BARNET
("The Bees'')
Year formed | 1888 |
Turned professional | 1965 |
Limited company | 1965 |
Previous names | Barnet Alston FC: 1906 - 1919 Barnet FC: 1919 - . |
Ground | The Hive, Camrose Avenue, Edgware HA8 6AG (for pictures of the stadium click here) |
Club's ground since | 2013 |
Pitch measurements | 115 x 75 yards (105 x 68 metres) |
Ground capacity | 6,500 (5,356 seated) |
Record attendance at present ground | 6,215 v Brentford, FA Cup 4th round, 28 January 2019 (drew 3-3) |
First game at present ground | 20 July 2013 v Ipswich Town, pre-season friendly (lost 0-1) |
First competitive game at present ground | 10 August 2013 v Chester, Conference Premier (won 3-0) |
Previous grounds | New Barnet: 1888 - 1889 Ravenscroft Park: 1889 - 1907 Underhill Stadium: 1907 - 2013 |
League career | London League: 1897 - 1901 (resigned from League) Athenian League: 1919 - 1965 Southern League Division One: 1965 - 1966 Southern League Premier Division: 1966 - 1975 Southern League Division One North: 1975 - 1976 Southern League Division One South: 1976 - 1977 Southern League Premier Division: 1977 - 1979 Alliance Premier League/Conference: 1979 - 1991 Division Four/Three: 1991 - 1993 Division Two: 1993 - 1994 Division Three: 1994 - 2001 Conference: 2001 - 2005 League Two: 2005 - 2013 Conference: 2013 - 2015 League Two: 2015 - 2018 National League: 2018 - . |
First Football League game | 17th August 1991 v Crewe Alexandra , Division Four, lost 4-7 |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Vauxhall Conference champions: 1990-91, 2004-05, 2014-15 Vauxhall Conference runners-up: 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90 Southern League Division One champions: 1965-66 Southern League Division One (South) champions: 1976-77 Athenian League champions: 1930-31, 1931-32, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1964-65 Athenian League runners-up: 1929-30, 1937-38, 1959-60, 1961-62, 1962-63 |
Domestic - Cup | FA Trophy runners-up: 1971-72 FA Amateur Cup winners: 1945-46 FA Amateur Cup runners-up: 1947-48 Football Conference Challenge Cup winners: 1988-89 Football Conference Challenge Cup runners-up: 1983-84, 1985-86 |
Best League position | 24th, Division Two, 1993-94 |
Lowest League position | 24th, Division Three, 2000-01 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 4th round, 2006-07, 2007-08 |
Furthest in League Cup | 3rd round, 2005-06 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | n/a |
3 for a win | 79, Division Three, 1992-93 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | n/a |
3 for a win | 28, Division Two, 1993-94 |
Most League goals scored | 81, Division Four, 1991-92 |
Most League goals conceded | 86, Division Two, 1993-94 |
Fewest League goals scored | 41, Division Two, 1993-94 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 45, Division Three, 1995-96 |
Most wins in a League season | 23, Division Three, 1992-93 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 5, Division Two, 1993-94 |
Most draws in a League season | 18, League Two, 2005-06 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 6, Division Four, 1991-92 |
Most losses in a League season | 28, Division Two, 1993-94 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 9, Division Three, 1992-93 |
Record League win | 7-0 v Blackpool, Division Three, 11th November 2000 |
Record Cup win | 6-1 v Newport County, FA Cup 1st round, 21st November 1970 |
Record League Cup win | 4-0 v Leyton Orient, Coca-Cola Cup 1st round 1st leg, 16 August 1994 4-0 v Exeter City, Coca-Cola Cup 1st round 1st leg, 20 August 1996 |
Record defeat | 1-9 v Peterborough United, Division Three, 5th September 1998 |
Record League Cup defeat | 0-5 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Worthington Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 18 August 1998 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 24, Dougie Freedman, Division Three, 1994-95 |
in total | 47, Sean Devine, 1995-99 |
Most League goals in one season | 4, Dougie Freedman v Rochdale, Division Three, 13th September 1994 4, Lee Hodges v Rochdale, Division Three, 8th April 1996 |
Most League appearances | 263, Paul Wilson, 1991-2000 |
Most capped player | 6, Warren Hackett for St Lucia, 1999-2001 |
Youngest League player | Kieran Adams, 17 years 71 days v Mansfield Town, 31st December 1994 |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | £800,000 for Dougie Freedman to Crystal Palace, September 1995 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £130,000 for Greg Heald from Peterborough United, August 1997 |