In the 2010–11 season,

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

competed in the

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. Barnsley finished in 17th-place on 56 points. Barnsley also competed in the

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and

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, in which they were eliminated in the third and first rounds respectively. The season covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.

Championship

Standings

Squad details

Pre-season

Jon Macken Jonathan Paul Macken (born 7 September 1977) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a striker. He is currently manager of Witton Albion. He began his career with Premier League side Manchester United in 1995 but was ...

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, Anderson de Silva,

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and Michael Coulson were all released from Oakwell with Heslop signing for

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Bogdanovic and Kozluk joining

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, Moore joining

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and Coulson joining

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. The Reds began their summer recruiting by bringing in

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winger

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on a free transfer.

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was then signed from

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for an undisclosed fee. Serbian midfielder Goran Lovre joined from

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. Striker

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then followed from

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for an undisclosed fee.

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full-back

Jay McEveley James Michael "Jay" McEveley (born 11 February 1985) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Warrington Town. Born in Liverpool, he represented Everton at junior level before signing for Blackburn Rovers where he made his professional de ...

was next in at Oakwell on a free transfer. Next was

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

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international Diego Arismendi on a season-long loan. Contract rebel Hugo Colace then rejoined the Reds after leaving the club at the end of his previous deal.

Championship

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Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Transfers

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Out

Loans in

Loans out

Disciplinary record

Yellow cards

Red cards

Fixtures and results

Friendlies

Championship

FA Cup

League Cup

Penalties awarded

References