Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Nick Townsend
Reece Wabara
Alfie Mawson
Lewin Nyatanga
George Smith
Josh Scowen
Joe Rothwell
Dan Crowley
Kadeem Harris
Marley Watkins
Sam Winnall
Head to Head
Last six Barnsley v Shrewsbury results:
8/4/89 Barnsley 1-0 Shrewsbury (Second Division)
31/12/88 Shrewsbury 2-3 Barnsley (Second Division)
30/4/88 Shrewsbury 1-1 Barnsley (Second Division)
21/11/87 Barnsley 2-1 Shrewsbury (Second Division)
3/3/87 Barnsley 2-1 Shrewsbury (Second Division)
13/9/86 Shrewsbury 1-0 Barnsley (Second Division)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 18
Shrewsbury Wins: 11
Draws: 9
Barnsley Goals: 62
Shrewsbury Goals: 51
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 14
Shrewsbury Wins: 1
Draws: 4
Barnsley Goals: 39
Shrewsbury Goals: 16
First Met In The League: Shrewsbury 2-2 Barnsley, Monday 18th April 1960. (Third Division)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 6-2 Shrewsbury, Friday 18th December 1964. (Third Division)
Biggest Defeat: Shrewsbury 4-1 Barnsley, Saturday 2nd December 1961. (Third Division)
Last Home Win: Barnsley 1-0 Shrewsbury, Saturday 8th April 1989. (Second Division)
Last Away Win: Shrewsbury 2-3 Barnsley, Saturday 31st December 1988. (Second Division)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley 2-2 Shrewsbury, Saturday 30th October 1982. (Second Division)
Last Away Draw: Shrewsbury 1-1 Barnsley, Saturday 30th April 1988. (Second Division)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 1-3 Shrewsbury, Saturday 28th August 1971. (Third Division)
Last Away Defeat: Shrewsbury 1-0 Barnsley, Saturday 13th September 1986. (Second Division)
Managers since last meeting (1989) (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 21 (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, 2013-2015, Mark Burton/Paul Heckingbottom 2015-present, Lee Johnson 2015-present)
Shrewsbury: 15 (Asa Hartford 1990-1991, John Bond 1991-1993, Fred Davies 1993-1997, Jake King 1997-1999, Chic Bates 1999, Kevin Ratcliffe 1999-2003, Mark Atkins 2003, Jimmy Quinn 2003-2004, Chic Bates 2004, Gary Peters 2004-2008, John McMahon 2008, Paul Simpson 2008-2010, Graham Turner 2010-2014, Michael Jackson 2014, Micky Mellon 2014-present)
Last Season/This Season:
Last six 2015-2016 results:
Barnsley:
1/9/15 Scunthorpe 1-2 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga, Marley Watkins) Johnstones Pain Trophy)
29/8/15 Rochdale 3-0 Barnsley (League One)
26/8/15 Barnsley (Sam Winnall, Marley Watkins, Dan Crowley) 3–5 Everton (League Cup)
22/08/2015 Bradford 0-0 Barnsley (League One)
18/8/15 Millwall 2–3 Barnsley (Sam Winnall, Alfie Mawson, Lewin Nyatanga) (League One)
15/8/15 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane) 1–0 Burton (League One)
W: 3 D: 1 L: 2 F: 9 A: 11 GD: -2 Points: 6 * 1 win in cup
Shrewsbury:
1/9/15 Shrewsbury (Liam McAlinden, Tyrone Barnett) 2-0 Oldham (Johnstones Paint Trophy)
29/8/15 Shrewsbury 0-1 Burton (League One)
25/8/15 Crystal Palace 4-1 Shrewsbury (Matt Tootle) (League Cup)
22/8/15 Oldham 1-1 Shrewsbury (Jim Collins) (League One)
18/8/15 Shrewsbury (Matt Sadler) 1-2 Chesterfield (League One)
15/8/15 Bradford 1-1 Shrewsbury (Tyrone Barnett) (League One)
W: 1 D: 2 L: 3 F: 6 A: 9 GD: -3 Points 2 * 1 win in cup
Shrewsbury last time out:
Shrewsbury 2-0 Oldham:
Jayson Leutwiler, Jermaine Grandison, Mark Ellis, Abu Ogogo, Nat Knight-Percival (Matt Sadler 78), Junior Brown, James Wesolowksi (Liam Lawrence 72), Jordan Clark, Sam Patterson, Liam McAlinden (Shaun Walley 68)
Unused Substitutes:
Mark Halstead, John-Louis Akpa-Akpro.
Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon said:
“It has been a tough few weeks for a lot of reasons but it was important that we got back onto the football pitch tonight,”
"We tried to get something going in terms of a result and I think we did that. We probably needed that game tonight for several reasons and I'm delighted with a first clean sheet.”
Interesting Stats
These two sides meet this weekend for the first time in 26 years.
It is their first meeting in the third tier of English football for 43 years.
Barnsley have an excellent home record against the Shrews winning 14 of the 19 clashes at Oakwell, and have lost just once, back in 1971…. The last time they met there in this division.
Overall The Reds are unbeaten in the last five meetings, winning four.
Shrewsbury made an immediate return to League One in May following relegation in 2014 but are still winless in the league this campaign.
Managed by former Barnsley assistant and caretaker manager Micky Mellon, The Shrews have failed to win any of their first five matches for the first time in exactly 10 years.
It is a quarter of a century since they failed to win any of their first six.
Despite this poor form, Shrewsbury are still unbeaten on the road. They have drawn both their away matches this season with 1-1 score lines and are one of nine League One teams yet to taste defeat on the road.
Shrewsbury have scored only four goals so far this season- only Doncaster, Southend and Blackpool (all 3) have scored less.
They are yet to score more than once in a league game this season but have only failed to score in one (a 1-0 home defeat to Burton)
Shrewsbury have kept only one clean sheet this season, in a Johnstones Paint Trophy tie.
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 13 Won: 8 Drawn: 2 Lost: 3 Scored: 31 Conceded: 19.
Last match on the 5th September: 2000. Barnsley (Mike Sheron 2, Darren Barnard) 3-2 Rotherham. Att: 8,088
Last win: 2000
Last draw: 1981
Last defeat: 1966
STAT! – Barnsley have won each of their last four games on this date.
Shrewsbury:
Played: 12 Won: 2 Drawn: 1 Lost: 9 Scored: 13 Conceded: 29.
Last match on the 5th September: 2009. Shrewsbury (Dave Hibbert) 1-2 Bradford. Att: 5,525.
Last win: 1981
Last draw: 1961
Last defeat: 2009
STAT! – Shrewsbury have lost each of their last five matches on this date and six of the last seven.
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Other Fixtures:
Saturday 5th September 2015:
12:05pm:
Southend v Peterborough
3pm:
Chesterfield v Wigan
Crewe v Swindon
Fleetwood v Rochdale
Gillingham v Doncaster
Oldham v Bradford
Scunthorpe v Blackpool
Walsall v Bury
Sunday 6th September 2015:
2:30pm:
Burton v Coventry