Team News
Danny Wilson will select his 1000th matchday squad this weekend for the visit of Leyton Orient, 20 years after his first, which took place in the same stadium and he is likely to go with the same squad which finally disposed of Chester in midweek.
Marcello Trotta has returned from international duty and could feature but two-goal cup hero Dale Jennings is likely to keep his place and make back-to-back league starts for the first time since September.
Striker Kane Hemmings who scored his first goal since October at Chester could also keep his place and make his first league start this month.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Ross Turnbull
Mason Holgate
Peter Ramage
Martin Cranie
Reece Brown
Luke Berry
Conor Hourihane
James Bailey
Dale Jennings
Devante Cole
Kane Hemmings
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Leyton Orient results:
23/1/1982 Leyton Orient 1-3 Barnsley (Second Division)
31/10/1981 Barnsley 1-0 Leyton Orient (Second Division)
16/2/1970 Leyton Orient 4-2 Barnsley (Third Division)
20/9/1969 Barnsley 1-2 Leyton Orient (Third Division)
19/4/1969 Leyton Orient 1-1 Barnsley (Third Division)
14/9/1968 Barnsley 2-2 Leyton Orient (Third Division)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 22
Leyton Orient Wins: 22
Draws: 9
Barnsley Goals: 75
Leyton Orient Goals: 81
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 19
Leyton Orient Wins: 3
Draws: 4
Barnsley Goals: 55
Leyton Orient Goals: 25
First Met: Leyton Orient 0-0 Barnsley, Saturday 7th October 1905. (Second Division)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 4-0 Leyton Orient, Saturday 11th March 1922. (Second Division)
Biggest Defeat: Leyton Orient 5-1 Barnsley, Saturday 6th September 1958. (Second Division)
Last Home Win: Barnsley 1-0 Leyton Orient, Saturday 31st October 1981. (Second Division)
Last Away Win: Leyton Orient 1-3 Barnsley, 23rd January 1982. (Second Division)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley 2-2 Leyton Orient, Saturday 14th September 1968. (Third Division)
Last Away Draw: Leyton Orient 1-1 Barnsley, Saturday 19th April 1969. (Third Division)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 1-2 Leyton Orient, Saturday 20th September 1969. (Third Division)
Last Away Defeat: Leyton Orient 4-2 Barnsley, Monday 16th February 1970. (Third Division)
Last Home Meeting:
Saturday 31st October 1981.
Barnsley 1 0 Leyton Orient
Barnsley Manager: Norman Hunter (1st October 1980- 8th February 1984)
Leyton Orient Manager: Ken Knighton (13th October 1981- 1st May 1982)- this game was his first defeat as Orient manager.
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 0
Leyton Orient: 0
Number of managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 22 (Bobby Collins-1984-1985, Allan Clarke-1985-1989, Mel Machin-1989-1993, Viv Anderson-1993-1994, Danny Wilson-1994-1998, John Hendrie-1998-1999, Eric Winstanley-1999, Dave Bassett-1999-2000, Eric Winstanley-2000-2001, Nigel Spackman-2001, Glyn Hodges-2001, Steve Parkin-2001-2002, Glyn Hodges-2002-2003, Gudjon Thordarson-2003-2004, Paul Hart-2004-2005, Andy Ritchie-2005-2006, Simon Davey-2006-2009, Mark Robins-2009-2011, Keith Hill, 2011-2012, David Flitcroft-2012-2013, Micky Mellon-2013, Danny Wilson-2013-present)
Leyton Orient: 12 (Frank Clark-1982-1991, Peter Eustace-1991-1994, Chris Turner-1994-1995, Pat Holland-1995-1996, Tommy Taylor-1996-2001, Paul Brush-2001-2003, Martin Ling-2003-2009, Kevin Nugent-2009, Geraint Williams-2009-2010, Russell Slade-2010-2014. Kevin Nugent-2014, Fabio Liverani-2014-present)
This Season:
Last six 2014-2015 results:
Barnsley:
16/12/14 Chester 0-3 Barnsley (Kane Hemmings, Dale Jennings 2) (FA Cup)
13/12/14 Walsall 3-1 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga) (League One)
7/12/14 Barnsley 0-0 Chester (FA Cup)
2/12/14 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga) 1–1 Doncaster (League One)
29/11/14 Barnsley (Marcello Trotta) 1–2 Scunthorpe (League One)
22/11/14 Chesterfield 2–1 Barnsley (Keith Treacy) (League One)
W: 1 D: 2 L: 3 F: 7 A: 8 GD: -3 Points: 2 *one win in cup.
Leyton Orient:
13/12/14 Leyton Orient (Shaun Batt) 1-2 Peterborough (League One)
6/12/14 Gillingham 1-0 Leyton Orient (Football League Trophy)
29/11/14 Bradford 3-1 Leyton Orient (David Mooney) (League One)
22/11/14 Leyton Orient (Gianvito Plasmati, Chris Dagnall, Dean Cox, David Mooney) 4-1 Crewe (League One)
15/11/14 Gillingham 3-2 Leyton Orient (Gianvito Plasmati, Chris Dagnall) (League One)
11/11/14 Leyton Orient (Jay Simpson, Marvin Bartley) 2-0 Northampton (Football League Trophy)
W: 2 D: 0 L: 4 F: 11 A: 10 GD: +1 Points: 3 * 1 win in cup
Interesting Stats:
Barnsley and Leyton Orient meet this weekend for the first time in nearly 33 years.
They have met just four times in the past 45 years.
Both sides have won 22 of the 53 meetings, and Leyton Orient have a good goal scoring record against Barnsley bagging 81 in those 53 games, an average over over one and a half goals per game.
However their record at Oakwell is not as impressive. Barnsley have won 19 of the 26 clashes here, losing just three.
Two of those defeats have come in the last four clashes here and Barnsley have won just one of those four.
In the most recent clashes the team that wins the first meeting has tended to go on and do the double. This has happened in two of the last three seasons they have clashed with the other one seeing two draws.
Orient’s last win at Oakwell was 45 years ago in 1969, however they have only visited once since then
Tomorrow will be the 53rd league meeting between the sides, but only the fifth in the third tier. 48 of the previous 52 were in the second tier.
Back in May Leyton Orient were 2-0 up in the League One Play-Off Final and looked like they were coasting towards English football’s second tier for the first time in 33 years.
Fast forward seven months and the O’s could be set to finally leave League One…. But in the wrong direction as they sit in the relegation zone, three points adrift of safety.
Like Barnsley, it is Orient’s home form that is holding them back, as they won just once at Brisbane Road but have managed three victories and just three defeats on the road.
However they have lost each of their last five away games in all competitions and they come into this game on the back of three successive defeats in all competitions.
Orient have won just two of their last ten matches, losing seven.
Overall the O’s have won just four of their 20 league matches this season, the joint worst record in the division (they won 13 of their first 20 last season and were top of the league)
Fabio Liverani has only been in charge of the London based outfit since the 8th of December and this will be only his second game in charge.
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 16 Won: 5 Drawn: 3 Lost: 8 Scored: 22 Conceded: 24.
Last match on the 20th December: 2008. Barnsley (Anderson De Silva, Jamal Campbell-Ryce) 2-0 Plymouth. Att: 10,944.
Last win: 2008
Last draw: 1975
Last defeat: 1997
STAT! – Barnsley have won each of their last two matches on this date.
Leyton Orient:
Played: 17 Won: 7 Drawn: 5 Lost: 5 Scored: 20 Conceded: 21.
Last match on the 20th December: 2008. Oldham 1-1 Leyton Orient (Jason Demetriou). Att: 6,839.
Last win: 2003
Last draw: 2008
Last defeat: 1991
STAT! – Leyton Orient are unbeaten in their last four matches on this date, winning three.
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Saturday 20th December 2014:
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Peterborough v Preston
Rochdale v Notts County
Sheffield United v Walsall
Swindon v Doncaster
Yeovil v Colchester