BARROW
("The Bluebirds'', "The Ziggers")
Year formed | 1901 |
Turned professional | tbc |
Limited company | tbc |
Previous names | None |
Ground | The Dunes Hotel Stadium, Wilkie Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 5UW (for pictures of the stadium click here) |
Club's ground since | 1909 |
Pitch measurements | 110 x 74 yards (101 x 68 metres) |
Ground capacity | 5,045 (1,000 seated) |
Record attendance at present ground | 16,874 v Swansea Town, FA Cup 3rd round, 9th January 1954 (drew 2-2) |
Lowest attendance at present ground | 1,031 v Cambridge United, Division Four, 27 November 1971 (drew 1-1) |
First game at present ground | 5-2 v Eccles Borough, Lancashire Combination, September 1909 |
Previous grounds | Little Park: 1901 - 1909 Holker Street: 1909 to date |
League career | Lancashire League: 1901 - 1903 Lancashire Combination Division Two: 1903 - 1905 Lancashire Combination Division One: 1905 - 1908 Lancashire Combination Division Two: 1908 - 1911 Lancashire Combination Division One: 1911 - 1921 Division Three (North): 1921 - 1958 Division Four: 1958 - 1967 Division Three: 1967 - 1970 Division Four: 1970 - 1972 (not re-elected) Northern Premier League: 1972 - 1979 Alliance Premier League: 1979 - 1983 Northern Premier League: 1983 - 1984 Alliance Premier League: 1984 - 1986 Northern Premier League: 1986 - 1989 Conference: 1989 - 1992 Northern Premier League: 1992 - 1998 Conference: 1998 - 1999 Northern Premier League: 1999 - 2004 Conference North: 2004 - 2008 Conference National: 2008 - 2013 Conference North: 2013 - 2015 Conference / National League: 2015 - 2020 League Two: 2020 - . |
First Football League game | 27th August 1921 v Stockport County, Division Three (North) (lost 0-2) |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | National League champions: 2019-20 Conference North champions: 2014-15 Northern Premier League champions: 1983-84, 1988-89, 1997-98 Northern Premier League runners-up: 2002-03 Lancashire Combination champions: 1920-21 Lancashire Combination runners-up: 1913-14 Lancashire Combination Division Two runners-up: 1904-05, 1910-11 |
Domestic - Cup | FA Trophy winners: 1989-90, 2009-10 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup runners-up: 1987-88 Northern Premier League President's Cup winners: 2001-02, 2003-04 Lancashire Senior Cup winners: 1954-55 Peter Swales Shield winners: 1984-85 Lancashire Junior Cup winners: 1980-81 |
Best League position | 5th, Division Three (North), 1931-32 |
Lowest League position | 24th, Division Four, 1963-64 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 3rd round, 1945-46, 1947-48, 1953-54, 1955-56, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1966-67, 1967-68, 2016-17, 2021-22 |
Furthest in League Cup | 3rd round, 1962-63, 1967-68, 2024-25 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 59, Division Four, 1966-67 |
3 for a win | 69, League Two, 2023-24 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 18, Division Three (North), 1925-26 |
3 for a win | 44, League Two, 2021-22 |
Most League goals scored | 116, Division Three (North), 1933-34 |
Most League goals conceded | 117, Division Three (North), 1926-27 |
Fewest League goals scored | 34, Division Three (North), 1926-27 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 40, Division Three (North), 1947-48 |
Most wins in a League season | 24, Division Three (North), 1931-32 24, Division Four, 1966-67 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division Four, 1963-64 |
Most draws in a League season | 18, Division Four, 1963-64 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 1, Division Three (North), 1931-32 |
Most losses in a League season | 31, Division Three (North), 1925-26 31, Division Four, 1970-71 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 11, Division Four, 1966-67 |
Record League win | tbc |
Record Cup win | tbc |
Record League Cup win | 3-1 v Shrewsbury Town, League Cup 2nd round, 24 September 1962 3-1 v Workington, League Cup 1st round replay, 18 August 1969 |
Record defeat | tbc |
Record League Cup defeat | 1-9 v Workington, League Cup 1st round, 2 September 1964 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 38, Jimmy Shankly, Division Three (North), 1933-34 |
in total | 145, Billy Gordon, 1949-58 |
Most League goals in one match | 5, Jimmy Shankly v Gateshead, Division Three (North), 5 May 1934 |
Most League appearances | 376 (plus 2 subs), Brian Arrowsmith, 1961-71 |
Most capped player | tbc |
Youngest League player | tbc |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | reported £100,000 for Jordan Williams to Rochdale, June 2017 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | tbc |