Team News
Lee Johnson could ring the changes and may drop players who do not figure in his plans for next season. Both Martin Cranie and Lewin Nyatanga will be sweating on their places.
More pressing is the lack of a fully fit striker at the club. Both Sam Winnall and Jabo Ibehre have knocks which could see 20 year old Rhys Oates handed his first ever start for the club.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
Declan John
Martin Cranie
Lewin Nyatanga
Mason Holgate
Paul Digby
Luke Berry
Josh Scowen
Ben Pearson
Conor Hourihane
Jabo Ibehre
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Rochdale results:
4/10/14 Rochdale 0-1 Barnsley (Peter Ramage 10) (League One)
11/8/14 Rochdale (Andrew Tutte 6, Jason Kennedy, 90 107) 3-4 Barnsley (John Stones , Craig Davies 79, Chris Dagnall 95,105 (League Cup)
10/8/10 Barnsley 0-1 Rochdale (Anthony Elding 56) (League Cup)
3/9/96 Barnsley (Neil Redfearn 17, Paul Wilkinson 74) 2-0 Rochdale (League Cup)
20/8/96 Rochdale (John Deary 61, Steve Whitehall 74) 2-1 Barnsley (Paul Wilkinson 24) (League Cup)
28/4/79 Barnsley 0-3 Rochdale (Division Four)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 22
Rochdale Wins: 10
Draws: 9
Barnsley Goals: 75
Rochdale Goals: 48
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 14
Rochdale Wins: 2
Draws: 4
Barnsley Goals: 46
Rochdale Goals: 19
Interesting Stats:
Barnsley host Rochdale in a league encounter for the first time 36 years.
The last time the two sides met at Oakwell in any competition was the first round of the League Cup back in 2010-2011.
Since that tie, which Rochdale won 1-0, three of the players in the visiting side that night (Scott Wiseman, Chris O’Grady and Matty Done) have all played for and left Barnsley, whilst the man in the opposition dugout that night five years ago, Keith Hill has been hired and fired by the Reds, returned to Spotland and got them promoted.
Overall Barnsley have much the stronger record, winning 22 meetings to Rochdale’s 10.
Rochdale have won only twice at Oakwell in 16 attempts but they both have come within their last three visits.
They have scored 18 goals in 18 visits, exactly one per game.
In the last nine meetings that have produced a winner only two have produced goals for both teams.
First Met In League: Rochdale 2-3 Barnsley, Saturday 17th December 1932.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 5-0 Rochdale, Tuesday 8th March 1966.
Biggest Defeat: Rochdale 3-0 Barnsley, Saturday 9th October 1954, Barnsley 0-3 Rochdale, Saturday 28th April 1979.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Neil Redfearn 17, Paul Wilkinson 74) 2-0 Rochdale, Tuesday 3rd September 1996.
Last Away Win: Rochdale 0-1 Barnsley (Peter Ramage) Saturday 4th October 2014.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley 3-3 Rochdale Saturday 25th September 1971.
Last Away Draw: Rochdale 1-1 Barnsley Saturday 14th January 1978.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-1 Rochdale (Anthony Elding 56) Tuesday 10th August 2010.
Last Away Defeat: Rochdale (John Deary 61, Steve Whitehall 74)) 2-1 Barnsley (Paul Wilkinson 24) Tuesday 20th August 1996.
Last Home Meeting:
Tuesday 10th August 2010. (League Cup First Round)
Barnsley 0 1 Rochdale
Elding 56
Barnsley:
Luke Steele, Jay McEveley, Jason Shackell, Stephen Foster (Bobby Hassell 80), Kieran Trippier, Nathan Doyle, Goran Lovre (Iain Hume 53), Adam Hammill, Jacob Butterfield (Martin Devaney 54), Hugo Colace, Liam Dickinson.
Unused substitutes:
David Preece, Luke Potter, Michael Boulding, Andy Gray.
Manager: Mark Robins (9th September 2009- 15th May 2011)
Rochdale:
Josh Lillis, Scott Wiseman, Joe Widdowson, Marcus Holness, Craig Dawson, Brian Barry-Murphy, Jason Kennedy, Gary Jones, Joe Thompson (Matty Done 79), John-Louis Akpa Akpro (Anthony Elding 46), Chris O’Grady.
Unused substitutes:
Matty Edwards, Alan Goodall, Matthew Flynn, Jack Redshaw, Helio Andre.
Manager: Keith Hill (16th December 2006- 1st June 2011)
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 0
Rochdale: 2 (Lillis, Barry-Murphy)
Managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 6 (Keith Hill, 2011-2012, David Flitcroft-2012-2013, Micky Mellon-2013, Danny Wilson, 2013-2015, Mark Burton/Paul Heckingbottom 2015-present, Lee Johnson 2015-present)
Rochdale: 4 (Steve Eyre 2011, Chris Beech 2011-2012, John Coleman 2012-2013, Keith Hill 2013-present)
This Season:
Last six 2014-2015 results:
Barnsley:
25/4/15 Bradford 1-0 Barnsley (League One)
18/4/15 Barnsley (Luke Berry) 1–1 Peterborough (League One)
14/4/15 Notts County 1–1 Barnsley (Sam Winnall) (League One)
11/4/15 Barnsley (Sam Winnall) 1-1 Chesterfield (League One)
6/4/15 Colchester 3–1 Barnsley (George Waring) (League One)
4/4/15 Barnsley 0-2 Sheffield United (League One)
W: 0 D: 3 L: 3 F: 4 A: 9 GD: -5 Points: 3
Rochdale:
25/4/15 Rochdale (Peter Vincenti, Ian Henderson) 2-3 MK Dons (League One)
21/4/15 Rochdale (Ian Henderson) 1-0 Leyton Orient (League One)
18/4/15 Gillingham 1-0 Rochdale (League One)
14/4/15 Rochdale (Ian Henderson, Nathan Thompson og) 2-4 Swindon (League One)
11/4/15 Doncaster 1-1 Rochdale (Ian Henderson) (League One)
6/4/15 Rochdale (Calvin Andrew) 1-0 Port Vale (League One)
W: 2 D: 1 L: 3 F: 7 A: 9 GD: -2 Points 7
Rochdale last time out:
Rochdale 2-3 MK Dons:
Jamie Jones, Joseph Rafferty, Rhys Bennett, Ashley Eastham, Michael Rose, Tom Kennedy, Peter Vincenti, Bastien Hery (Calvin Andrew 59), Andrew Cannon (Callum Camps 60), Reuben Noble-Lazarus (Joel Logan 60), Ian Henderson.
Unused Substitutes:
Josh Lillis, Brian Barry-Murphy, Fabian Brandy, James Hooper.
Manager Keith Hill said:
"That game summed our season up. We made too many individual mistakes.
"We were setting our plan out to not make mistakes - we have done twice for two goals and that really hurts me"
"Where we're at at this moment in time is healthy but we've got to try and plan the future.
"I'm really disappointed tonight stood here as a manager. The third goal was a gift. It's an absolute joke defensively."
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 14 Won: 6 Drawn: 1 Lost: 7 Scored: 26 Conceded: 25.
Last match on the 3rd May: 2014. Barnsley (Chris O’Grady 2), 2-3 QPR. Att: 10,298.
Last win: 2009
Last draw: 1986
Last defeat: 2014
STAT! – Barnsley have only drawn once on this date, and have lost three of the last four.
FINAL DAY RECORD! - In this Millennium Barnsley have had an average record on the final day, winning six and losing six. They have not won their final game however since 2011.
Rochdale:
Played: 13 Won: 5 Drawn: 2 Lost: 6 Scored: 24 Conceded: 20.
Last match on the 3rd May: 2014. Newport 2-1 Rochdale (George Donnelly). Att: 4,662.
Last win: 1997
Last draw: 2008
Last defeat: 2014
STAT! – Rochdale have failed to win any of their last three on this date, losing two.
FINAL DAY RECORD! - Rochdale have a dismal final day record, winning just twice this Millennium, drawing seven and losing seven. They did win most recently in 2013 however.
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Other Fixtures:
Sunday 3rd May 2015:
12:15pm:
Bristol City v Walsall
Colchester v Preston
Crawley v Coventry
Crewe v Bradford
Doncaster v Scunthorpe
Gillingham v Notts County
MK Dons v Yeovil
Oldham v Peterborough
Port Vale v Fleetwood
Sheffield United v Chesterfield
Swindon v Leyton Orient