Barnsley ended the 2014-2015 season in style with a thumping 5-0 victory, their biggest league win of the season.
It is The Reds biggest league triumph since they won 5-0 at Birmingham in September 2012.
Incredibly it is their biggest league victory at Oakwell for SIXTEEN years when they defeated Portsmouth 6-0 in August 1999. They did beat Burton 5-0 at Oakwell earlier this season but that was in the FA Cup.
Three of Barnsley’s goals came in the final ten minutes, the second time they have achieved this feat this season. They also bagged three late strikes in the 5-3 defeat to MK Dons.
The Reds have scored five goals in the 90th minute or later this season.
It was a welcome win for Barnsley, ending a run of nine games without one.
Seven of Barnsley’s last eight victories have been accompanied by clean sheets.
The Reds kept 13 clean sheets in 2014-2015, their most since the last time they were in League One, 2005-2006.
All five goals arrived in the second half, the first time this has happened since that Birmingham game three years ago. It also means The Reds scored only nine first half goals in their final 26 games.
Barnsley had a staggering 13 shots on target today, the most they have managed in any League One game this season.
Conor Hourihane had a hand in four of Barnsley’s five goals. He scored one and also sent in corners that were finished off by Josh Scowen twice and Mason Holgate. The supporters Player of the Year finishes the season with 14 goals and 15 assists!
An opposition player was sent off against Barnsley for only the fourth time this season, Barnsley have won three and drawn one.
This win means Barnsley finish in 11th place in League One, the first time they have finished in the top half of a division since they finished 5th at this level in 2005-2006. It is only the fourth time they have gained a top half finish in the past 18 years.
Sam Winnall’s 92nd minute goal, the fifth and final one of the game also remarkably tipped Barnsley onto +1 goal difference. It is the first time The Reds have finished with a positive goal difference since their League One promotion when they finished on +18. It is only the third time in 15 seasons.
Barnsley won on the final day of the season for the first time since 2011.
It is their biggest EVER final day win. Their previous best was a 5-1 triumph over Southampton in 1926-1927.
It is Barnsley’s joint biggest win against Rochdale, matching a result from 1966.
Barnsley’s final points total of 62 is their best in a non promotion-winning season since also gaining 62 League One points in 2003-2004.
Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
George Smith
Mason Holgate
Lewin Nyatanga
James Bree
Luke Berry
Josh Scowen (Y)
Conor Hourihane
Ben Pearson
Sam Winnall
George Maris
Substitutes:
Rhys Oates (for Maris 66)
George Williams (for Bree 70)
Paul Digby (for Berry 77)
Unused Substitutes:
Christian Dibble, Martin Cranie, Brad Abbott, Milan Lalkovic.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet League One results:
Sunday 3rd May 2015:
BARNSLEY 5-0 Rochdale
Bristol City 8-2 Walsall
Colchester 1-0 Preston
Crawley 1-2 Coventry (Crawley are relegated)
Crewe 0-1 Bradford
Doncaster 5-2 Scunthorpe
Gillingham 3-1 Notts County (Notts County are relegated)
MK Dons 5-1 Yeovil (MK Dons are promoted)
Oldham 1-1 Peterborough
Port Vale 1-2 Fleetwood
Sheffield United 1-1 Chesterfield
Swindon 2-2 Leyton Orient (Leyton Orient are relegated)
Barnsley finish in 11th place in the Sky Bet League One with 62 points from 46 games.
We finish 7 points off the Play-Offs, 29 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 37 points off First place and 12 points above the Relegation Zone.
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