Barnsley finally won their first ever Football League Trophy match without the need for a penalty shootout, at the sixth time of asking.
It extends The Reds unbeaten run in all competitions to five matches, their best run for 18 months.
Barnsley also recorded their first clean sheet of the season; it is their longest run without a shut out from the start of the season for seven years. In 2007-2008 it also took seven matches.
Barnsley won a match by two clear goals for only the second time in 15 games.
They have now won two home matches in a row for the first time since March.
York’s wretched run in the Football League Trophy and at Oakwell continued. The Minstermen have now won just one of their nine matches in the competition and have won just one of their 12 visits to Oakwell. This was Barnsley’s ninth home win against them.
Last night’s defeat ended York’s remarkable away record. Nigel Worthington’s side had gone 11 matches on the road without defeat stretching back to January. This was also only their fifth defeat in all competitions in 2014.
Their only two defeats this season have both come in cup competitions, to South Yorkshire sides.
Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
Reece Brown
Martin Cranie
Lewin Nyatanga
Joe Dudgeon
James Bree
Brad Abbott
Connor Hourihane
Dale Jennings
Sam Winnall
Devante Cole
Substitutes:
Kane Hemmings (for Winnall 65)
Luke Berry (for Bree 82)
Unused Substitutes:
Ross Turnbull, Jean-Yves Mvoto, Dominic McHale.
Match Reports:
Johnstones Paint Trophy First Round results Tuesday 2nd September 2014:
Crewe 0-3 Rochdale
Oldham 1-0 Bradford
BARNSLEY 2-0 York
Accrington 1-3 Carlisle
Fleetwood 1-3 Morecambe
Notts County 2-0 Mansfield
Preston 1-0 Shrewsbury
Scunthorpe 2-0 Chesterfield
Wimbledon 2-2 Southend (Wimbledon win 4-2 on pens)
Cheltenham 2-0 Oxford
Crawley 2-0 Cambridge
Peterborough 2-3 Leyton Orient
Stevenage 0-1 Gillingham
Wycombe 0-1 Coventry
Yeovil 1-3 Portsmouth
Next Up:
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Six: Barnsley v Milton Keynes Dons, Saturday 13th September 2014. Kick-off: 3pm
Tickets:
Adult: £20-£24
Over 65’s: £15-£18
Age 17-21: £15-£18
Age 12-16: £10
Under 12: £5
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Seven: Fleetwood Town v Barnsley, Wednesday 17th September 2014. Kick-off: 7:45pm
Tickets:
Seated Prices
Adult £22.00
Over 65 £17.00
Under 18 £17.00
Under 16 £14.00
Under 5 Free
Standing Prices
Adult £20.00
Over 65 £15.00
Under 18 £15.00
Under 16 £12.00
Under 5 FREE