From rock bottom to Heckingbottom and promotion, on the 28th November 2015, Barnsley were bottom of League One and 15 points off the play-offs, this is the story of a remarkable season and how it clawed it all back to win promotion back to the Championship in a brilliant Play-Off Final on Sunday.
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Date |
Opponents |
Result |
Barnsley scorers |
Points |
League Position |
Points off Play-Offs |
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8th August 2015 |
Chesterfield (a) |
Lost 3-1 |
Conor Wilkinson (4) |
0 |
20th |
3 |
|
15th August 2015 |
Burton (h) |
Won 1-0 |
Conor Hourihane (67 pen) |
3 |
10th |
1 |
|
18th August 2015 |
Millwall (a) |
Won 3-2 |
Sam Winnall (38), Alfie Mawson (56), Lewin Nyatanga (90+2) |
6 |
7th |
GD (1 goal) |
|
22nd August 2015 |
Bradford (h) |
Drew 0-0 |
|
7 |
10th |
1 |
|
29th August 2015 |
Rochdale (a) |
Lost 3-0 |
|
7 |
12th |
3 |
|
5th September 2015 |
Shrewsbury (h) |
Lost 2-1 |
Sam Winnall (38) |
7 |
14th |
4
|
|
12th September 2015 |
Swindon (h) |
Won 4-1 |
Marley Watkins (22), Reece Wabara (44), Lewin Nyatanga (59), Conor Hourihane (76) |
10 |
11th |
1 |
|
19th September 2015 |
Blackpool (a) |
Drew 1-1 |
Conor Hourihane (8) |
11 |
11th |
2 |
|
26th September 2016 |
Gillingham (h) |
Won 2-0 |
Ben Pearson (18) Sam Winnall (45+2) |
14 |
8th |
2 |
|
3rd October 2015 |
Doncaster (a) |
Lost 2-1 |
Sam Winnall (60) |
14 |
13th |
3 |
|
10th October 2015 |
Crewe (h) |
Lost 2-1 |
Alfie Mawson (16) |
14 |
17th |
6 |
|
17th October 2015 |
Southend (a) |
Lost 2-1 |
Josh Scowen (24 pen) |
14 |
19th |
7 |
|
20th October 2015 |
Walsall (h) |
Lost 2-0 |
|
14 |
19th |
10 |
|
24th October 2015 |
Fleetwood (h) |
Lost 1-0 |
|
14 |
21st |
10 |
|
31st October 2015 |
Scunthorpe (a) |
Lost 2-0 |
|
14 |
22nd |
13 |
|
3rd November 2015 |
Coventry (a) |
Lost 4-3 |
Alfie Mawson (48), Josh Scowen (54, 90+6 pen) |
14 |
22nd |
13 |
|
14th November 2015 |
Port Vale (h) |
Lost 2-1 |
Sam Winnall (77) |
14 |
23rd |
13 |
|
21st November 2015 |
Oldham (a) |
Won 2-1 |
Conor Hourihane (30), Kevin Long (89) |
17 |
21st |
13 |
|
24th November 2015 |
Peterborough (a) |
Lost 3-2 |
Conor Hourihane (38 pen), Sam Winnall (77) |
17 |
22nd |
14 |
|
28th November 2015 |
Sheffield United (h) |
Drew 1-1 |
Conor Hourihane (90+5) |
18 |
24th |
15 |
|
12th December 2015 |
Colchester (a) |
Won 3-2 |
Conor Hourihane (18), Adam Hammill (40), Ivan Toney (60) |
21 |
21st |
13 |
|
19th December 2015 |
Wigan (h) |
Lost 2-0 |
|
21 |
21st |
13 |
|
28th December 2015 |
Blackpool (h) |
Won 4-2 |
Sam Winnall (3,54), Marley Watkins (56), Matthew Templeton (90+2) |
24 |
19th |
13 |
|
2nd January 2016 |
Millwall (h) |
Won 2-1 |
Sam Winnall (12), Adam Hammill (67) |
27 |
17th |
13 |
|
16th January 2016 |
Shrewsbury (a) |
Won 3-0 |
Sam Winnall (15,21), Alfie Mawson (72) |
30 |
17th |
11 |
|
23rd January 2016 |
Rochdale (h) |
Won 6-1 |
Alfie Mawson (8), Sam Winnall (52,69,89), Marley Watkins (84), Kevin Long (90+3) |
33 |
17th |
10 |
|
26th January 2016 |
Bradford (a) |
Won 1-0 |
Marley Watkins (2) |
36 |
13th |
7 |
|
30th January 2016 |
Swindon (a) |
Won 1-0 |
Sam Winnall (88) |
39 |
12th |
5 |
|
7th February 2016 |
Bury (h) |
Won 3-0 |
Marley Watkins (20), Sam Winnall (55), Adam Hammill (66) |
42 |
10th |
5 |
|
13th February 2016 |
Gillingham (a) |
Lost 2-1 |
Conor Hourihane (62) |
42 |
12th |
8 |
|
20th February 2016 |
Doncaster (h) |
Won 1-0 |
Ashley Fletcher (81) |
45 |
10th |
7 |
|
23rd February 2016 |
Bury (a) |
Drew 0-0 |
|
46 |
10th |
6 |
|
27th February 2016 |
Crewe (a) |
Won 2-1 |
Sam Winnall (53) Alfie Mawson (67) |
49 |
9th |
3 |
|
1st March 2016 |
Coventry (h) |
Won 2-0 |
Marc Roberts (10), Sam Winnall (60) |
52 |
7th |
GD (10 goals) |
|
5th March 2016 |
Walsall (a) |
Won 3-1 |
Ashley Fletcher (17), Josh Brownhill (50), Harry Chapman (56) |
55 |
6th |
-3 |
|
12th March 2016 |
Southend (h) |
Lost 2-0 |
|
55 |
8th |
3 |
|
19th March 2016 |
Fleetwood (a) |
Won 2-0 |
Joe Davis (og 47), Josh Scowen (84) |
58 |
6th |
-GD (6 goals) |
|
25th March 2016 |
Scunthorpe (h) |
Drew 0-0 |
|
59 |
7th |
2 |
|
28th March 2016 |
Port Vale (a) |
Won 1-0 |
Conor Hourihane (9) |
62 |
7th |
2 |
|
9th April 2016 |
Chesterfield (h) |
Lost 2-1 |
Adam Hammill (75) |
62 |
7th |
5 |
|
12th April 2016 |
Oldham (h) |
Won 2-1 |
Sam Winnall (45+4, 83 pen) |
65 |
7th |
3 |
|
16th April 2016 |
Burton (a) |
Drew 0-0 |
|
66 |
7th |
2 |
|
19th April 2016 |
Peterborough (h) |
Won 1-0 |
George Williams (90) |
69 |
7th |
GD (5 goals) |
|
23rd April 2016 |
Sheffield United (a) |
Drew 0-0 |
|
70 |
6th |
-1 |
|
30th April 2016 |
Colchester (h) |
Drew 2-2 |
Ashley Fletcher (57,80) |
71 |
6th |
-GD (2 goals) |
|
8th May 2016 |
Wigan (a) |
Won 4-1 |
Sam Winnall (33 pen, 44), Conor Hourihane (56), Josh Brownhill (74) |
74 |
6th |
-GD (3 goals) |
|
14th May 2016 |
Walsall (h) |
Won 3-0 |
Jason Demetriou (og 45), Sam Winnall (54,55) |
|
6th v 3rd |
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19th May 2016 |
Walsall (a) |
Won 3-1 |
Adam Hammill (18), Ashley Fletcher (66), Josh Brownhill (90) |
|
3rd v 6th |
|
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29th May 2016
|
Millwall (n) |
Won 3-1 |
Ashley Fletcher (2), Adam Hammill (19) Lloyd Isgrove (74) |
|
6th v 4th |
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