Today saw The Reds embark on their 24th league campaign at third tier level. They have enjoyed promotion from the third tier 6 times since their first appearance in 1932/33
Taken from @bfcstats
The Reds faced Oxford United at Oakwell on August 4th in the 2018/19 season opener. The fixture was last played 20 years prior with The Reds notching their first win of the 1998/99 season thanks to a solitary goal from player/manager John Hendrie
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Today saw The Reds embark on their 24th league campaign at third tier level. They have enjoyed promotion from the third tier 6 times since their first appearance in 1932/33
The last man to complete a full season in charge of The Reds in the third tier without achieving promotion was Allan Clarke
The Reds’ most consecutive wins (10) came in the third tier in 1954/55 when they were last crowned Champions of Division 3 (North), their third league title. It ended at Saltergate, when John Jarman’s 85th minute goal wasn’t enough to overturn Chesterfield’s 3-0 half-time lead.
Dean Gorre scored the only goal of the game the last time The Reds began a league campaign with a non-British Manager/Head Coach at the helm. They beat Colchester United at Oakwell in the curtain-raiser of 2003/04 under the guidance of Gudjon Thordarson
The Reds equalled their best ever result on the opening day of a league campaign by beating Oxford United 4-0 at Oakwell. In 1981 they defeated Shrewsbury Town and in 1977, Rochdale, by the same scoreline at Oakwell
Kenny Dougall and Victor Ade.... became the 1225th and 1226th players to represent BarnsleyFC in the Football League yesterday. The last goalscoring debutant prior to Victor was Saidy Janko v Wolverhampton.
Adam Davies moved on to 48 clean sheets for The Reds with Saturdays 4-0 win over Oxford United, 1 clear of Luke Steele and outright 7th in the all time list of Reds Goalkeepers. Dave Watson in 6th on 61?
The Reds kicked off their 110th league campaign by beating Oxford United 4-0 to claim their 36th opening day win.
The Reds’ all time league win ratio is 35.5% but their opening day win ratio (league campaign) is down at 32.7%
The Reds took their overall tally of third tier wins at Oakwell to 275 and their total third tier goals at Oakwell to 956 with their 4-0 demolition of Oxford United on Saturday