Barnsley: Oakwell
Snapshot
| Team: | Barnsley |
| Nickname: | Tykes |
| Founded: | 1887 |
| Manager: | Keith Hill |
| League: | Championship |
Oakwell | Built in 1888
The Oakwell Stadium is an all seater 23,000 capacity ground. The red football shirts of Barnsley supporters are spread out across three of the four main stands.
The West Stand offers the only original aspect of Oakwell while the other three stands have been more recently upgraded throughout the 1990’s, coinciding with the club's one season in the Premier League in 1997/98.
The North Stand houses away supporters and allocation usually totals around 2,000 (but with exceptions can rise to 6,000). The North Stand is a fully covered, single tiered stand and is also the most recently upgraded part of the ground.
Oakwell also boasts a purpose built disabled stand situated at the corner between East and South stands.
Tickets / Where to sit
Home Fans: East & West Stands (Upper Tier): Adults £22, OAP/Juvenile £13, Under 11's £7 East & West Stands (Lower Tier): Adults £21, OAP/Juvenile £12, Under 11's £6 Barnsley Chronicle Family Area: Adults £22, OAP/Juvenile £13, Under 11's £7 CK Beckett (Pontefract Road) Stand: Adults £20, OAP/Juvenile £12, Under 11's £6
Away Fans North Stand:
Adults £20, OAP/Juvenile £12, Under 11's £6 Major cup games against big Premier League opposition will often attract a higher price of admittance. Over recent years, Barnsley have had big cup games against Premier League big boys Chelsea and Liverpool.
Ticket Office: 0871 226 6777
Getting to Oakwell
Train
Barnsley railway station is a ten minute walk from the ground. This station is served by trains running between Sheffield & Leeds. From others areas, connections to this line must be sought. By bus The railway station also doubles as a bus interchange. Directions are signposted but on match days a steady flow of supporters can be followed.
Car
Leave M1 at Junction 37 and take A628 towards Barnsley. Signposts to the ground are plentiful and the ground comes into sight if you continue on this road.
Parking
A 500 vehicle visitor’s car park is situated opposite the visitor’s entrance (small charge), however alternatively, street parking is possible as well as parking at the Metro Dome.
Map
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Where to drink
It is not generally advised to wear away colours around the town centre, however that is not to say that Barnsley is known for match day problems.
Local drinking haunts that reportedly accommodate away fans include, The Coach and Horses (Doncaster Road) and The Holleywell Inn (Oakwell Road)
Where to eat
The Metro Dome complex offers relatively cheap food, booze and football on TV.
Where to stay
If you’re planning a stay over, the following budget hotels could help…
Premier Travel Inn Wombwell Barnsley Tel 08701 977024
Travelodge Barnsley 08701 911621
New Country Inn Dodworth Barnsley 0845 456 6399
New Country Inn Dodworth Barnsley 0845 456 6399
Barnsley Programme
Barnsley: £3.00
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Barnsley Songs
"We all follow the Barnsley,
Over land and sea (and Sheffiled),
We all follow the Barnsley,
On to victory,
All together now... "
"Forever and Ever,
We'll follow our team,
We’re Barnsley F.C.,
We rule supreme,
We'll never be mastered,
By you, by you cockney b***ard's,
We'll keep the red flag flying high…"
"We love you Barnsley
We Do
We love you Barnsley
We Do
We love you Barnsley
We Do
Oh Barnsley we love You."
Barnsley Shop & Merchandise
A variety of merchandise is available at the club's online store
Club Records
Record League Victory: 9–0 v Loughborough Town, Second Division, 28 January 1899
Record Cup Victory: 6–0 v Blackpool, FA Cup First Round, 20 January 1910
Record League Defeat: 0–9 v Notts County, Second Division, 19 January 1927
Record Cup Defeat: 1–8 v Derby County, FA Cup First Round, 30 January 1897
Highest League Scorer in Season: Cecil McCormack, 33, 1950–51
Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Ernie Hine, 150, 1921–26 & 34–38
Most Internationals Caps: Gerry Taggart, 35, Northern Ireland
Most League Appearances: Barry Murphy, 514, 1962–78
Record Transfer Fee Received: £4,500,000 from Blackburn Rovers for Ashley Ward, December 1998
Record Transfer Fee Paid: £1,500,000 to Partizan Belgrade for Gorgi Hristov (1997) and £1,500,000 to QPR for Mike Sheron (1999)
Record Attendance: 40,255 v Stoke City, FA Cup 5th Round, 15 February 1936
Youngest ever Football League player: Reuben Noble-Lazarus 15 years and 45 days
Club Contact
Main Telephone No: 01226 211 211
Fax No: 01226 211 444
Official Web Site: www.barnsleyfc.co.uk
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