The 2024–25 season is the 124th season in the history of Barrow and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
2024–25 season | |||
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Chairman | Paul Hornby | ||
Head Coach | Stephen Clemence[1] | ||
Stadium | Holker Street | ||
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Transfers
editIn
editDate | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
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14 June 2024[a] | GK | Wyll Stanway | Chester | Undisclosed | [2] |
1 July 2024[b] | CB | Sam Barnes | Blackburn Rovers | Free | [3] |
1 July 2024[c] | CF | Katia Kouyate | Everton | Free | [4] |
1 July 2024[d] | RW | Connor Mahoney | Huddersfield Town | Free | [5] |
14 July 2024 | CB | Theo Vassell | Salford City | Free | [6] |
30 July 2024 | LB | Ben Jackson | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed | [7] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
- ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 5 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Everton contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Huddersfield Town contract expired
Out
editDate | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
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Loaned in
editDate | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
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1 July 2024[a] | CF | Andrew Dallas | Barnsley | End of Season | [8] |
30 July 2024 | RB | Neo Eccleston | Huddersfield Town | End of Season | [9] |
- ^ The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1
Loaned out
editDate | Pos | Player | To | Date until | Ref |
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Released / Out of Contract
editDate | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
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30 June 2024 | RB | Tyrell Warren | Grimsby Town | 1 July 2024 | [10][11] |
30 June 2024 | CM | Ben Whitfield | Burton Albion | 1 July 2024 | [12] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Sam Bellis | Waterford | 3 July 2024 | [10][13] |
30 June 2024 | CB | George Ray | Morecambe | 12 July 2024 | [10][14] |
30 June 2024 | CM | Tom White | Morecambe | 12 July 2024 | [10][14] |
30 June 2024 | CB | James Chester | Salford City | 17 July 2024 | [15][16] |
30 June 2024 | CM | Owen Bray | [10] | ||
30 June 2024 | CF | Courtney Duffus | [10] | ||
30 June 2024 | GK | Josh Lillis | [17] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | Malakai Reeve | [10] | ||
30 June 2024 | CF | Jamie Proctor | Retired | [10][18] |
Pre-season and friendlies
editOn 17 June, Barrow announced their pre-season schedule, with fixtures against Holker Old Boys, FC United of Manchester, Kilmarnock, Stockport County, Real Unión, AFC Fylde and Wigan Athletic.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
6 July 2024 Friendly | Holker Old Boys | 1–5 | Barrow | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Rakesmoor |
13 July 2024 Friendly | FC United of Manchester | 0–3 | Barrow | Moston |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Broadhurst Park |
19 July 2024 Friendly | Kilmarnock | v | Barrow | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
19:00 BST | Stadium: Rugby Park |
23 July 2024 Friendly | Barrow | Cancelled | Stockport County | Barrow-in-Furness |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Holker Street | |||
Note: Fixture was cancelled on request from the visitors.[19] |
27 July 2024 Friendly | Barrow | 2–2 | Real Unión | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Holker Street |
30 July 2024 Friendly | Barrow | 0–1 | AFC Fylde | Barrow-in-Furness |
19:45 BST | Report | Evans 78' | Stadium: Holker Street |
3 August 2024 Friendly | Barrow | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Holker Street |
Competitions
editLeague Two
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to EFL League One |
2 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Barrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Bradford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
5 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[20]
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
editOn 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[21]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
10 August 2024 1 | Barrow | v | Crewe Alexandra | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Holker Street |
17 August 2024 2 | Carlisle United | v | Barrow | Carlisle |
12:30 BST | Stadium: Brunton Park | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[22] |
FA Cup
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
editOn 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Barrow being drawn at home against Port Vale.[23]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
13 August 2024 First round | Barrow | v | Port Vale | Barrow-in-Furness |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Holker Street |
EFL Trophy
editIn the group stage, Barrow were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Bolton Wanderers, Fleetwood Town and Aston Villa U21.[24][25]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ACA | Aston Villa U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Barrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | L2 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
3 September 2024 Group stage | Barrow | v | Bolton Wanderers | Barrow-in-Furness |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Holker Street |
8 October 2024 Group stage | Fleetwood Town | v | Barrow | Fleetwood |
19:00 BST | Stadium: Highbury Stadium |
29 October 2024 Group stage | Barrow | v | Aston Villa U21 | Barrow-in-Furness |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Holker Street |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit- As of pre-season
List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
— | GK | ENG | Paul Farman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | GK | ENG | Wyll Stanway | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
— | DF | ENG | Sam Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Neo Eccleston (on loan from Huddersfield Town) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | IRL | Rory Feely | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Ben Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | IRL | Mazeed Ogungbo | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Junior Tiensia | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Theo Vassell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
— | MF | SCO | Dean Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | IRL | Sam Foley | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Robbie Gotts | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Elliot Newby | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Kian Spence | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | David Worrall | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
— | FW | ENG | Emile Acquah | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | SCO | Andrew Dallas (on loan from Barnsley) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Sean Etaluku | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Gerard Garner | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Katia Kouyate | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Connor Mahoney | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Dom Telford | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Stephen Clemence unveiled as new Boss". Barrow AFC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Bluebirds Snap Up Stanway!". Barrow AFC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Sam Barnes Signs For Barrow AFC". Barrow AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Katia Kouyate signs for Barrow". Barrow AFC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Connor Mahoney Signs". Barrow AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Theo Vassell Signs On". Barrow AFC. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Ben Jackson Signs". Barrow AFC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Andy Dallas Joins". Barrow AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Welcome Neo Eccleston". Barrow AFC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Barrow AFC Retained List". Barrow AFC. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Warren joins the Mariners". Grimsby Town FC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Ben Whitfield Set To Sign For Burton Albion". Burton Albion FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ https://waterfordfc.ie/2024/07/03/sam-bellis-becomes-a-blue/
- ^ a b "15 new arrivals confirmed". Morecambe FC. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "James Chester Leaves Barrow". Barrow AFC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Former Wales International Joins Salford". Salford City FC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Josh Lillis Leaves". Barrow AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Ex-Preston North End, Bradford City and Bolton Wanderers man retires from professional football". Lancashire Post. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Stockport County Match Off". Barrow AFC. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Carlisle Fixture Update". Barrow AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.