The 2009–10 season was Barnsley's 101st season in the Football League since joining in 1898.

Kit and sponsorship Barnsley's kits continue to be designed by Lotto and the main shirt sponsor stays as Barnsley Building Society.

Season review

Events 29 August 2009 – Simon Davey is sacked by Barnsley. 9 September 2009 – Mark Robins is confirmed as the new Manager of Barnsley.

League Barnsley started the league with a 2–2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. This was followed by defeats by Coventry City and Preston North End, this kept Barnsley in the relegation zone with just one point. Then a 3–1 defeat to Reading put Barnsley to the bottom of the table and subsequently saw manager Simon Davey relieved of his duties. Their first win of the season came when they beat Derby County 3–2. This was followed by a draw against Swansea City, then a 5–2 loss to Queens Park Rangers. They bounced back with a shocking scoreline as they beat West Bromwich Albion 3–1. Ipswich Town and Doncaster Rovers both suffered defeats against the Tykes. This was followed by a defeat against Nottingham Forest and then the Tykes lost 3–2 against Bristol City. They bounced back with a 2–1 win over Peterborough United at London Road this was followed with a 2–2 draw with Sheffield United. They Tykes then beat Cardiff City with Dickinson grabbing an injury time winner. On 28 November the Tykes took on Plymouth Argyle at Home Park, the Tykes were winning 4–1 before referee Gavin Ward called off the game in the 58th minute. Following this unfortunate event the Tykes took on play-off contenders Blackpool who they beat 2–1, becoming the first side to take all three points from Bloomfield Road. This was followed by three consecutive draws against Scunthorpe United, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace.

After their boxing day clash with Preston North End was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Deepdale, the Tykes took on Middlesbrough, who they beat 2–1, with two second half goals. Coventry City beat Barnsley 3–1 on the first league game of the New Year and then a 2–1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday but quickly bouncing back to back Leicester City.

FA Cup Barnsley were knocked out of the cup by Scunthorpe United when they were beaten 1–0.

League Cup Round One – Lincoln City 0–1 Barnsley: The Reds travelled to Sincil Bank to face Lincoln City, where Daniel Bogdanovic netted the only goal in a 1–0 win.

Round Two – Reading 1–2 Barnsley: The Reds faced Reading away and two more goals from Bogdanovic either side of Rob Kozluk's own goal put them into the third round.

Round Three – Barnsley 3–2 Burnley: Barnsley entertained Premier League side Burnley. The away side took the lead through Steven Fletcher before Jon Macken's immediate equaliser. Anderson de Silva then drilled in a piledriver to make it 2–1 and Chris Eagles equalised. Hugo Colace headed the winner.

Round Four – Barnsley 0–2 Manchester United: Daniel Welbeck opened the score for Manchester United, Gary Neville was then sent off. Michael Owen put the visitors 2–0 up.

Squad Current squad

Squad statistics Last Updated 2 May 2010

* Indicates player left club during the season.

Disciplinary record +NumberPosPlayer 30DFRyan Shotton102 5MFHugo Colace90 15MFAnderson da Silva80 6DFStephen Foster80 3DFRob Kozluk31 39MFNathan Doyle70 10FWDaniel Bogdanovic50 1GKLuke Steele01 19DFJacob Butterfield40 29DFCarl Dickinson40 25MFAdam Hammill40 2DFBobby Hassell40 4DFDarren Moore40 22DFLuke Potter40 7FWIain Hume30 8MFFelipie Teixeira20 27FWAndy Gray10 21FWJon Macken10

Transfers

Transfers in DatePlayerClubFee15 June 2009 Onome Sodje York City Free20 July 2009 David Preece OB Free9 August 2009 O'Neil Thompson Notodden FK Undisclosed10 August 2009 Adam Hammill Liverpool Undisclosed21 August 2009 Andy Gray Charlton Athletic Undisclosed16 September 2009Julian GrayUnattachedFree23 September 2009Suad FilekovićUnattachedFree13 January 2010Nathan DoyleHull CityFree

Transfers out

Brackets indicates player joined club after being released.

DatePlayerClubFee15 June 2009 Heinz Müller FSV Mainz 05 £600,00030 June 2009 Dennis Souza (Al-Sailiya Sport Club) Free30 June 2009 Diego León (UD Las Palmas) Free30 June 2009 Kyle Letheren (Plymouth Argyle) Free30 June 2009 Marciano van Homoet (Willem II) Free23 October 2009Suad FilekovićMutual consent17 November 2009Julian GrayReleased1 January 2010Kayode OdejayiColchester UnitedUndisclosed19 January 2010Jamal Campbell-RyceBristol CityUndisclosed23 January 2010Onome SodjeFK SenicaFree

Loans in PlayerClubDate fromDate until Emil Hallfreðsson Reggina Calcio 14 August 2009 End of season Nathan Doyle Hull City 18 September 2009 18 December 2009 Carl Dickinson Stoke City 23 September 2009 26 December 2009 Ryan Shotton Stoke City 23 September 2009 26 December 2009 Bartosz Bialkowski Southampton 28 September 2009 5 October 2009 Carl Dickinson Stoke City 1 January 2010 End of season Ryan Shotton Stoke City 1 January 2010 End of season Jay Rodriguez Burnley 1 February 2010 1 March 2010 Filipe Teixeira West Bromwich Albion 1 February 2010 End of season Kieran Trippier Manchester City 9 February 2010 9 March 2010

Loans out PlayerClubDate fromDate until Kayode Odejayi Colchester United 16 September 2009 16 December 2009 Michael Coulson Chester City 16 October 2009 13 November 2009 Martin Devaney Milton Keynes Dons 29 October 2009 29 December 2009 Simon Heslop Kettering Town 30 October 2009 30 November 2009 Michael Coulson Grimsby Town 19 November 2009 End of season Onome Sodje Oxford United 23 November 2009 1 January 2010 O'Neil Thompson Burton Albion 18 January 2010 18 February 2010

League table

Fixtures and results

League + Championship match detailsDateOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSheffield WednesdayAD2–2Butterfield 59', Macken 76'30,644Coventry CityHL0–212,552Preston North EndHL0–311,850Leicester CityAL0–121,799ReadingHL1–3A. Gray 11'11,116WatfordAL0–112,613Derby CountyAW3–2Hammill 36', A. Gray 57', Anderson 90+3'27,609Swansea CityHD0–011,596Queens Park RangersAL2–5Foster 51', A. Gray 56'12,025West Bromwich AlbionHW3–1Hammill 14', Hume 32' pen., Martis 80' o.g.12,191Ipswich TownHW2–1Hume 8', Macken 90+6'12,224Doncaster RoversAW1–0Hammill 74'12,708Nottingham ForestAL0–120,395Bristol CityHL2–3Bogdanović 62', Hammill 90+1'11,314Peterborough UnitedAW2–1Bogdanović 26', Macken 39'8,556Sheffield UnitedHD2–2Anderson 53', Bogdanović 74'12,998Cardiff CityHW1–0Dickinson 90+4'11,903BlackpoolAW2–1Vaughan 85' o.g., A. Gray 88' pen.8,108Scunthorpe UnitedHD1–1Colace 53'11,657Newcastle UnitedHD2–2 Hallfreðsson 52', Hassell 87'20,079Crystal PalaceAD1–1Bogdanović 19'14,279MiddlesbroughHW2–1Foster 49', Colace 59'18,001Coventry CityAL1–3Macken 50'15,031Sheffield WednesdayHL1–2Hallfreðsson 7'17,844Leicester CityHW1–0Colace 77'12,065ReadingAL0–115,580Preston North EndAW4–1Anderson 8', Hart 41' o.g., A. Gray 69', Rodriguez 90+4'12,453WatfordHW1–0Hallfreðsson 55'11,739MiddlesbroughAL1–2Colace 65'17,775Plymouth ArgyleHL1–3Colace 45'11,661Scunthorpe UnitedAL1–2Bogdanović 78'5,648Cardiff CityAW2–0Bogdanović 9', 12'19,753BlackpoolHW1–0Hume 75'12,347Newcastle UnitedAL1–6Bogdanović 83'44,464Crystal PalaceHD0–011,416Nottingham ForestHW2–1Bogdanović 12', 65' pen.13,174Ipswich TownAL0–120,558Bristol CityAL3–5Colace 3', Bogdanović 25', A. Gray 81'13,009Doncaster RoversHL0–114,188Plymouth ArgyleAD0–07,243Sheffield UnitedAD0–024,808Peterborough UnitedHD2–2Hume 7', 84'11,290Derby CountyHD0–013,034Swansea CityAL1–3Moore 35'15,139Queens Park RangersHL0–111,944West Bromwich AlbionAD1–1Colace 59'25,297

FA Cup + FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round2 January 2010Scunthorpe UnitedAL0–15,457

League Cup + League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst roundLincoln CityAW1–0Bogdanović 72'3,635Second roundReadingAW2–1Bogdanović 56', 90+5' pen.5,576Third roundBurnleyHW3–2Macken 22', Anderson 45+7', Colace 75'6,270Fourth roundManchester UnitedHL0–220,019

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