2009–10 Barnsley F.C. season

• 29 August 2009 – Simon Davey is sacked by Barnsley.[1]
• 9 September 2009 – Mark Robins is confirmed as the new Manager of Barnsley.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.

Barnsley were knocked out of the cup by Scunthorpe United when they were beaten 1–0.[5]

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Luke Steele 2 DF  ENG Bobby Hassell 3 DF  ENG Rob Kozluk 4 DF  JAM Darren Moore 5 MF  ARG Hugo Colace 6 DF  ENG Stephen Foster (Club Captain) 7 FW  CAN Iain Hume 8 MF  POR Filipe Teixeira (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) 10 FW  MLT Daniel Bogdanovic 11 MF  ENG Martin Devaney 12 GK  ENG David Preece 15 MF  BRA Anderson de Silva 17 FW  EIR Jamil Adam

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  ENG Jordan Hibbert 19 MF  ENG Jacob Butterfield 20 FW  ENG Reuben Noble-Lazarus 21 FW  EIR Jon Macken 22 DF  ENG Luke Potter 23 MF  FRA Mounir El Haimour 24 FW  ENG Michael Coulson (on loan at Grimsby Town) 25 MF  ENG Adam Hammill 26 MF  ENG Simon Heslop 27 FW  SCO Andy Gray 28 GK  ENG Tom Rusling 29 DF  ENG Carl Dickinson (on loan from Stoke City) 30 DF  ENG Ryan Shotton (on loan from Stoke City) 39 MF  ENG Nathan Doyle 45 MF  JAM O'Neil Thompson

Last Updated 2 May 2010

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Luke Steele	43	0	39	0	1	0	3	0
2	DF		Bobby Hassell	26	1	24	1	1	0	1	0
3	DF		Rob Kozluk	18	0	14	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF		Darren Moore	37	1	35	1	0	0	2	0
5	MF		Hugo Colace	45	8	41	7	1	0	3	1
6	DF		Stephen Foster	47	2	42	2	1	0	4	0
7	FW		Iain Hume	37	5	35	5	0	0	2	0
8	MF		Jamal Campbell-Ryce*	17	0	13	0	1	0	3	0
8	MF		Filipe Teixeira	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Kayode Odejayi*	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW		Jay Rodriguez*	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Daniel Bogdanovic	33	14	29	11	1	0	3	3
11	MF		Martin Devaney	7	0	5	0	2	0	0	0
12	GK		David Preece	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0
13	DF		Suad Filekovič*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Emil Hallfreðsson*	29	3	26	3	1	0	2	0
15	MF		Anderson de Silva	36	4	31	3	1	0	4	1
16	FW		Onome Sodje*	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	FW		Kieran Trippier	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Jamil Adam	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Jordan Hibbert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Jacob Butterfield	25	1	20	1	1	0	4	0
20	FW		Reuben Noble-Lazarus	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Jon Macken	36	5	31	4	1	0	4	1
22	DF		Luke Potter	16	0	14	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF		Mounir El Haimour*	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
24	FW		Michael Coulson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Adam Hammill	43	4	39	4	1	0	3	0
26	MF		Simon Heslop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Andy Gray	31	6	30	6	1	0	0	0
28	GK		Tom Rusling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Carl Dickinson	29	1	28	1	1	0	0	0
30	DF		Ryan Shotton	31	0	30	0	1	0	0	0
31	MF		Julian Gray*	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
32	GK		Bartosz Bialkowski*	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		Nathan Doyle	34	0	34	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF		O'Neil Thompson	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

• * Indicates player left club during the season.

• * Indicates player joined club after being released.