Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley F.C. is an English football club who play in Barnsley, Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1887 and play its home games at a stadium called Oakwell. They play in  EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Their nicknamed is "the Tykes". 

 Name 
 1887–1897 Barnsley St. Peter's F.C.
 1897–present Barnsley F.C.

 League position 
SeasonLeaguePosition2000/01First Division16th2001/02First Division23rd2002/03Second Division19th2003/04Second Division12th2004/05League One13th2005/06League One5th2006/07League Championship20th2007/08League Championship18th2008/09League Championship20th2009/10League Championship18th2010/11League Championship17th2011/12League Championship21st2012/13League Championship21st

 Former position 

 Managers 
   Arthur Fairclough (1898–01)
  John McCartney (1901–04)
   Arthur Fairclough (1904–12)
   John Hastie (1912–14)
   Percy Lewis (1914–19)
   Peter Saint (1919–26)
  John Cummins (1926–29)
   Arthur Fairclough (1929–30)
   Brough Fletcher (1930–37)
  Angus Seed (1937–53)
   Tim Ward (1953–60)
  Johnny Steele (1960–71)

  John McSeveney (1971–72)
  Johnny Steele (1972–73)
   Jim Iley (1973–78)
   Allan Clarke (1978–80)
   Norman Hunter (1980–84)
  Bobby Collins (1984–85)
   Allan Clarke (1985–89)
   Mel Machin (1989–93)
   Viv Anderson (1993–94)
  Danny Wilson (1994–98)
  John Hendrie (1998–1999)
   Eric Winstanley (Caretaker) (1999)

  Dave Bassett (1999–2000)
  Eric Winstanley (Caretaker) (2000–2001)
  Nigel Spackman (2001)
    Glyn Hodges (Caretaker) (2001)
  Steve Parkin (2001–2002)
    Glyn Hodges (2002–2003)
  Gudjon Thordarson (2003–2004)
  Paul Hart (2004–2005)
  Andy Ritchie (2005–2006)
    Simon Davey (2006–2009)
  Mark Robins (2009–2011)
  Keith Hill (2011-2012)
  Thomas Wade(Caretaker) (2012- 2015)

 Club records 
 Record League Victory: 9–0 v Loughborough Town, Second Division, 28 January 1899  
 Record Cup Victory: 6–0 v Blackpool, FA Cup First Round, 20 January 1910  
 Record League Defeat: 0–9 v Notts County, Second Division, 19 January 1927
 Record Cup Defeat: 1–8 v Derby County, FA Cup First Round, 30 January 1987
 Highest League Scorer in Season: 
 Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Ernie Hine, 123, 1921–1938
 Most Internationals Caps: Gerry Taggart, 35, Northern Ireland
 Most League Appearances: Barry Murphy, 514, 1962–1978
 Record Transfer Fee Received: £4,500,000 from Blackburn Rovers for Ashley Ward, December 1998
 Record Transfer Fee Paid: £1,500,000 to Partizan Belgrade for Georgi Hristov (1997) and £1,500,000 to QPR for Mike Sheron (1999)
 Record Attendance: 40,255 v Stoke City, FA Cup 5th Round, 15 February 1936
 Youngest ever Football League player: Reuben Noble-Lazarus 15 years and 45 days

 References 

Category:English football clubs
Category:1887 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:1880s establishments in England
Category:Barnsley