Barnsley FC On This Day in History

Facts about events in the history of Barnsley Football Club since the club was formed in 1887. New facts every day of the year.

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I've been looking for a story about Barry Murphy today. The one I found isn't the one I'd have wanted but I suspect he would've laughed about it so here goes anyway....
On this day in 1964, despite a good performance, the Reds lost 1-0 at Oakwell v Oldham Athletic. Oldham's goal was an OG by Barry who scooped it over GK Tony Wilcox - in the 'keepers 3rd appearance of 6 that he made for BFC. RIP Barry. A club legend, Barnsley through and through and a thoroughly lovely man. Your appearance record will never be beaten. #BarnsleyFC #BarryMurphy

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@bostonwayne - Ah, thanks Wayne 👍

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On this day in 1919, Frank Barson was transferred to Aston Villa for a fee he later recalled as £2,850. Born in Grimethorpe, he had joined Barnsley from Cammell Laird in 1911 and initially struggled to win a starting place in the team but became the regular centre-half in 1913. He publicly disputed travelling expenses with the directors in 1919 and demanded a transfer. He made 94 Barnsley appearances and later won the FA Cup with Villa in 1920 and gained one England cap. Remembered as one of football’s hard men, he later served several lengthy suspensions. #BarnsleyFC #FrankBarson #AVFC

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On this day in 1999, Barnsley won 1-0 at Crewe Alexandra. Here's the goal and what a player Craig Hignett was btw... #BarnsleyFC #CraigHignett https://t.co/6q6B3OGO5R

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On this day in 1983, the Green Un focused on the promising strike partnership of David Geddis (signed late in Sept) and Tony Cunningham. Between them they had 6 goals in the 5 league games they'd played together. We never found out if it would've flourished - 2 weeks later Cunningham was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for £85,000. #BarnsleyFC #DavidGeddis #TonyCunningham

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@RobWatson1912 Great track!

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On this day in 1976, Reds Manager Jim Iley signed Graham Pugh from Chester. He made his debut 4 days later but was injured and substituted. During the next 4 seasons he made 143 appearances, scoring 9 goals. #BarnsleyFC #GrahamPugh

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@MonkBrettonRed Respect - you were one of just 2,433!

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On this day in 1967, the Green Un had a feature on Ernest Dennis and a small piece on veteran full-back Bob Parker, who'd come back into the team. On the pitch, Barnsley played away at Workington who were aiming for a 5th home win in a row. It was 0-0 at half-time but Johnny Evans scored after the break as the Reds won 1-0. Oh, and there was crowd trouble involving Millwall. #BarnsleyFC

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On this day in 2008.... #BarnsleyFC #SWFC https://t.co/K7jtKItLTO

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An unusual tale from the Sheffield Independent on this day in 1932. Ex-Red Jimmy Fryer, (who went awol in 1920), recommended James Turnbull to Barnsley manager Brough Fletcher and Turnbull had indeed signed. Fryer, whose name was William and not Jimmy, played 9 times for BFC before disappearing and later it turned out he'd emigrated to the USA, following a route multiple British players took to play in the American Soccer League. When skipping contracts to do so they often used pseudonyms to evade the authorities. Had he returned to Britain he would have been suspended but he never did. He went on to have a legendary 10-season ASL career, winning 3 ASL titles and 2 U.S. Open Cups, most notably for Fall River FC. He passed away in New Jersey in 1960. #BarnsleyFC #WilliamFryer

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On this day in 1990, Barnsley drew 1-1 at West Bromwich Albion in Division 2 thanks to an equaliser from substitute Steve Cooper. It was the last time Reds fans got to see his back-flip celebration as he was sold to Tranmere Rovers a few weeks later. In total he made 92 appearances and scored 17 goals. #BarnsleyFC #SteveCooper

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After Gordon Owen's transfer request earlier in the week, on this day in 1985 reports indicated that he'd be part of Allan Clarke's plans if he stayed but he could go if he didn't want to play for #BarnsleyFC #GordonOwen

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On this day in 1957, the Green 'Un commented on Barnsley's activity building an all weather pitch on the Queen' Ground. The aim was to enable part-timers to train in the evening. The piece also mentioned poor shooting being a problem - hmmmmm 🤔🤔🤔 #BarnsleyFC

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Also on this day in 1980, the Green 'Un had a feature on Bobby Collins, brought to Oakwell the previous month by Norman Hunter to be part of the coaching staff. #BarnsleyFC #BobbyCollins

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On this day in 1980, Barnsley played Millwall at Oakwell in Division 3. Joe Joyce made his 1st appearance of the season and Norman Hunter played in midfield, replacing the injured Ronnie Glavin. Goals from Trevor Aylott after 28 mins and an Ian Banks penalty on 88 earned the Reds a 2-0 win. It was to be Hunter's last appearance for over 2 years - he played once more v Grimsby on Jan 1, 1983. #BarnsleyFC #NormanHunter

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On this day last year.... 🔥🔥Reyes Cleary 🔥🔥
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On this day in 1979, in Brian Joicey's testimonial match at Oakwell, Barnsley played a combined Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United XI. In an entertaining game, Barnsley won 7-6. Scorers for the Reds were Glyn Riley, David Speedie (2), Ronnie Glavin, Allan Clarke and guest Mike Channon (2). Sheffield scorers included Terry Curran (3) and future Red Rodger Wylde. #BarnsleyFC #BrianJoicey Thanks to Andy Horsfield for the image...

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On this day in 1911, the Yorkshire Evening News reported on Barnsley 'keeper John Clegg who had broken his leg in the 2-2 draw with Fulham at Oakwell 2 days earlier. Ever present to that point, he never played for the Reds again and so maybe missed out on an FA Cup Winners medal. He later played with Bradford Park Avenue and 'broke a blood-vessel in his neck', which, it is said, brought on consumption, the cause of his death in 1916 aged just 26. #BarnsleyFC #JohnClegg