Barnsley have lost eight league games in a row for the first time in 56 years. They also lost eight in a row in the 1958-1959 season, which was part of a run that saw them lose 10 of their final 11 games of the season…. And were relegated.
This was Barnsley’s fourth successive home league defeat, the first time this has happened since October 1993 when they lost five.
Barnsley have lost 11 of their 16 league games this season, the most in the division.
It is the first time they have lost as many as 11 league games before December since 2006- their first season back in the Championship
They have conceded 29 goals, only Colchester (37) have conceded more.
Barnsley have conceded the first goal in each of their past six matches and in nine of their last ten.
It has happened in each of their past five at Oakwell.
For the second game in a row Barnsley fell behind in the 40th minute.
Barnsley were behind at half time for the fourth successive match and the sixth time in their past eight league games overall.
The Reds have now failed to score a first half goal in any of their past seven matches. Their worst run since December 2012 (also 7)
They have now gone 11 games in all competitions without a clean sheet, their worst run since August- November 2013 (14)
Barnsley have failed to score a first half goal in any of their past seven matches.
Since winning six in a row back in March, Barnsley have won only five of the subsequent 26 league matches.
Barnsley have picked up at least two yellow cards in nine of their last ten matches.
Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
James Bree
Alfie Mawson
Lewin Nyatanga
George Smith
Lloyd Isgrove
Ben Pearson
Conor Hourihane (YC)
Adam Hammill
Marley Watkins (YC)
Ivan Toney
Substitutes:
Sam Winnall (for Toney 55)
Michael Smith (for Isgrove 62)
Unused Substitutes:
Nick Townsend, Marc Roberts, Brad Abbott, George Maris, Simeon Jackson.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet League One results:
Saturday 14th November 2015:
Rochdale 0-2 Wigan
Pearce 16, Jacobs 61
Barnsley 1-2 Port Vale
Winnall 77 Leitch-Smith 40, Foley 47
Blackpool 0-2 Doncaster
Williams 5, Taylor-Sinclair 50
Bradford 2-0 Crewe
Liddle 45
Clarke 58
Chesterfield 1-2 Oldham
Ebanks-Blake 34 Poleon 72, Philliskirk 87
Colchester 1-3 Coventry
Bonne 17 Murphy 32,40, Fortune 49
Gillingham 3-1 Bury
Samuel 6 Clarke 4
Egan 10
Osadabe 87
Peterborough 2-1 Fleetwood
Coulibaly 57 Ball 66
Anderson 77
Sheffield United 2-2 Southend
Baxter 36 Leonard 29, Payne 31
Collins 45
Swindon 2-1 Scunthorpe
Branco 55 Clarke 73
Ajose 59
Barnsley lie in 23rd place in the Sky Bet League One with 14 points from 17 games.
We are 13 points off the Play-Offs, 20 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 20 points off First place and 2 points inside the Relegation Zone.
Up to 14/11/15
Next Up:
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Twenty: Barnsley v Sheffield United Saturday 28th November 2015. Kick-Off: 3pm.
Tickets:
Adult: £20-£25
Over 65s: £15-£18
Age 17-21: £15-£18
Under 17: £10
Under 12: £5
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Eighteen: Oldham Athletic v Barnsley, Saturday 21st November 2015. Kick-Off 3pm.
Tickets:
Adult: £22
Senior Over 65: £12
Juvenile Under 16: £10
Juvenile Under 12: £5