Scunthorpe picked up a win at Oakwell for the first time in 55 years and only their third ever. It is the Iron’s first victory at Barnsley since a 1-0 win way back in March 1959.
Barnsley lost after going 1-0 up for the third time this season. It is the first time it has happened as many as three times since 2011-2012.
Today was The Reds’ fifth home league defeat of the season, the joint most in the division.
Paddy Madden’s brace for Scunthorpe also means Barnsley have now conceded 20 goals in their nine home games in League One, the worst record in the entire Football League.
They are yet to keep a league clean sheet at home this season, it is the first time The Reds have failed to have a shut out in any of their first nine home league matches since 1987-1988, when it took them until their tenth to record a shutout.
The Reds have now conceded two goals in each of their last three matches and in six of the past seven and their goals against tally of 30 is only “beaten” by three of the four teams currently in the relegation zone.
On the other foot, Barnsley have managed to score in 11 games in a row in all competitions, their best run since netting in 16 successive games between 22nd December 2012 and 9th March 2013.
After going four games without defeat, winning three, The Reds have now lost back-to-back games for the fourth time this season.
Barnsley have opened the scoring in six of their last eight matches, but they have gone on to win just three.
Barnsley conceded within a minute of scoring for the first time since the day they were relegated in April. Jean-Yves Mvoto netted in the 53rd minute at Middlesbrough and Lee Tomlin equalised a minute later.
Marcello Trotta netted on his home league debut, his first goal since March when he scored for Brentford.
Barnsley were behind at half time after taking the lead for the first time since January, against Blackburn.
Captain Martin Cranie picked up his fifth yellow card of the season and will now be suspended for Tuesday’s South Yorkshire derby against Doncaster.
Paddy Madden notched his first brace since January 2013 and his first for Scunthorpe.
The Iron are now unbeaten in their last six away matches, four of which they have won.
Barnsley Team:
Ross Turnbull
Joe Dudgeon
Martin Cranie (YC)
Peter Ramage
Lewin Nyatanga
Devante Cole
Connor Hourihane
Luke Berry (YC)
James Bailey
Sam Winnall
Marcello Trotta
Substitutes:
Kane Hemmings (for Winnall 22)
Jean-Yves Mvoto (for Ramage 52)
Keith Treacy (for Bailey 66)
Unused Substitutes:
Adam Davies, Reece Brown, Brad Abbott, Leroy Lita.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet League One results:
Friday 28th November 2014:
Peterborough 0-3 Bristol City
Sheffield United 1-1 Notts County
Saturday 29th November 2014:
BARNSLEY 1-2 Scunthorpe
Bradford 3-1 Leyton Orient
Coventry 0-0 Walsall
Crawley 1-1 Chesterfield
Crewe 1-1 Doncaster
Gillingham 2-2 Port Vale
MK Dons 6-0 Colchester
Rochdale 0-3 Oldham
Swindon 1-0 Fleetwood
Yeovil 0-2 Preston
Barnsley lie in 15th place in the Sky Bet League One with 22 points from 18 games.
We are 8 points off the Play-Offs, 16 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 17 points off First place and 3 points above the Relegation Zone.
Up to 29/11/14
Next Up:
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Nineteen: Barnsley v Doncaster Rovers, Tuesday 2nd December 2014. Kick-Off: 7:45pm.
Tickets:
Adult: £20-£24
Over 65’s: £15-£18
Age 17-21: £15-£18
Age 12-16: £10
Under 12: £5
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Twenty: Walsall v Barnsley, Saturday 13th December 2014. Kick-off: 3pm
Tickets:
Adult £20.50
Over 60: £14.50
Under 18: £14.50
A family ticket which consists of one adult and one under 18 is available from the Walsall ticket office on the day of the game only priced at £24.50, they are not available from us.