Club · Vanarama National League · Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow
The Bluebirds · Founded 1901 · Professional
- Holker Street · 4,416
- England
- Reputation
- 2,700 calc
- Squad strength calc
- 77.50 Best sixteen by CA
- Players calc
- 24
- Balance
- £100,000
- Transfer budget
- —
- Wage budget
- £0 p/w
Best XI (calc)
- GKJoel Dixon
- DLConnor Brown
- DRBradley Barry
- MLPatrick Brough
- MR—
- DCJosh Granite
- DCSam Hird
- MCJason Taylor
- MCLewis Hardcastle
- STScott Quigley
- STJack Hindle
- Formation
- 4-4-2
- Average CA (calc)
- —
- Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
- 78
- Defender, highest CA (calc)
- 84
- Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
- 81
- Attacker, highest CA (calc)
- 82
Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.
Best sixteen (calc)
Calculated by fm-reader from the 16 highest-CA squad players (at most sixteen). The squad includes loans in and excludes loans out, with players matched to the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes. Missing inputs stay missing.
| Measure | Average | Median | Lowest | Highest | League rank of average | League rank of median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ability | 77.50 | 78.0 | 71 | 84 | 13 | 9 |
| Expected potential | 95.75 | 93.0 | 84 | 120 | 18 | 19 |
| Value | £51,569 | £47,941 | £16,237 | £114,812 | 9 | 6 |
| Sale value | £73,741 | £67,139 | £14,613 | £201,000 | 14 | 8 |
| Weekly wage | £609 | £625 | £300 | £850 | 17 | 17 |
| Age | 25.58 | 25.50 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 16 |
Contracted players
21| Name | Positions | Age | Nationality | Status | CA | PA | Value calc | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Barry | D (R) | 24 | England | — | 82 | 110 | £82,748 | Jun 2021 |
| Scott Quigley | ST (C) | 26 | England | — | 82 | 90 | £89,850 | Jun 2022 |
| Jason Taylor | DM, M (C) | 32 | England | — | 81 | 89 | £32,719 | Jun 2020 |
| Lewis Hardcastle | M (C) | 20 | England | — | 81 | 120 | £63,456 | Jun 2020 |
| Patrick Brough | D (LC), WB/M (L) | 23 | England | — | 80 | 94 | £51,813 | Jun 2020 |
| Joel Dixon | GK | 25 | England | — | 78 | 60–90 | £39,481 | Jun 2020 |
| Josh Kay | M/AM (C) | 22 | England | — | 78 | 90 | £50,010 | Jun 2020 |
| Josh Granite | D (C) | 27 | England | — | 78 | 85 | £47,377 | Jun 2020 |
| Jack Hindle | AM (RL), ST (C) | 25 | England | — | 77 | 95 | £59,900 | Jun 2021 |
| John Rooney | M (C) | 28 | England | — | 76 | 89 | £42,304 | Jun 2020 |
| Mark Waddington | M (C) | 22 | England | — | 75 | 99 | £38,451 | Jun 2020 |
| Byron Harrison | ST (C) | 32 | England | — | 73 | 89 | £19,135 | Jun 2020 |
| Sam Hird | D (RC), DM, M (C) | 31 | England | — | 72 | 116 | £16,237 | Jun 2020 |
| Dior Angus | AM (RL), ST (C) | 25 | England | — | 72 | 95 | £28,308 | Jun 2020 |
| Connor Brown | D (RL) | 27 | England | — | 69 | 78 | £16,533 | Jun 2020 |
| Matthew Elsdon | D (C) | 22 | England | — | 63 | 90–120 | £13,126 | Jun 2019 |
| Morgan Penfold | ST (C) | 20 | England | — | 55 | 80 | £11,235 | Jun 2021 |
| Jonathan Saltmer | GK | 20 | England | — | 53 | 60–90 | £5,922 | Jun 2020 |
| Jay Barker | GK | 17 | England | — | 20 | 20–50 | — | — |
| Ethan Cole | M (C) | 17 | England | — | 20 | 20–50 | — | — |
| Tyler Spence | AM (R), ST (C) | 18 | England | — | 20 | 20–50 | — | Jun 2019 |
Contracted-player overview (calc)
- Players
- 21
- CA16
- 76.1
- PA16
- 95.6
- Off-scale CA values excluded
- 0
- Off-scale PA values excluded
- 0
- Average age
- 24
- Under 21
- 6
- Squad value (calc)
- £708,605
- Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2020
- 15
Highest potential
| Lewis Hardcastle | 20 | 120 |
| Sam Hird | 31 | 116 |
| Bradley Barry | 24 | 110 |
| Mark Waddington | 22 | 99 |
| Jack Hindle | 25 | 95 |
| Dior Angus | 25 | 95 |
| Patrick Brough | 23 | 94 |
| Scott Quigley | 26 | 90 |
| Josh Kay | 22 | 90 |
| Jason Taylor | 32 | 89 |
Set-piece takers
| Corner takers | Josh Kay |
| Free-kick takers | John Rooney |
| Penalty takers | John Rooney |
| Long-throw takers | Jason Taylor |
Loaned in
| Player | From | Until | CA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Platt | Blackburn Rovers | 31 May 2020 | 84 |
| Olly Dyson | Huddersfield Town | 30 Jun 2020 | 65 |
| Oliver Greaves | Sheffield United | 31 May 2020 | 71 |
Staff
14| Name | Job | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | |||
| Peter Atherton | — | England | 49 |
| Ross Liddicott | — | England | 33 |
| Russell Dodd | — | England | 55 |
| Stuart Nichols | — | England | 37 |
| Craig Rutherford | — | England | 35 |
| Sid Blain | — | England | 66 |
| Paul Hornby | — | England | 40 |
| Callum Walters | — | England | 25 |
| Lewis Duckmanton | — | England | 22 |
| Tony Shearer | — | England | 54 |
| Mark Hetherington | — | England | 50 |
| Kristian Wilkes | — | England | 49 |
| Liam Reid | — | England | 30 |
| Managers | |||
| Ian Evatt | Manager First Team | England | 37 |
Club
- Full name
- Barrow
- Short name
- Barrow
- Nickname
- The Bluebirds
- Second nickname
- —
- Six-letter name
- Barrow
- Three-letter name
- —
- Alternative abbreviation
- —
- Nation
- England
- Stadium
- Holker Street 4,416
- Training ground
- —
- World reputation
- 0
- Potential reputation
- 3,050
- Reputation scope (calc)
- Local
- Hashtag
- BarrowAFC
Squad and expectations
- Players (calc)
- 24
- Foreign players (calc)
- 0
- Homegrown in nation (calc)
- 19
- Loaned in (calc)
- 3
- Loaned out (calc)
- 0
- Ranking score (calc)
- 4,106
- Predicted position (calc)
- 10
- Stored media expectation
- Play-offs, Europa League Qualification or Top Half Finish
- Stored predicted finish
- —
Trial policy
- Period
- Inside transfer window
- Target squad
- —
- Tendency
- Often
- Maximum length (weeks)
- 3
A stored one-week maximum can represent 0–6 days or an unspecified length.
Finances
- Financial state
- —
- Rich benefactor
- None
- Benefactor changes starting finances
- No
- Balance
- £100,000
- Transfer budget
- —
- Transfer budget before the window
- £5,000
- Wage budget (weekly)
- £0
- Highest weekly wage
- £1,250
- Loan debt
- £0
- Previous turnover
- £0
- Previous profit
- -£100,000
- Average ticket price
- £16
- Season ticket price
- £314
- Stadium rent (yearly)
- £0
- Rents stadium
- No
- Rent share of gate receipts
- 0%
- Transfer embargo
- —
Fans and facilities
- Average attendance
- 1,180
- Minimum attendance
- 600
- Maximum attendance
- 10,338
- Season ticket holders
- 300
- Club members
- —
- Supporter loyalty
- —
- Supporter passion
- —
- Supporter patience
- —
- Supporter affluence
- —
- Supporter temperament
- —
- Supporter expectations
- —
- Morale
- 7
- Training facilities
- 6
- Corporate facilities
- 12
- Youth facilities
- —
- Youth coaching
- —
- Youth recruitment
- —
- Youth importance
- —
Kits
- Home Background #319CDE, foreground #205AAC
- Away Background #7BD5C5, foreground #002062
Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.
Every kit part (22)
| Home | Shorts | Shorts: Plain With Cuff Stripe Alternative 0 | ||
| Home (GK) | Shorts | Shorts: Plain With Cuff Stripe Alternative 0 | ||
| Home | Socks | Socks: Hoop (Top) Alternative 0 | ||
| Home | Icon | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Home (GK) | Socks | Socks: Plain Alternative 0 | ||
| Home (GK) | Icon | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Home | Text | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Home | Shirt | Shirt: Plain (Different Sleeves)Back: Plain Alternative 0 | ||
| Home (GK) | Shirt | Shirt: Bold Top PanelBack: Same as front Alternative 0 | ||
| Away (GK) | Icon | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Text | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Shirt | Shirt: Side StripesBack: Same as front Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Socks | Socks: Plain Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Icon | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Away | Shorts | Shorts: Side Stripe Alternative 0 | ||
| Away (GK) | Shirt | Shirt: Bold Top PanelBack: Same as front Alternative 0 | ||
| Away (GK) | Shorts | Shorts: Plain With Cuff Stripe Alternative 0 | ||
| Away (GK) | Socks | Socks: Plain Alternative 0 | ||
| Third (GK) | Icon | — Alternative 0 | ||
| Third (GK) | Shirt | Shirt: Bold Top PanelBack: Same as front Alternative 0 | ||
| Third (GK) | Shorts | Shorts: Plain With Cuff Stripe Alternative 0 | ||
| Third (GK) | Socks | — Alternative 0 |
Teams
| Team | Type | Captain | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | First Team | Josh Granite | 2,700 |
Affiliated clubs
| Lancaster City0% wages paid · 100% friendly chance | Good RelationsPlay friendlies |
Board
- Chairman title
- —
- Director of football
- —
Income deals
| Type | Total | Per year (calc) | Dates | Renews | Fixed value | Promotion / relegation change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium Sponsor | £70,000 | £35,000 | 12 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2021 | Yes | No | 0% |
| Back of the shirt Sponsor | £20,000 | £20,000 | 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2020 | Yes | No | 0% |
| Main Kit Sponsor | £60,000 | £15,000 | 1 Jul 2016 – 30 Jun 2020 | Yes | No | 0% |
| General Sponsor | £2,000 | £2,000 | 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2019 | No | No | 0% |
| General Sponsor | £2,000 | £2,000 | 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2020 | No | No | 0% |
| General Sponsor | £2,000 | £2,000 | 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2020 | No | No | 0% |
| General Sponsor | £2,000 | £2,000 | 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2020 | No | No | 0% |
| General Sponsor | £2,000 | £2,000 | 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2020 | No | No | 0% |
| General Sponsor | £2,000 | £2,000 | 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2020 | No | No | 0% |
| General Sponsor | £2,000 | £2,000 | 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2020 | No | No | 0% |
| General Sponsor | £2,000 | £2,000 | 1 Jul 2019 – 30 Jun 2020 | No | No | 0% |
League position by season
Honours (calc)
| Competition | Won | Runner-up | Last won |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Northern Premier League Premier Division | 3 | 1 | 1998 |
| English FA Trophy | 2 | — | 2010 |
| Vanarama National League North | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Conference League Cup | — | 1 | — |
League history
91Club records
| Most league appearances | Colin Cowperthwaite | 704 games | |
| Most league goals | Colin Cowperthwaite | 282 goals | |
| Highest attendance | v Swansea City | 16,874 attendance | 1954 |
| Record win | v Cleator Moor Celtic 12–0 | ||
| Record defeat | v Hartlepool United 1–10 | 1959 | |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 games | 2016 | |
| Fastest goal | Colin Cowperthwaite v Kettering Town | 4 seconds | 1979 |
| Oldest player | Darren Sheridan v Hayes & Yeading United | 15,849 days (about 43 years) | 2011 |
| Highest fee spent | Neil Morton v Altrincham | £11,000 | 1995 |
| Highest fee received | Jordan Williams v Rochdale | £100,000 | 2017 |
Regional divisions
Transfers in
None recorded
Transfers out
None recorded
Across versions
| Version | Division | Reputation | Players | Balance | Transfer budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM27 27.0.0 | Enterprise National League | 4,000 | 26 | £50,575 | £20,000 |
| FM26 26.2.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 4,000 | 25 | £320,000 | £75,000 |
| FM26 26.0.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 4,000 | 24 | £320,000 | £1 |
| FM24 24.3.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 3,800 | 26 | £62,702 | £1 |
| FM23 23.4.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 3,500 | 26 | £62,702 | £1 |
| FM23 23.3.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 3,500 | 26 | £62,702 | £1 |
| FM23 23.0.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 3,500 | 25 | £62,702 | £2,500 |
| FM22 22.4.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 3,400 | 26 | £100,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.3.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 3,400 | 26 | £100,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.1.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 3,400 | 25 | £100,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.0.1 | Sky Bet League Two | 3,400 | 25 | £100,000 | £1 |
| FM22 22.0.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 3,400 | 25 | £100,000 | £1 |
| FM21 21.4.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 2,900 | 35 | £100,000 | £0 |
| FM21 21.3.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 2,900 | 35 | £100,000 | £0 |
| FM21 21.1.1 | Sky Bet League Two | 2,900 | 33 | £100,000 | £0 |
| FM21 21.0.1 | Sky Bet League Two | 2,900 | 33 | £100,000 | £0 |
| FM21 21.0.0 | Sky Bet League Two | 2,900 | 32 | £100,000 | — |
| FM20 20.4.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,900 | 26 | £100,000 | — |
| FM20 20.3.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,900 | 26 | £100,000 | — |
| FM20 20.1.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,700 | 21 | £100,000 | — |
| FM20 20.0.1 | Vanarama National League | 2,700 | 21 | £100,000 | — |
| FM20 20.0.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,700 | 22 | £100,000 | — |
| FM19 19.3.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,700 | 28 | £150,000 | — |
| FM19 19.1.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,700 | 48 | £150,000 | — |
| FM19 19.0.1 | Vanarama National League | 2,700 | 39 | £150,000 | — |
| FM19 19.0.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,700 | 39 | £150,000 | — |
| FM18 18.3.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,850 | 38 | £300,000 | — |
| FM18 18.1.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,850 | 40 | £300,000 | — |
| FM18 18.0.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,850 | 42 | £300,000 | — |
| FM17 17.3.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,650 | 70 | £600,000 | £0 |
| FM17 17.0.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,650 | 70 | £600,000 | £20,000 |
| FM16 16.3.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,350 | 65 | £600,000 | £20,000 |
| FM16 16.0.1 | Vanarama National League | 2,350 | 65 | £600,000 | £20,000 |
| FM16 16.0.0 | Vanarama National League | 2,350 | 46 | £600,000 | £20,000 |
| FM15 15.3.0 | Vanarama Conference North | 2,250 | 54 | £600,000 | £20,000 |
| FM15 15.0.0 | Vanarama Conference North | 2,250 | 55 | £600,000 | £20,000 |
| FM14 14.3.0 | Skrill North | 2,100 | 56 | £10,000 | £1 |
| FM14 14.0.0 | Skrill North | 2,150 | 58 | £30,000 | £1 |
| FM13 13.3.0 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 2,250 | 39 | £40,000 | £1 |
| FM13 13.0.0 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 2,450 | 39 | £90,000 | £1 |
| FM12 12.2.0 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 2,450 | 39 | £135,000 | £5,000 |
| FM12 12.0.0 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 2,300 | 39 | £135,000 | £5,000 |
| FM11 11.0.0 | Blue Square Bet Premier | 2,100 | 46 | £278,000 | £8,000 |
| FM10 10.0.0 | Blue Square Premier | 1,850 | 43 | £300,000 | £10,000 |