2024–25 Barrow A.F.C. season

Barrow
2024–25 season
Chairman	Paul Hornby
Head Coach	Stephen Clemence
Stadium	Holker Street
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 124th season in the history of Barrow and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024^[a]	GK	Wyll Stanway	Chester	Undisclosed	^[2]
1 July 2024^[b]	CB	Sam Barnes	Blackburn Rovers	Free	^[3]
1 July 2024^[c]	CF	Katia Kouyate	Everton	Free	^[4]
1 July 2024^[d]	RW	Connor Mahoney	Huddersfield Town	Free	^[5]

^ The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 5 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Everton contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Huddersfield Town contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Ref

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	CF	Andrew Dallas	Barnsley	End of Season	^[6]

^ The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	To	Date until	Ref

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	RB	Tyrell Warren	Grimsby Town	1 July 2024	^[7]^[8]
30 June 2024	CM	Ben Whitfield	Burton Albion	1 July 2024	^[9]
30 June 2024	CF	Sam Bellis	Waterford	3 July 2024	^[7]^[10]
30 June 2024	CM	Owen Bray			^[7]
30 June 2024	CF	Courtney Duffus			^[7]
30 June 2024	GK	Josh Lillis			^[11]
30 June 2024	CF	Jamie Proctor			^[7]
30 June 2024	CB	George Ray			^[7]
30 June 2024	CB	Malakai Reeve			^[7]
30 June 2024	CM	Tom White			^[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 June, Barrow announced their pre-season schedule, with fixtures against Holker Old Boys, FC United of Manchester, Kilmarnock, Stockport County, Real Unión, AFC Fylde and Wigan Athletic.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly	Holker Old Boys	v	Barrow	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST				Stadium: Rakesmoor

13 July 2024 Friendly	FC United of Manchester	v	Barrow	Moston
15:00 BST				Stadium: Broadhurst Park

19 July 2024 Friendly	Kilmarnock	v	Barrow	Kilmarnock, Scotland
19:00 BST				Stadium: Rugby Park

23 July 2024 Friendly	Barrow	v	Stockport County	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST				Stadium: Holker Street

27 July 2024 Friendly	Barrow	v	Real Unión	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST				Stadium: Holker Street

30 July 2024 Friendly	Barrow	v	AFC Fylde	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST				Stadium: Holker Street

3 August 2024 Friendly	Barrow	v	Wigan Athletic	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST				Stadium: Holker Street

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Accrington Stanley	Promotion to EFL League One
2	AFC Wimbledon
3	Barrow
4	Bradford City	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Bromley
6	Carlisle United

First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. 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^[12]

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.^[13]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 August 2024 1	Barrow	v	Crewe Alexandra	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST				Stadium: Holker Street

17 August 2024 2	Carlisle United	v	Barrow	Carlisle
12:30 BST				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[14]

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Barrow being drawn at home against Port Vale.^[15]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round	Barrow	v	Port Vale	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST				Stadium: Holker Street

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Barrow were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Bolton Wanderers, Fleetwood Town and Aston Villa U21.^[16]^[17]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Qualification
1	ACA	Aston Villa U21	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Barrow	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Bolton Wanderers
4	L2	Fleetwood Town

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	ENG	Paul Farman	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	ENG	Wyll Stanway	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
—	DF	ENG	Sam Barnes	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	IRL	Niall Canavan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	IRL	Rory Feely	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	IRL	Mazeed Ogungbo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Junior Tiensia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	SCO	Dean Campbell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	IRL	Sam Foley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Robbie Gotts	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Elliot Newby	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Kian Spence	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	David Worrall	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
—	FW	ENG	Emile Acquah	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	SCO	Andrew Dallas (on loan)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Sean Etaluku	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Gerard Garner	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Katia Kouyate	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Connor Mahoney	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Dom Telford	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

References

^ "Stephen Clemence unveiled as new Boss". Barrow AFC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Bluebirds Snap Up Stanway!". Barrow AFC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Sam Barnes Signs For Barrow AFC". Barrow AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Katia Kouyate signs for Barrow". Barrow AFC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ "Connor Mahoney Signs". Barrow AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Andy Dallas Joins". Barrow AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Barrow AFC Retained List". Barrow AFC. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ "Warren joins the Mariners". Grimsby Town FC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ "Ben Whitfield Set To Sign For Burton Albion". Burton Albion FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ https://waterfordfc.ie/2024/07/03/sam-bellis-becomes-a-blue/
^ "Josh Lillis Leaves". Barrow AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Carlisle Fixture Update". Barrow AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[2] The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

[4] The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired

[6] The transfer was announced on 5 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Everton contract expired

[8] The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Huddersfield Town contract expired

[10] The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1

[1] "Stephen Clemence unveiled as new Boss". Barrow AFC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[3] "Bluebirds Snap Up Stanway!". Barrow AFC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[5] "Sam Barnes Signs For Barrow AFC". Barrow AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[7] "Katia Kouyate signs for Barrow". Barrow AFC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

[9] "Connor Mahoney Signs". Barrow AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[11] "Andy Dallas Joins". Barrow AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[RetainedList-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Barrow AFC Retained List". Barrow AFC. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[13] "Warren joins the Mariners". Grimsby Town FC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[14] "Ben Whitfield Set To Sign For Burton Albion". Burton Albion FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[15] ttps://waterfordfc.ie/2024/07/03/sam-bellis-becomes-a-blue/

[16] "Josh Lillis Leaves". Barrow AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[EFL_Regulationsb-17] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[18] "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[19] "Carlisle Fixture Update". Barrow AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[20] "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[21] "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[22] "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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