2021–22 Barrow A.F.C. season

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Barrow
2021–22 season
ChairmanPaul Hornby
ManagerMark Cooper
StadiumThe Progession Solicitors Stadium
League Two15th
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorer
Offrande Zanzala (3)
Away colours
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The 2021–22 season is Barrow's second consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

During pre-season, Mark Cooper was appointed as the club's new manager on a three-year deal.[1]

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CB England Mark Ellis England Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [2]
1 July 2021 GK England Paul Farman England Carlisle United Free transfer [3]
1 July 2021 CB England Joe Grayson England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [4]
1 July 2021 CF England Josh Gordon England Walsall Free transfer [5]
1 July 2021 RB England Remeao Hutton England Birmingham City Free transfer [6]
1 July 2021 CM England Tom White England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [7]
1 July 2021 CF Republic of the Congo Offrande Zanzala England Carlisle United Free transfer [8]
11 August 2021 LW Wales George Williams England Grimsby Town Free transfer [9]
31 August 2021 CM England Robbie Gotts England Leeds United Undisclosed [10]
31 August 2021 RM England Jordan Stevens England Leeds United Undisclosed [11]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
6 August 2021 CB Germany Festus Arthur England Hull City End of season [12]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
18 May 2021 CM England Lewis Hardcastle Retired [13]
30 June 2021 CF England Calvin Andrew Released [13]
30 June 2021 CF England Courtney Baker-Richardson Wales Newport County Released [13][14]
30 June 2021 GK England Joel Dixon England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [15]
30 June 2021 LB Wales Dion Donohue Wales Caernarfon Town Released [13][16]
30 June 2021 AM England Callum Gribbin Released [13]
30 June 2021 CB England Sam Hird Retired [13][17]
30 June 2021 GK England Josh Lillis Released [13]
30 June 2021 CF England Mikael Ndjoli Released [13]
30 June 2021 CF England Morgan Penfold Released [13]
30 June 2021 LM England Chris Taylor Released [13]
30 June 2021 CB England Scott Wilson Released [13]
30 June 2021 CB France Yoan Zouma Released [13]
8 July 2021 RB England Bradley Barry England Stevenage Free transfer [18]
15 July 2021 CF England Scott Quigley England Stockport County Undisclosed [19]
28 July 2021 LB Northern Ireland Bobby Burns Northern Ireland Glentoran Mutual consent [20]

Pre-season friendlies[]

Barrow confirmed they would play friendly matches against Holker Old Boys,[21] Lancaster City,[21] Spennymoor Town,[22] Birmingham City,[23] Bolton Wanderers[24] and Southport[21] as part of their pre-season schedule.

10 July 2021 Friendly Holker Old Boys 1–7 Barrow Barrow-in-Furness
13:00 BST Hodgson Goal 78' Report
Stadium: Rakesmoor Lane
13 July 2021 Friendly Lancaster City P–P Barrow Lancaster
19:00 BST Stadium: Giant Axe
Note: Match was cancelled due to the club opting for a pre-season camp in Scotland.[25]
17 July 2021 Friendly Spennymoor Town P–P Barrow Spennymoor
13:00 BST Stadium: The Brewery Field
Note: Cancelled due to the number of injuries within the team.[26]
20 July 2021 Friendly Birmingham City 1–1 Barrow Kings Norton
13:00 BST Gardner Goal 76' Report Hutton Goal 90' Stadium: Wast Hills Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
24 July 2021 Friendly Barrow 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Report Afolayan Goal 39' Stadium: The Progression Solicitors Stadium
Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Marc Edwards
26 July 2021 Friendly Nottingham Forest 0–1 Barrow West Bridgford
14:00 BST Report Sea Goal 71' Stadium: Nigel Doughty Academy Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
31 July 2021 Friendly Southport 2–1 Barrow Blowick
15:00 BST Anson Goal ?'
Bainbridge Goal ?'		 Report Banks Goal ?' Stadium: Pure Stadium
Referee: Dean Watson

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Newport County 8 3 2 3 9 11 −2 11
13 Carlisle United 8 2 4 2 9 9 0 10
14 Crawley Town 7 3 1 3 8 10 −2 10
15 Barrow 8 2 3 3 11 10 +1 9
16 Colchester United 7 2 3 2 7 7 0 9
17 Salford City 8 2 2 4 7 8 −1 8
18 Sutton United 7 2 2 3 6 8 −2 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[27]


Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
7 2 2 3 10 9  +1 8 1 2 1 6 6  0 1 0 2 4 3  +1

Last updated: 10 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundAHHAHAH
ResultLWDLDWL
Position19111016189
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Barrow's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[28]

7 August 2021 1 Stevenage 1–0 Barrow Stevenage
15:00 BST Lines Yellow card 45+1'
Reeves Goal 46'
Cuthbert Yellow card 52'
Vancooten Yellow card 55'
Taylor Yellow card 90'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 21'
Banks Yellow card 22'
Platt Yellow card 45+2'
Kay Yellow card 51'
Ntlhe Yellow card 68'
Devitt Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,536
Referee: James Oldham
14 August 2021 2 Barrow 3–2 Hartlepool United Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Zanzala Goal 3'
Gordon Goal 47', Yellow card 90+6'
Arthur Yellow card 67'
Sea Goal 72'		 Report Burey Goal 17', Yellow card 87'
Goodwin Goal 61'		 Stadium: Holker Street Stadium
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Darren Drysdale
17 August 2021 3 Barrow 0–0 Exeter City Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Zanzala Yellow card 18'
Ellis Yellow card 52'
White Yellow card 84'		 Report Dieng Yellow card 47'
Jay Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: The Dunes Hotel Stadium
Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
21 August 2021 4 Harrogate Town 2–1 Barrow Harrogate
15:00 BST Fallowfield Yellow card 45+8'
Pattison Goal 60', 81'		 Report Zanzala Goal 17', Yellow card 45+4'
Farman Yellow card 43'
Banks Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Referee: Trevor Kettle
28 August 2021 5 Barrow 1–1 Bristol Rovers Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Hutton Yellow card 17'
Ellis Red card 31'
White Yellow card 34'
Banks Yellow card 42', Goal 45+5'
Zanzala Yellow card 68'
 Report Nicholson Goal 44'
Collins Yellow card 55'
Finley Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: The Dunes Hotel Stadium
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: Ross Joyce
4 September 2021 6 Oldham Athletic 0–3 Barrow Oldham
15:00 BST Report Banks Goal 15'
Grayson Yellow card 34', Goal 57'
Zanzala Goal 53'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,232
Referee: Carl Boyeson
10 September 2021 7 Barrow 2–3 Colchester United Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Stevens Goal 25'
Banks Goal 76' (pen.), Yellow card 89'
Jones Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 90'		 Report Judge Goal 35'
Sears Goal 38'
Chambers Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 68'
Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 64'
Hannant Yellow card 72'
Coxe Yellow card 79'
Eastman Goal 80'
Nouble Yellow card 88'
Skuse Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Simon Mather
18 September 2021 8 Bradford City 1–1 Barrow Bradford
15:00 BST Vernam Goal 59' Report Josh Kay Goal 21' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,403
Referee: Tom Reeves

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Barrow were drawn at home to Scunthorpe United in the first round[29][30] and Aston Villa in the second round.[31][32]

10 August 2021 First round Barrow 1–0 Scunthorpe United Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Sea Goal 50' Report Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Oliver Langford
24 August 2021 Second round Barrow 0–6 Aston Villa Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Brown Yellow card 78'
Arthur Yellow card 81'
Brough Yellow card 82'
Taylor Yellow card 90'		 Report Archer Goal 10', 62', 88'
El Ghazi Goal 24' (pen.), 45+2'
Nakamba Yellow card 35'
Guilbert Goal 75'		 Stadium: The Dunes Hotel Stadium
Attendance: 5,349
Referee: Martin Coy
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Barrow were drawn into Northern Group G alongside Accrington Stanley, Leicester City U21s and Fleetwood Town.[33][34] The group stage matches were confirmed on 29 June.[35]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Accrington Stanley 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2
3 L2 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 ACA Leicester City U21 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Accrington Stanley 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Barrow Accrington
19:45 BST Bishop Goal 32', 50'
Moonan Yellow card 73'		 Report Arthur Goal 48'
Banks Goal 72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 930
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Penalties
Bishop Penalty scored
Nottingham Penalty scored
Leigh Penalty scored
Savin Penalty scored
Scully Penalty scored		 Banks Penalty scored
Williams Penalty scored
Zanzala Penalty scored
Brough Penalty scored
Gordon Penalty missed
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Barrow v Fleetwood Town Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Barrow v Leicester City U21s Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium

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