Team News
Ross Turnbull, Kane Hemmings and George Smith are still missing for The Reds but full-back Joe Dudgeon is available again after missing the cup game against Crewe.
Leroy Lita is in line to make his league debut.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
Reece Brown
Martin Cranie
Lewin Nyatanga
James Bree
Keith Treacy
James Bailey
Connor Hourihane
Dale Jennings
Sam Winnall
Leroy Lita
Head to Head
Last Six Crewe v Barnsley results:
12/08/14 Barnsley 0–2 Crewe (Waters, Tootle) (League Cup)
12/8/08 Crewe (Michael O’Connor, Anthony Elding) 2-0 Barnsley (League Cup)
21/4/03 Barnsley (Clayton Ince og) 1-2 Crewe (Neil Sorvel, Rob Hulse) (Division Two)
14/12/02 Crewe (Stephen Foster, Rodney Jack) 2-0 Barnsley (Division Two)
5/3/02 Crewe (Dean Ashton, Kevin Street) 2-0 Barnsley (Division One)
15/9/01 Barnsley (Dean Gorre, Alex Neil) 2-0 Crewe (Division One)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 23
Crewe Wins: 13
Draws: 15
Barnsley Goals: 99
Crewe Goals: 63
At Crewe:
Crewe Wins: 9
Barnsley Wins: 8
Draws: 8
Crewe Goals: 35
Barnsley Goals: 34
First Met In League: Barnsley 7-1 Crewe Monday 12th December 1932.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 7-1 Crewe Monday 12th December 1932.
Biggest Defeat: Crewe 4-2 Barnsley Saturday 16th December 1933.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Dean Gorre 50, Alex Neil 78) 2-0 Crewe Saturday 15th September 2001.
Last Away Win: Crewe 0-3 Barnsley (Neil Shipperley 12,71, Mike Sheron 48) Tuesday 26th September 2000.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Eric Tinkler 71, Arjan De Zeeuw 75) 2-2 Crewe (Rodney Jack 27, 70) Saturday 6th February 1999.
Last Away Draw: Crewe (Rob Hulse 36, Rodney Jack 71) 2-2 Barnsley (Darren Barnard 80, Bruce Dyer 89) Saturday 23rd September 2000.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-2 Crewe (Billy Waters 32, Matt Tootle 84). Tuesday 12th August 2014.
Last Away Defeat: Crewe (Michael O’Connor 14, Anthony Elding 36) 2-0 Barnsley Tuesday 12th August 2008.
Last Away Meeting:
Tuesday 12th August 2008:
Crewe 2 0 Barnsley
O’Connor pen 14
Elding pen 36
Crewe:
Steve Collis, Dan Woodards, Bill Jones, Chris McCready, Julian Baudet, James Bailey, Michael O’Connor, Joel Grant (Steven Schumacher 73), Anthony Elding, Byron Moore, Tom Pope.
Unused substitutes:
Adam Legzdins, George Abbey, Danny O’Donnell, Chris Clements, Colin Daniel, Shaun Miller
Barnsley:
Luke Steele, Stephen Foster, Rob Kozluk (Miguel Mostto 82), Darren Moore, Bobby Hassell (Jon Macken 63), Martin Devaney, Brian Howard, Dennis Souza, Diego Leon, Iain Hume, Maceo Rigters (Kayode Odejayi 69)
Unused substitutes:
Kyle Letheren, Rob Atkinson, Jamil Adam, Jacob Butterfield.
Still at respective clubs:
Crewe: 0
Barnsley: 0
Where are they now?
Steve Collis: Age: 33. Goalkeeper.
26 Crewe appearances between 2008 and 2010. Left Gresty Road in 2010, now at Rochdale following spells at Bristol City, Torquay, Peterborough, Northampton and Macclesfield.
Dan Woodards: Age: 30. Defender.
94 Crewe appearances between 2007 and 2009. Left Gresty Road in 2009, now at Tranmere following spells with MK Dons and Bristol Rovers.
Billy Jones: Age: 31. Defender.
84 Crewe appearances, 9 goals between 2007 and 2010. Left Crewe in 2010, now at Newport County following spells with Exeter and Cheltenham.
Chris McCready: Age: 33. Defender.
43 Crewe appearances, 3 goals between 2007 and 2009. Left Gresty Road in 2009, now at Morecambe following spells with Northampton and Tranmere.
Julian Baudet: Age: 35. Defender.
129 Crewe appearances, 2 goals between 2006 and 2009. Left Gresty Road in 2009, now at Colorado Rapids.
James Bailey: Age: 25. Midfielder.
55 Crewe appearances between 2007 and 2010. Left Gresty Road in 2010, now at Barnsley following spells with Derby and Coventry.
Michael O’Connor: Age: 26. Midfielder
252 Crewe appearances 6 goals between 2005 and 2009. Left Gresty Road in 2009, now at Port Vale following spells at Lincoln, Scunthorpe and Rotherham.
Joel Grant: Age: 26. Midfielder.
106 appearances, 18 goals between 2008 and 2011. Left Gresty Road in 2011, now at Yeovil following a spell with Wycombe.
Anthony Elding: Age: 32. Striker.
33 Crewe appearances, 3 goals between 2008 and 2010. Left Gresty Road in 2010 and now at Sligo Rovers following spells with Lincoln, Kettering, Rochdale, Stockport, Grimsby and Preston.
Byron Moore: Age: 25. Sriker.
297 Crewe appearances, 33 goals between 2007 and 2014. Left Gresty Road this summer and joined Port Vale.
Tom Pope: Age: 28. Striker.
64 Crewe appearances, 17 goals between 2006 and 2009. Left Gresty Road in 2009 and now at Port Vale following a spell with Rotherham.
Adam Legzdins: Age: 27: Goalkeeper.
8 appearances between 2008 and 2010. Left Gresty Road in 2010, now at Leyton Orient following spells with Weymouth, Burton and Derby.
George Abbey: Age: 35. Defender.
30 Crewe appearances, between 2007 and 2009. Left Gresty Road in 2009 and retired in 2011 following a spell with Akritas Chlorakas in Cyprus.
Danny O’Donnell Age: 28. Defender.
117 Crewe appearances, 4 goals between 2006 and 2010. Left Gresty Road in 2010 and now at Stockport following spells with Shrewsbury and Barrow.
Chris Clements: Age: 24. Midfielder.
1 Crewe appearance, between 2008 and 2010. Left Gresty Road in 2010, now at Mansfield following a spell with Hednesford.
Colin Daniel: Age: 26. Midfielder.
17 Crewe appearances, 1 goal between 2007 and 2009. Left Gresty Road in 2009, now at Port Vale following spells with Grays, Macclesfield and Mansfield.
Steven Schumacher: Age: 30. Midfielder.
81 Crewe appearances, 8 goals between 2007 and 2010. Left Gresty Road in 2010, now at Fleetwood following a spell with Bury.
Shaun Miller: Age: 26. Striker.
179 Crewe appearances, 43 goals between 2006 and 2012. Left Gresty Road in 2012, now at Coventry following spells with Sheffield United and Shrewsbury.
Barnsley:
Luke Steele: Age: 29. Goalkeeper.
227 Reds appearances between 2008 and 2014. Left Oakwell this summer to join Greek side Panathinaikos.
Stephen Foster: Age: 33. Defender.
244 Reds appearances, 12 goals between 2007 and 2013. Left Oakwell in 2013 and retired this year following a spell with Tranmere.
Rob Kozluk: Age: 37. Defender.
86 Reds appearances, between 2007 and 2010. Left Oakwell in 2010 and is now a player-coach at Ilkeston following spells with Sheffield United, Port Vale and Bradford.
Darren Moore: Age: 40. Defender.
76 Reds appearances, 2 goals between 2008 and 2010. Left Oakwell in 2010 and retired in 2012 following a spell with Burton.
Bobby Hassell: Age: 34. Defender:
291 Reds appearances, 9 goals between 2004 and 2014. Left Oakwell this summer and is now a free agent.
Dennis Souza: Age: 33. Defender:
87 Reds appearances, 2 goals between 2007 and 2009. Left Oakwell in 2009 and is now at Apollon Smyrni in Greece following spells with Al-Sailiya Sport Club, Doncaster and Crete.
Martin Devaney: Age: 34. Midfielder:
176 Reds appearances, 18 goals between 2005 and 2011. Left Oakwell in 2011 and is currently at Hyde United following spells with MK Dons, Walsall, Tranmere, Bohemians and Kidderminster.
Brian Howard: Age: 31. Midfielder.
137 Reds appearances, 28 goals between 2005 and 2009. Left Oakwell in 2009 and is now a free agent following spells with Sheffield United, Reading, Millwall, Portsmouth, Bristol City and Birmingham.
Diego Leon: Age: 30. Midfielder.
41 Reds appearances, 2 goals between 2008 and 2009. Left Oakwell in 2009 and now at Nea Salamina in Cyprus following spells with Las Palmas, Wacker Berghausen and Kerkyra.
Iain Hume: Age: 30. Striker.
55 Reds appearances, 9 goals between 2008 and 2010. Left Oakwell in 2010 and now a free agent following spells with Preston, Doncaster and Fleetwood.
Maceo Rigters: Age: 30. Striker.
21 Reds appearances, between 2008 and 2009. Left Oakwell in 2009 and is now a free agent following spells with Willem II and Gold Coast United.
Kyle Letheren: Age: 26. Goalkeeper.
1 Reds appearance, between 2006 and 2009. Left Oakwell in 2009 and is now at Dundee following spells with Doncaster, Plymouth and Kilmarnock.
Rob Atkinson: Age: 27. Defender.
10 Reds appearances between 2004 and 2009. Left Oakwell in 2009 and is now at Accrington Stanley following spells with Scarborough, Halifax, Rochdale, Grimsby and Fleetwood.
Jamil Adam: Age: 23. Midfielder.
3 Reds appearances, between 2008 and 2011. Left Oakwell in 2011 and now at Burscough following a spell with Baldock Town.
Miguel Mostto: Age: 34. Striker.
27 Reds appearances, 2 goals between 2007 and 2009. Left Oakwell in 2009 and now at Alianza Lima in Peru folllowing spells with Coronel Bolognesi, Total Chalaco, Sport Huancayo and Cienciano.
Kayode Odejayi: Age: 32. Striker.
82 Reds appearances, 5 goals between 2007 and 2010. Left Oakwell in 2010 and is now at Tranmere following spells with Scunthorpe, Colchester, Rotherham and Accrington.
Jon Macken: Age: 36. Striker.
111 Reds appearances, 22 goals between 2007 and 2010. Left Oakwell in 2010 and now a free agent following spells with Walsall and Stockport.
Last Season/This Season:
Last six 2013-2014/2014-2015 results:
Crewe:
12/8/14 Barnsley 0–2 Crewe (League Cup)
9/8/14 Fleetwood 2-1 Crewe (Inman) (League One)
3/5/14 Crewe (Dugdale, Pogba) 2-1 Preston (League One)
26/4/14 Bristol City 0-0 Crewe (League One)
21/4/14 Crewe 0-0 Colchester (League One)
18/4/14 Shrewsbury 1-3 Crewe (Pogba, Ikpeazu, Grant) (League One)
W: 3 D: 2 L: 1 F: 8 A: 4 GD: +4 Points: 8 * one win in League Cup.
Barnsley:
12/8/14 Barnsley – Crewe (League Cup)
9/8/14 Barnsley 0-1 Crawley (League One)
3/5/14 Barnsley (O’Grady, 2) 2-3 QPR (Championship)
26/4/14 Middlesbrough 3-1 Barnsley (Mvoto) (Championship)
21/4/14 Derby 2-1 Barnsley (Proschwitz) (Championship)
19/4/14 Barnsley 0-1 Leeds (Championship)
W: 1 D: 0 L: 5 F: 6 A: 11 GD: -5 Points: 3
Interesting Stats:
It is now 13 years and six meetings since Barnsley last defeated Crewe and they have scored just once in the last five encounters.
Even that goal was an own goal by the Crewe goalkeeper Clayton Ince; meaning Alex Neil on the 15th September 2001 is the last Barnsley player to score against the Railwaymen.
The next goal Barnsley score against Crewe however will be their 100th in this fixture. Crewe currently lag well back having netted 63 times.
Crewe have won the last three meetings at Gresty Road, all by a 2-0 score-line and The Reds have won just one of their last five visits.
There has been a winner in this fixture in each of the last eight meetings, and in only one of those has both teams scored.
After defeating Barnsley on Tuesday Crewe have now lost just one of their last six matches and two of their last eight going back to last season but like The Reds they are pointless in the league following a 2-1 reverse at Fleetwood on the opening day of this campaign.
The Alex have had an appalling record in their first home game of new seasons. It is seven years since they last won one, and they have lost five of the last six.
They have also only won one of their last eight home games- a 2-1 win over Preston on the final day of last season.
It is three years since Crewe lost both their opening two league matches
Barnsley have lost each of their last six matches but have won three of their last five on the road.
Barnsley have a terrible record in their first away game of the season. They have won just two of the last SEVENTEEN- in 2006 and 1997.
Ref Watch:
Andy Davies
2014-2015: Games: 1 Yellows: 3 Reds: 0
Last Crewe match: Crewe 1-2 Coventry, Saturday 29th March 2014. (No yellow cards shown to Crewe players)
Last Barnsley match: This will be Andy Davies’ first ever Barnsley match.
On This Day:
Crewe:
Played: 8 Won: 2 Drawn: 1 Lost: 5 Scored: 9 Conceded: 15.
Last match on the 16th August: 2011. Crewe (Moore) 1-2 Rotherham. Att: 3,458
Last win: 2003
Last draw: 1975
Last defeat: 2011
STAT! – Crewe have lost each of the last two matches on this date and three of the last four.
Barnsley:
Played: 8 Won: 1 Drawn: 3 Lost: 4 Scored: 10 Conceded: 14.
Last match on the 16th August: 2011. Barnsley (McManus og) 1-3 Middlesbrough. Att: 10,603.
Last win: 1975
Last draw: 2003
Last defeat: 2011
STAT! – Barnsley have only won one match on this date and have lost each of the last two.
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Other Fixtures:
Saturday 16th August 2014:
3pm:
Bristol City v Colchester
Chesterfield v Rochdale
Coventry v Sheffield United
Crawley v Swindon
Doncaster v Port Vale
Gillingham v Yeovil
Notts County v Fleetwood
Oldham v Leyton Orient
Peterborough v MK Dons
Scunthorpe v Preston
Walsall v Bradford
