Team News
Danny Wilson has no new injury concerns to deal with and only George Smith is missing. Wilson could rotate however as The Reds look to gain their first win in five league games.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Ross Turnbull
Reece Brown
Martin Cranie
Lewin Nyatanga
Jean-Yves Mvoto
Joe Dudgeon
Keith Treacy
Connor Hourihane
Dale Jennings
Leroy Lita
Devante Cole
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Swindon results:
26/11/05 Swindon 0-3 Barnsley (Martin Devaney 8, Chris Shuker 51,69) (League One)
6/8/05 Barnsley (Paul Hayes 11, Chris Shuker 47) 2-0 Swindon (League One)
12/2/05 Swindon (Sam Parkin 13, 76) 2-1 Barnsley (Jacob Burns 30) (League One)
23/10/04 Barnsley (Michael Chopra 41, Paul Reid 66) 2-2 Swindon (Sammy Igoe 28, Christian Roberts 82) (League One)
27/3/04 Swindon (Sam Parkin 8) 1-1 Barnsley (Daniel Nardiello 34) (Division Two)
20/9/03 Barnsley (Rory Fallon 77) 1-1 Swindon (Sam Parkin 20)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 16
Swindon Wins: 15
Draws: 17
Barnsley Goals: 54
Swindon Goals: 53
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 9
Swindon Wins: 5
Draws: 8
Barnsley Goals: 35
Swindon Goals: 25
First Met In League: Swindon 1-1 Barnsley, Wednesday 26th August 1959.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 5-1 Swindon, Saturday 27th October 1990.
Biggest Defeat: Barnsley 0-3 Swindon, Wednesday 2nd September 1959, Swindon 3-0 Barnsley, Tuesday 15th March 1988, Swindon (Mark Walters 51, Ty Gooden 66, Steve Finney 68) 3-0 Barnsley, Saturday 16th November 1996.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Paul Hayes 11, Chris Shuker 47) 2-0 Swindon, Saturday 6th August 2005.
Last Away Win: Swindon 0-3 Barnsley (Martin Devaney 8, Chris Shuker 51,69) Saturday 26th November 2005.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Michael Chopra 41, Paul Reid 66) 2-2 Swindon (Sammy Igoe 28, Christian Roberts 82) Saturday 23rd October 2004.
Last Away Draw: Swindon (Sam Parkin 8) 1-1 Barnsley (Daniel Nardiello 34) Saturday 27th March 2004.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Darren Barnard 85) 1-3 Swindon (Iffy Onuora 15,26, Chris Hay 28) Saturday 19th December 1998.
Last Away Defeat: Swindon (Sam Parkin 13,76) 2-1 Barnsley (Jacob Burns 30) Saturday 12th February 2005.
Last Home Meeting:
Saturday 6th August 2005.
Barnsley 2 0 Swindon
Hayes 11
Shuker 47
Barnsley:
Nick Colgan, Matt Carbon, Antony Kay, Robbie Williams (sent off 57), Neil Austin, Dale Tonge, Chris Shuker, Stephen McPhail, Jacob Burns, Paul Hayes (Nicky Wroe 61), Daniel Nardiello (Barry Conlon 83)
Unused substitutes:
Scott Flinders, Tony Vaughan, Nathan Joynes.
Manager: Andy Ritchie.
Swindon:
Rhys Evans, Jerel Ifil, Sean O’Hanlon, Jack Smith, Patrick Collins, Steve Jenkins (Ben Wells 83), Michael Pook (Christian Roberts 66), Gareth Whalley, Jamie Cureton, Ricky Shakes, Tony Thorpe.
Unused substitutes:
Matt Bulman, Andrew Nicholas, Nicky Nicolau.
Manager: Andy King.
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 0
Swindon: 0
Number of managers since this game:
Barnsley: 6 (Simon Davey, Mark Robins, Keith Hill, David Flitrcroft, Micky Mellon, Danny Wilson)
Swindon: 13 (Iffy Onuora, Dennis Wise, Ady Williams, Paul Sturrock, David Byrne (twice), Maurice Malpas, Danny Wilson, Paul Hart, Paulo Di Canio, Kevin MacDonald, Mark Cooper)
Where are they now?
Barnsley:
Nick Colgan: Goalkeeper.
113 Reds appearances between 2004 and 2008. Left Oakwell in 2008, now the goalkeeping coach at Huddersfield following playing spells with Dundee United, Ipswich, Sunderland, Grimsby and Huddersfield.
Matt Carbon: Defender.
56 Reds appearances, 1 goal between 2004 and 2006. Left Oakwell in 2006 and now retired following spells with New Zealand Knights and MK Dons.
Antony Kay: Defender.
197 Reds appearances, 12 goals between 2000 and 2007. Left Oakwell in 2007, now at MK Dons following spells with Tranmere and Huddersfield.
Robbie Williams: Defender.
78 Reds appearances, 5 goals between 2002 and 2007. Left Oakwell in 2007, now with Limerick following playing spells with Blackpool, Huddersfield, Stockport, Rochdale and Plymouth.
Neil Austin: Defender.
165 Reds appearances between 2002 and 2007. Left Oakwell in 2007, now at Hartlepool following a spell at Darlington.
Dale Tonge: Defender.
55 Reds appearances between 2003 and 2007. Left Oakwell in 2007, now at Torquay following spells with Gillingham and Rotherham.
Chris Shuker: Midfielder.
114 Reds appearances, 18 goals between 2004 and 2006. Left Oakwell in 2006 and now retired following spells with Tranmere, Morecambe and Port Vale.
Stephen McPhail: Midfielder.
79 Reds appearances, 4 goals between 2004 and 2006. Left Oakwell in 2006, now at Shamrock Rovers following spells with Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday.
Jacob Burns: Midfielder.
104 Reds appearances, 8 goals between 2003 and 2006. Left Oakwell in 2006, and now retired following spells with Wisla Krakow and Perth Glory.
Paul Hayes: Striker.
96 Reds appearances, 18 goals in two spells between 2005 and 2007 and between 2010-2011. Left Oakwell in 2007 for spells with Scunthorpe and Preston. Left Oakwell again in 2011 and now at Wycombe following spells with Charlton, Brentford, Crawley, Plymouth and Scunthorpe.
Daniel Nardiello: Striker.
134 Reds appearances, 32 goals in four spells between 2004 and 2008. Left Oakwell for good in 2008, now at Bury following spells with QPR, Blackpool, Hartlepool, Oldham, Exeter and Rotherham.
Scott Flinders: Goalkeeper.
19 Reds appearances between 2003 and 2006. Left Oakwell in 2006, now at Hartlepool following spells with Crystal Palace, Gillingham, Brighton, Yeovil, Blackpool and Falkirk.
Tony Vaughan: Defender.
30 Reds appearances, 4 goals between 2004 and 2006. Left Oakwell in 2006 now retired following a spell with Hucknall.
Nicky Wroe: Midfielder.
59 Reds appearances, 1 goal between 2003 and 2007. Left Oakwell in 2007, now at Notts County following spells at Hamilton, York, Torquay, Shrewsbury, Preston and Oxford.
Barry Conlon: Striker.
41 Reds appearances, 8 goals between 2004 and 2006. Left Oakwell in 2006, now retired following spells at Darlington, Mansfield, Bradford, Grimsby, Chesterfield, Stockport, R.O.C de Charleroi-Marchienne, Dundalk and Carrick Rovers.
Nathan Joynes: Striker.
1 Reds appearance between 2005 and 2008. Left Oakwell in 2008, now at Stocksbridge Park Steels following spells at Halifax, Stalybridge Celtic, Guiseley and Matlock Town
Swindon:
Rhys Evans: Goalkeeper.
128 Swindon appearances between 2003 and 2006. Left the County Ground in 2006, now at Hereford following spells at Blackpool, Bradford, Millwall, Bristol Rovers, Southend, Staines and Exeter.
Jerel Ifil: Defender.
227 Swindon appearances, 5 goals in three loan spells and one permanent switch between 2003 and 2009. Left the County Ground in 2009, now at Staines Town following spells at Aberdeen, Bristol Rovers, Kettering, Sutton and Boreham Wood.
Sean O’Hanlon: Defender.
112 Swindon appearances, 9 goals between 2004 and 2006. Left the County Ground in 2006, now at Carlisle following spells at MK Dons and Hibernian.
Jack Smith: Defender.
153 Swindon appearances, 9 goals between 2005 and 2009. Left the County Ground in 2009, now at AFC Wimbledon following a spell at Millwall.
Patrick Collins: Defender.
13 Swindon appearances on loan from Sheffield Wednesday in 2005. Left the County Ground in 2005, now a free agent following spells at Darlington and Oxford.
Steve Jenkins: Defender.
54 Swindon appearances, 2 goals between 2004 and 2006. Left the County Ground in 2006, now manager at Merthyr Town following playing spells at Worcester City, Newport and Llanelli.
Michael Pook: Midfielder.
126 Swindon appearances, 4 goals between 2003 and 2009. Left the County Ground in 2009, now at Chippenham Town following spells at Cheltenham, Brackley, Maidenhead, Forest Green, Oxford and Hungerford.
Gareth Whalley: Midfielder.
29 Swindon appearances between 2005 and 2007. Left the County Ground in 2007, now retired following a spell at Altrincham.
Jamie Cureton: Striker.
32 Swindon appearances, 7 goals between 2005 and 2006. Left the County Ground in 2006, now at Dagenham & Redbridge following spells at Colchester, Norwich, Barnsley, Shrewsbury, Exeter, Leyton Orient and Cheltenham.
Ricky Shakes: Striker.
77 Swindon appearances, 5 goals between 2005 and 2007. Left the County Ground in 2007, now at Boreham Wood following spells at Brentford, Ebbsfleet and Kidderminster.
Tony Thorpe: Striker.
10 Swindon appearances, 1 goal between 2005 and 2006. Left the County Ground in 2006, now at Thurmaston Town following spells at Colchester, Stevenage, Grimsby, Tamworth, Barton Rovers, Woking, Brackley Town, Stamford, Halesowen Town and Hinckley.
Christian Roberts: Midfielder.
125 Swindon appearances, 27 goals between 2004 and 2009. Left the County Ground in 2009, now retired following spells at Maesteg Park and Haverfordwest County.
Ben Wells: Midfielder.
6 Swindon appearances between 2004 and 2007. Left the County Ground in 2007, now at Cirencester Town following spells at Basingstoke, Weston-super-Mare and Swindon Supermarine.
Matt Bulman: Goalkeeper.
12 Swindon appearances between 2003 and 2006. Left the County Ground in 2006, now at Hereford following spells at Blackpool, Bradford, Millwall, Bristol Rovers, Southend, Staines and Exeter.
Andrew Nicholas: Defender.
141 Swindon appearances, 6 goals between 2003 and 2008. Left the County Ground in 2008, now at Marine following spells at Rotherham, Mansfield, Barrow and Vauxhall Motors.
Nicky Nicolau: Defender.
6 Swindon appearances between 2005 and 2006. Left the County Ground in 2006, now at Chelmsford City following spells at Barnet, Woking, Dover, Boreham Wood, Lincoln and Welling.
Last Season/This Season:
Last six 2014-2015 results:
Barnsley:
20/9/14 Port Vale 2–1 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane) (League One)
17/9/14 Fleetwood 0-0 Barnsley (League One)
13/9/14 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane 2, Devante Cole) 3–5 MK Dons (League One)
2/9/14 Barnsley (Devante Cole, Kane Hemmings) 2–0 York (Football League Trophy)
30/8/14 Yeovil 1–1 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane) (League One)
23/8/14 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane, Sam Winnall, Devante Cole, Dale Jennings) 4-1 Gillingham (League One)
W: 2 D: 2 L: 2 F: 11 A: 9 GD: +2 Points: 5 *1 win in cup
Swindon:
23/9/14 Newport 1-2 Swindon (Jonathan Obika, Andy Williams) (Football League Trophy)
20/9/14 Swindon (Michael Smith, 2, Jonathan Obika, Andy Williams, Louis Thompson) 5-2 Sheffield United (League One)
16/9/14 Swindon (Jonathan Obika, Andy Williams) 2-2 Oldham (League One)
13/9/14 Bradford 1-2 Swindon (Jonathan Obika 2) (League One)
30/8/14 Swindon (Raphael Branco) 1-1 Coventry (League One)
26/8/14 Swindon (Louis Thompson, Yaser Kasim) 2-4 Brighton (League Cup)
W: 3 D: 2 L: 1 F: 14 A: 11 GD: +3 Points: 8 * one win in cup.
Interesting Stats:
The first ever meetings between these two sides took place in the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup in 1912. Barnsley won a replay 1-0 after a 0-0 draw in the first game and went on to win the cup that year for the one and only time in their history.
The two sides have been evenly matched over the years. Barnsley have won 16 meetings to Swindon’s 15 and have scored one more goal (54 to 53)
However Barnsley have lost just one of their last seven games with the Robins, and are unbeaten at home against them since 1998 (seven games)
Three of the last four Oakwell meetings have ended in stalemates.
Barnsley manager Danny Wilson has taken charge of 238 Reds matches during his two spells in charge. He also managed Swindon for 121 matches between 2008 and 2011.
Swindon have lost just once in the League this season, at Crawley on the 16th August. It is their only defeat inside 90 minutes in all competitions this season with their only other reverse coming through an extra time defeat to Brighton in the League Cup.
The Robins are unbeaten in six in the league, their best run since January/February 2013.
Victory tomorrow will give them three wins in a row in all competitions for the first time since April.
This is Swindon’s best start to a season since 2009-2010 when they lost just one of their first 15 matches in all competitions and ended up reaching the League One Play-Off final where they lost to Millwall.
They have scored 17 goals in their eight league matches so far. Only the division’s top two sides Bristol City and MK Dons have scored more.
The Robins have played 11 matches so far in 2014-2015, in three competitions and have only failed to score in one of those matches, that solitary Crawley defeat.
Striker Jonathan Obika and midfielder Andy Williams have both scored in each of the last three matches whilst Obika has actually scored in each of the last four.
Ref Watch:
Christopher Kavanagh
2014-2015: Games: 6 Yellows: 10 Reds: 0
This will be Chris Kavanagh’s first EVER League One match. He has officiated in the Conference for the last two season and has also done five League Two matches this season.
Last Barnsley match: N/A
Last Swindon match: N/A
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 24 Won: 7 Drawn: 8 Lost: 9 Scored: 31 Conceded: 38.
Last match on the 27th September: 2011. Derby 1-1 Barnsley (Jacob Butterfield). Att: 23,454.
Last win: 1986
Last draw: 2011
Last defeat: 2005
STAT! – Barnsley have failed to win any of their last six matches on this date, losing four.
Swindon:
Played: 20 Won: 8 Drawn: 2 Lost: 10 Scored: 28 Conceded: 35.
Last match on the 27th September: 2005. Doncaster 1-0 Swindon. Att: 5,282.
Last win: 2003
Last draw: 1969
Last defeat: 2005
STAT! – Swindon have lost exactly half of their matches on this date, including four of the last six.
JOINT STAT! – Barnsley and Swindon have met once before on the 27th September with Barnsley securing an emphatic 6-2 success at Oakwell in a Third Division match back in 1961. The score-line was made more remarkable by the fact the two sides had played out a 1-1 draw at Swindon’s County Ground just one week earlier.
It was only The Reds third win from their first 12 matches of the 1961-1962 season, which had included seven defeats and had dumped them to the foot of the table. This win sparked a resurgence and was the first of seven wins in 12 that lifted them up to 18th.
Barnsley would eventually finish in 20th place, one place and two points above the relegation zone.
Swindon had also made a dreadful start to the season and this hammering was their sixth defeat from their first 13 matches, although it was the only reverse in a run of three wins.
They dropped to second from bottom after losing to Barnsley but finished in a credible ninth after winning eight of their final 11 matches
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Other Fixtures:
Saturday 27th September 2014:
3pm:
Bradford v Port Vale
Bristol City v MK Dons
Chesterfield v Notts County
Coventry v Preston
Crawley v Yeovil
Crewe v Colchester
Leyton Orient v Rochdale
Oldham v Scunthorpe
Peterborough v Fleetwood
Sheffield United v Gillingham
Walsall v Doncaster