Barnsley Are Up!

Last updated : 31 May 2016 By Rob Miles (BarnsleyBoy)

From rock bottom to Heckingbottom and promotion, on the 28th November 2015, Barnsley were bottom of League One and 15 points off the play-offs, this is the story of a remarkable season and how it clawed it all back to win promotion back to the Championship in a brilliant Play-Off Final on Sunday.

Date

Opponents

Result

Barnsley scorers

Points

League Position

Points off Play-Offs

8th August 2015

Chesterfield (a)

Lost 3-1

Conor Wilkinson (4)

0

20th

3

15th August 2015

Burton (h)

Won 1-0

Conor Hourihane (67 pen)

3

10th

1

18th August 2015

Millwall (a)

Won 3-2

Sam Winnall (38), Alfie Mawson (56), Lewin Nyatanga (90+2)

6

7th

GD (1 goal)

22nd August 2015

Bradford (h)

Drew 0-0

 

7

10th

1

29th August 2015

Rochdale (a)

Lost 3-0

 

7

12th

3

5th September 2015

Shrewsbury (h)

Lost 2-1

Sam Winnall (38)

7

14th

4

 

12th September 2015

Swindon (h)

Won 4-1

Marley Watkins (22), Reece Wabara (44), Lewin Nyatanga (59), Conor Hourihane (76)

10

11th

1

19th September 2015

Blackpool (a)

Drew 1-1

Conor Hourihane (8)

11

11th

2

26th September 2016

Gillingham (h)

Won 2-0

Ben Pearson (18) Sam Winnall (45+2)

14

8th

2

3rd October 2015

Doncaster (a)

Lost 2-1

Sam Winnall (60)

14

13th

3

10th October 2015

Crewe (h)

Lost 2-1

Alfie Mawson (16)

14

17th

6

17th October 2015

Southend (a)

Lost 2-1

Josh Scowen (24 pen)

14

19th

7

20th October 2015

Walsall (h)

Lost 2-0

 

14

19th

10

24th October 2015

Fleetwood (h)

Lost 1-0

 

14

21st

10

31st October 2015

Scunthorpe (a)

Lost 2-0

 

14

22nd

13

3rd November 2015

Coventry (a)

Lost 4-3

Alfie Mawson (48), Josh Scowen (54, 90+6 pen)

14

22nd

13

14th November 2015

Port Vale (h)

Lost 2-1

Sam Winnall (77)

14

23rd

13

21st November 2015

Oldham (a)

Won 2-1

Conor Hourihane (30), Kevin Long (89)

17

21st

13

24th November 2015

Peterborough (a)

Lost 3-2

Conor Hourihane (38 pen), Sam Winnall (77)

17

22nd

14

28th November 2015

Sheffield United (h)

Drew 1-1

Conor Hourihane (90+5)

18

24th

15

12th December 2015

Colchester (a)

Won 3-2

Conor Hourihane (18), Adam Hammill (40), Ivan Toney (60)

21

21st

13

19th December 2015

Wigan (h)

Lost 2-0

 

21

21st

13

28th December 2015

Blackpool (h)

Won 4-2

Sam Winnall (3,54), Marley Watkins (56), Matthew Templeton (90+2)

24

19th

13

2nd January 2016

Millwall (h)

Won 2-1

Sam Winnall (12), Adam Hammill (67)

27

17th

13

16th January 2016

Shrewsbury (a)

Won 3-0

Sam Winnall (15,21), Alfie Mawson (72)

30

17th

11

23rd January 2016

Rochdale (h)

Won 6-1

Alfie Mawson (8), Sam Winnall (52,69,89), Marley Watkins (84), Kevin Long (90+3)

33

17th

10

26th January 2016

Bradford (a)

Won 1-0

Marley Watkins (2)

36

13th

7

30th January 2016

Swindon (a)

Won 1-0

Sam Winnall (88)

39

12th

5

7th February 2016

Bury (h)

Won 3-0

Marley Watkins (20), Sam Winnall (55), Adam Hammill (66)

42

10th

5

13th February 2016

Gillingham (a)

Lost 2-1

Conor Hourihane (62)

42

12th

8

20th February 2016

Doncaster (h)

Won 1-0

Ashley Fletcher (81)

45

10th

7

23rd February 2016

Bury (a)

Drew 0-0

 

46

10th

6

27th February 2016

Crewe (a)

Won 2-1

Sam Winnall (53) Alfie Mawson (67)

49

9th

3

1st March 2016

Coventry (h)

Won 2-0

Marc Roberts (10), Sam Winnall (60)

52

7th

GD (10 goals)

5th March 2016

Walsall (a)

Won 3-1

Ashley Fletcher (17), Josh Brownhill (50), Harry Chapman (56)

55

6th

-3

12th March 2016

Southend (h)

Lost 2-0

 

55

8th

3

19th March 2016

Fleetwood (a)

Won 2-0

Joe Davis (og 47), Josh Scowen (84)

58

6th

-GD (6 goals)

25th March 2016

Scunthorpe (h)

Drew 0-0

 

59

7th

2

28th March 2016

Port Vale (a)

Won 1-0

Conor Hourihane (9)

62

7th

2

9th April 2016

Chesterfield (h)

Lost 2-1

Adam Hammill (75)

62

7th

5

12th April 2016

Oldham (h)

Won 2-1

Sam Winnall (45+4, 83 pen)

65

7th

3

16th April 2016

Burton (a)

Drew 0-0

 

66

7th

2

19th April 2016

Peterborough (h)

Won 1-0

George Williams (90)

69

7th

GD (5 goals)

23rd April 2016

Sheffield United (a)

Drew 0-0

 

70

6th

-1

30th April 2016

Colchester (h)

Drew 2-2

Ashley Fletcher (57,80)

71

6th

-GD (2 goals)

8th May 2016

Wigan (a)

Won 4-1

Sam Winnall (33 pen, 44), Conor Hourihane (56), Josh Brownhill (74)

74

6th

-GD (3 goals)

14th May 2016

Walsall (h)

Won 3-0

Jason Demetriou (og 45), Sam Winnall (54,55)

 

6th v 3rd

 

19th May 2016

Walsall (a)

Won 3-1

Adam Hammill (18), Ashley Fletcher (66), Josh Brownhill (90)

 

3rd v 6th

 

 

29th May 2016

 

 

 

                

 

Millwall (n)

Won 3-1

Ashley Fletcher (2), Adam  Hammill (19) Lloyd Isgrove (74)

 

6th v 4th