | Colchester United | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 10 | MF | Done | 22 | EU | Rochdale | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Undisclosed | Barnsley |
| 14 | DF | Wiseman | 25 | EU | Rochdale | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 15 | DF | McNulty | 26 | EU | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Undisclosed | Sky Sports |
| 4 | DF | Edwards | 28 | EU | Blackpool | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 18 | FW | Vaz Tê | 24 | EU | Hibernian | Free Transfer | Summer | 2012 | Free | Sky Sports |
| 34 | DF | Stones | 17 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | | 2013 | Youth system | BBC Sport |
| 13 | FW | Dagnall | 25 | EU | Scunthorpe United | Transfer | Winter | 2015 | Undisclosed | Sky Sports |
| 20 | DF | Golbourne | 23 | EU | Exeter City | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 7 | MF | Dawson | 26 | EU | Leyton Orient | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 17 | MF | Cotterill | 24 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | 2012 | Free | Sky Sports |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 17 | DF | Addison | 23 | Derby County | 24 Jun | 30 Jan | BBC Sport | DCFC Official Site |
| 21 | MF | Park | 19 | Middlesbrough | 23 Aug | 23 Oct | BBC Sport | Soccerbase |
| 20 | MF | Drinkwater | 21 | Manchester United | 23 Aug | 19 Jan | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 40 | FW | Ranger | 20 | Newcastle United | 18 Nov | 22 Dec | BBC Sport | Tribal Football |
| 23 | MF | Tonge | 29 | Stoke City | 24 Jan | 30 May | BFC Official Site | Official Site |
| 16 | MF | Smith | 21 | Norwich City | 25 Jan | 30 May | BBC Sport | Official Site |
| 21 | FW | Nouble | 20 | West Ham United | 8 March | 9 April | BBC Sport | Official Site |
| 23 | DF | Collins | 23 | Port Vale | 15 March | 30 May | BBC Sport | Official Site |
| 25 | GK | Button | 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 March | 30 May | BBC Sport | Official Site |
| 18 | FW | Higginbotham | 22 | Huddersfield Town | 22 March | 26 April | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
| 20 | MF | Colace | 27 | Free Transfer | Estudiantes Tecos | Summer | Free | 108 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 30 | FW | Bennett | 19 | Out of Contract | | Summer | Free | 4 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 26 | DF | Conor Branson | 19 | Out of Contract | | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 11 | MF | Devaney | 30 | Out of Contract | Tranmere Rovers | Summer | Free | 176 | 18 | BBC Sport |
| 33 | DF | Hill | 31 | Out of Contract | Blackpool | Summer | Free | 24 | 2 | Sky Sports |
| 28 | MF | Fearnehough | 19 | Out of Contract | | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 16 | FW | Dickinson | 25 | Free Transfer | Plymouth Argyle | Summer | Free | 4 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 4 | DF | Shackell | 27 | Transfer | Derby County | Summer | £1,000,000 | 46 | 4 | BBC Sport |
| 16 | MF | Lovre | 29 | Released | Anorthosis Famagusta | | Free | 23 | 2 | BBC Sport |
| 7 | FW | Haynes | 23 | Transfer | Charlton Athletic | Winter | Undisclosed | 33 | 6 | BBC Sport |
| 18 | FW | Vaz Tê | 25 | Transfer | West Ham United | Winter | Undisclosed | 24 | 12 | BBC Sport |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 25 | DF | Miller | 20 | Accrington Stanley | 28 July | 9 Jan | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 25 | DF | Miller | 21 | Hereford United | 9 January | 30 May | BBC Sport | Official Site |
| 13 | FW | Dagnall | 26 | Bradford City | 15 March | 30 May | Barnsley FC Official | Official site |
| 3 | DF | McEveley | 27 | Swindon Town | 22 March | 30 May | BBC Sport | Official Site |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| 27 | FW | Gray | 33 | Signed | 1 year | 2012 | BBC Sport |
| 24 | FW | Noble-Lazarus | 17 | Signed | 2 years | 2013 | BBC Sport |
| 29 | MF | Taylor | 19 | Signed | 1 year | 2012 | BBC Sport |
| 12 | GK | Preece | 34 | Signed | 1 year | 2012 | Barnsley F.C. |
| 38 | MF | Digby | 17 | Signed | 2 years | 2014 | BBC Sport |