2024–25 Barrow A.F.C. season

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.

Barrow

2024–25 season
Chairman	Paul Hornby
Head Coach	Stephen Clemence (until 18 January)[1] Andy Whing (from 20 January)[2]
Stadium	Holker Street
League Two	18th
FA Cup	First Round
EFL Cup	Third Round
EFL Trophy	4th on Group D
Home colours Away colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Players

Current squad

As of 24 January 2025^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Paul Farman 4 MF  SCO Dean Campbell 5 DF  SCO Kyle Cameron (on loan from Notts County) 6 DF  IRL Niall Canavan (captain) 7 MF  ENG David Worrall 8 MF  ENG Kian Spence 9 FW  ENG Tyler Smith (on loan from Bradford City) 10 FW  ENG Ged Garner 11 FW  ENG Elliot Newby 12 GK  ENG Luke Daniels 15 MF  ENG Robbie Gotts 16 MF  IRL Sam Foley 17 FW  ENG Katia Kouyaté 18 DF  ENG Sam Barnes

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  ENG Dom Telford 20 FW  ENG Emile Acquah 21 GK  ENG Wyll Stanway 22 FW  WAL Chris Popov (on loan from Leicester City) 23 MF  ENG Connor Mahoney 25 MF  ENG Charlie Kirk 26 MF  ENG Isaac Fletcher 29 DF  ENG Junior Tiensia 30 DF  ENG Ben Jackson 33 FW  SCO Aaron Pressley (on loan from Stevenage) 39 DF  USA Leo Duru (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 42 DF  ENG Theo Vassell 14 DF  WAL MJ Williams

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024[a]	GK	Wyll Stanway	Chester	Undisclosed	[4]
1 July 2024[b]	CB	Sam Barnes	Blackburn Rovers	Free	[5]
1 July 2024[c]	CF	Katia Kouyate	Everton	Free	[6]
1 July 2024[d]	RW	Connor Mahoney	Huddersfield Town	Free	[7]
14 July 2024	CB	Theo Vassell	Salford City	Free	[8]
30 July 2024	LB	Ben Jackson	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	[9]
5 August 2024	CB	Chris Stokes	Morecambe	Free	[10]
2 September 2024	CM	Charlie Weston[e]	Blackburn Rovers	Free	[11]
22 October 2024	LW	Charlie Kirk	Crewe Alexandra	Free	[12]
2 January 2025	CM	Isaac Fletcher	Spennymoor Town	Undisclosed	[13]
10 January 2025	CF	Josh Shamalo	Barton Rovers	Undisclosed	[14]
23 January 2025	DM	MJ Williams	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[15]

1. The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened
2. The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 5 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Everton contract expired
4. The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Huddersfield Town contract expired
5. Signed initially for the 'B team

Out

Date	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
3 December 2024	CM	Charlie Weston	Rochdale	Free	[16]
28 January 2025	RB	Rory Feely	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	[17]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024[a]	CF	Andrew Dallas	Barnsley	15 January 2025[b]	[19]
30 July 2024	RB	Neo Eccleston	Huddersfield Town	15 January 2025[c]	[21]
30 August 2024	AM	Chris Popov	Leicester City	End of Season	[22]
5 January 2025	CB	Kyle Cameron	Notts County	End of Season	[23]
9 January 2025	RB	Leo Duru	Blackburn Rovers	End of Season	[24]
9 January 2025	CF	Aaron Pressley	Stevenage	End of Season	[25]
17 January 2025	CF	Tyler Smith	Bradford City	End of Season	[26]
3 February 2025	CM	Ben Whitfield	Burton Albion	End of Season	[27]

1. The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1
2. On 15 January, Dallas was recalled back to his parent club Barnsley^[18]
3. On 15 January, Eccleston was recalled back to his parent club Huddersfield^[20]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
10 January 2025	CB	Mazeed Ogungbo	Hemel Hempstead Town	End of Season	[28]
10 January 2025	CF	Josh Shamalo	Eastbourne Borough	End of Season	[14]
31 January 2025	CF	Dom Telford	Barnet	End of Season	[29]
3 February 2025	CF	Gerard Garner	Morecambe	End of Season	[30]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	RB	Tyrell Warren	Grimsby Town	1 July 2024	[31][32]
30 June 2024	CM	Ben Whitfield	Burton Albion	1 July 2024	[33]
30 June 2024	CF	Sam Bellis	Waterford	3 July 2024	[31][34]
30 June 2024	CB	George Ray	Morecambe	12 July 2024	[31][35]
30 June 2024	CM	Tom White	Morecambe	12 July 2024	[31][35]
30 June 2024	CB	James Chester	Salford City	17 July 2024	[36][37]
30 June 2024	CM	Owen Bray	FC Halifax Town	9 August 2024	[31][38]
30 June 2024	CF	Courtney Duffus	Macclesfield	19 August 2024	[31][39]
30 June 2024	GK	Josh Lillis			[40]
30 June 2024	CB	Malakai Reeve			[31]
30 June 2024	CF	Jamie Proctor	Retired		[31][41]

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

Holker Old Boys v Barrow

6 July 2024 Friendly	Holker Old Boys	1–5	Barrow	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	43'	Report	Telford 8' Worrall 48' Garner 77', 88' Acquah 90'	Stadium: Rakesmoor

FC United of Manchester v Barrow

13 July 2024 Friendly	FC United of Manchester	0–3	Barrow	Moston
15:00 BST		Report	Garner x2' Acquah	Stadium: Broadhurst Park Attendance: 578

Kilmarnock v Barrow

19 July 2024 Friendly	Kilmarnock	5–0	Barrow	Kilmarnock, Scotland
19:00 BST	Wright 25' Armstrong 47 pen.', 65 pen.' Watkins 49' Murray 66'	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park

Barrow v Stockport County

23 July 2024 Friendly	Barrow	Cancelled	Stockport County	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST				Stadium: Holker Street
Note: Fixture was cancelled on request from the visitors.[42]

Barrow v Real Unión

27 July 2024 Friendly	Barrow	2–2	Real Unión	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Mahoney Feely	Report	Dominguez Ayon	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,374

Barrow v AFC Fylde

30 July 2024 Friendly	Barrow	0–1	AFC Fylde	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST		Report	Evans 78'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 749

Barrow v Wigan Athletic

3 August 2024 Friendly	Barrow	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Acquah	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,538

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Newport County	32	11	7	14	41	50	−9	40
17	Milton Keynes Dons	32	11	6	15	44	46	−2	39
18	Barrow	32	10	7	15	34	39	−5	37
19	Gillingham	31	9	8	14	26	33	−7	35
20	Harrogate Town	33	9	6	18	26	44	−18	33

Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2025. 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^[43]

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
31	10	7	14	34	36	−2	37	8	4	4	26	16	+10	2	3	10	8	20	−12

Last updated: 15 February 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	28	29	30	31	191	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	262
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A
Result	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L
Position	8	14	3	3	3	3	1	3	4	3	6	7	8	9	11	12	12	13	14	15	17	17	15	15	18	16	18	18	18	18	18
Points	3	3	6	9	10	13	16	16	16	19	19	19	20	21	22	22	22	23	23	26	26	27	28	28	28	31	31	31	34	37	37

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 19 (vs. Milton Keynes Dons) was postponed due to spectator and player safety concerns from Storm Darragh.
• ² Matchday 26 (vs. Port Vale) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.^[44]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Barrow v Crewe Alexandra

10 August 2024 1	Barrow	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Vassell 22' Spence  37' Dallas  90+1' Farman  90+3'	Report	Thomas  39' Hemmings  90+8'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,585 Referee: Martin Coy

Carlisle United v Barrow

17 August 2024 2	Carlisle United	1–0	Barrow	Carlisle
12:30 BST	Wyke  24' Adu-Adjei 35' Hayden  43' Barclay  62' Davies  82' Vela  90+5'	Report	Vassell  37' Gotts  45+2'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 9,813 Referee: Matthew Corlett
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[45]

Barrow v Port Vale

24 August 2024 3	Barrow	4–0	Port Vale	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Garner 54' Acquah 79' Spence 81' Telford 90+5'	Report	Croasdale  47'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,481 Referee: Declan Bourne

Harrogate Town v Barrow

31 August 2024 4	Harrogate Town	0–1	Barrow	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Daly  54' Asare  59' Duke-McKenna  70' Foulds  73'	Report	Eccleston 74' Gotts  85'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,270 Referee: Scott Simpson

Barrow v Swindon Town

7 September 2024 5	Barrow	1–1	Swindon Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Garner 35' Farman  42' Newby  55'	Report	Wright  42' Kilkenny  61' Smith  65' Butterworth 90+8'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,763 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Grimsby Town v Barrow

14 September 2024 6	Grimsby Town	1–2	Barrow	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Green 45+3',  77' Ainley  86' Wilson  90+3'	Report	Campbell  5' Foley 14' Vassell 26' Telford  68' Feely  90+3'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Barrow v Newport County

21 September 2024 7	Barrow	2–0	Newport County	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Newby 27' Vassell 82' Eccleston  89'	Report	Glennon  21' K. Evans  49' C. Evans  52' Antwi  64'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,434 Referee: Elliot Bell

Gillingham v Barrow

28 September 2024 8	Gillingham	2–0	Barrow	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Clarke 17',  71' Clark  19' Hutton  55' McKenzie 62' Nevitt  69' Williams  90+3'	Report	Jackson  61' Popov  90+3'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,166 Referee: Neil Hair

Doncaster Rovers v Barrow

1 October 2024 9	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Barrow	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Clifton 81'	Report	Campbell  46' Acquah  90+1'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,632 Referee: Farai Hallam

Barrow v Cheltenham Town

5 October 2024 10	Barrow	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Acquah 47' Kouyaté  73' Dallas 86' Stanway  90+5'	Report	Bowman 41' Willcox  66'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,518 Referee: Simon Mather

Barrow v Morecambe

12 October 2024 11	Barrow	0–1	Morecambe	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Jackson  45+3'	Report	White  37' Tollitt  45+3', 82' Lewis  62' Hope  90'	Stadium: Holker Street Referee: Ben Speedie

Accrington Stanley v Barrow

19 October 2024 12	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Barrow	Accrington
12:30 GMT	Whalley 8' Coyle  30' Woods  69' Awe  81' Henderson  90+3'	Report	Newby  90+4'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,354 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[46]

Barrow v Notts County

22 October 2024 13	Barrow	1–1	Notts County	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Feely 7' Gotts  37' Kouyaté  60' Jackson  90+1'	Report	McDonald  24' Gordon  32' Crowley  43' Tsaroulla  84' McGoldrick 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Bromley v Barrow

26 October 2024 14	Bromley	1–1	Barrow	Bromley
15:00 BST	Thompson  47' Grant  84' Cheek 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Kouyaté  17' Garner 21',  85' Feely  85' Stokes  86'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 3,406 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Barrow v Colchester United

9 November 2024 15	Barrow	1–1	Colchester United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Newby 31' Spence  49' Canavan  82' Stanway  89'	Report	Payne  45+5' Iandolo  61' Tovide  88' Taylor 90+2',  90+5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Ollie Yates

Barrow v AFC Wimbledon

16 November 2024 16	Barrow	1–3	AFC Wimbledon	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Kirk  32' Dallas 44' Eccleston  52'	Report	Pigott 2',  27' Ball  63' Stevens 76', 77' Goodman  79' Lewis  90+3'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,227 Referee: Ross Joyce

Chesterfield v Barrow

23 November 2024 17	Chesterfield	1–0	Barrow	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Araujo  7' Williams  27' Grimes 89'	Report	Dallas  49' Campbell  61' Telford  90+4'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 7,701 Referee: Steven Copeland

Bradford City v Barrow

3 December 2024 18	Bradford City	1-1	Barrow	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Sanderson  15' Cook  17', 79' Kavanagh  71' Richards  82'		Stokes  15' Gotts 57' Kirk  58'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 14,512 Referee: Tom Nield

Walsall v Barrow

14 December 2024 20	Walsall	1–0	Barrow	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Allen 28' Matt  53' Adomah  86'	Report	Tiensia  45' Vassell  73' Dallas  90+6'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,109 Referee: Andrew Humphries

Barrow v Fleetwood Town

21 December 2024 21	Barrow	2–0	Fleetwood Town	Barrow-in-Furness
12:30 GMT	Acquah 4' Vassell 10' Spence  40'	Report	Bennett  82'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Martin Coy
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[46]

Salford City v Barrow

26 December 2024 22	Salford City	3–0	Barrow	Kersal
15:00 GMT	Stockton  9' Garbutt 21' Fornah 33',  37'  84' Ashley  73' Kouassi 80'	Report	Feely  37' Popov  73'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,983 Referee: Elliot Bell

Tranmere Rovers v Barrow

29 December 2024 23	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Barrow	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Patrick 35' (pen.) Finley  43' Turnbull  48' Solomon  53'	Report	Turnbull 11' (o.g.) Vassell  60' Acquah  75' Dallas  87' Gotts  90+1' Newby  90+7'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,109 Referee: Aaron Bannister

Barrow v Bradford City

1 January 2025 24	Barrow	2–2	Bradford City	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Gotts  12' Dallas 45+2' (pen.) Acquah 78'		Richards 23' Halliday  34' Pattison  45+7' Oduor 86'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,918 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Barrow v Harrogate Town

4 January 2025 25	Barrow	0–2	Harrogate Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Eccleston  58' Farman  61' Mahoney 75' Vassell  83' Spence  90+1'	Report	Morris  19' Burrell  23' Muldoon 56' March 61'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,148 Referee: Stuart Morland

Swindon Town v Barrow

18 January 2025 27	Swindon Town	2–0	Barrow	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Ofoborh 8',  90+3' Sobowale  77' Smith 87'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,398 Referee: Scott Jackson

Barrow v Grimsby Town

25 January 2025 28	Barrow	3–0	Grimsby Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Gotts 40' Pressley 53' Smith 56' Farman  82' Vassell 85'	Report	Green  53'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,661 Referee: Oliver Mackey

Barrow v Doncaster Rovers

29 January 2025 29	Barrow	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
20:00 GMT	Acquah 45+5' Smith  58' Duru  60' Campbell  90+4'	Report	Clifton  5' Crew  9' Olowu 28' Molyneux 29', 78'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[47]

Newport County v Barrow

1 February 2025 30	Newport County	1–0	Barrow	Newport
15:00 GMT	Cameron 70' (o.g.)	Report	Duru  54' Vassell  70'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Scott Tallis

Barrow v Gillingham

8 February 2025 31	Barrow	3–0	Gillingham	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Campbell  17' Spence 60', 84' Smith 90+5'	Report	Dack  28'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,130 Referee: Ross Joyce

Barrow v Milton Keynes Dons

11 February 2025 19[48]	Barrow	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Spence 10' Foley  41' Cameron 61'	Report	Hogan 8' Lemonheigh-Evans  34' Hendry  46'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,783 Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 December, but was postponed due to safety concerns from Storm Darragh.[49]

Cheltenham Town v Barrow

15 February 2025 32	Cheltenham Town	3–2	Barrow	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Bennett  41' Taylor 60', 70' Hay 76'	Report	Foley 32' Whitfield 46' Farman  62'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,404 Referee: Greg Rollason

Crewe Alexandra v Barrow

22 February 2025 33	Crewe Alexandra	v	Barrow	Crewe
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Gresty Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[47]

Barrow v Carlisle United

27 February 2025 34	Barrow	v	Carlisle United	Barrow-in-Furness
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Holker Street
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[50]

Notts County v Barrow

4 March 2025 35	Notts County	v	Barrow	Nottingham
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Meadow Lane

Barrow v Accrington Stanley

8 March 2025 36	Barrow	v	Accrington Stanley	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Holker Street

Morecambe v Barrow

15 March 2025 37	Morecambe	v	Barrow	Morecambe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium

AFC Wimbledon v Barrow

22 March 2025 38	AFC Wimbledon	v	Barrow	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Plough Lane

Port Vale v Barrow

25 March 2025 26[51]	Port Vale	v	Barrow	Burslem
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Vale Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[52]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Barrow were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the first round.^[53]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Barrow v Doncaster Rovers

2 November 2024 First round	Barrow	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Garner  18' Eccleston  39' Newby  71'	Report	Kelly 83'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,605 Referee: Dale Baines

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Barrow being drawn at home against Port Vale.^[54] In the second round, they were drawn at home to Derby County.^[55] In the third round, they were drawn away to Chelsea.^[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Barrow v Port Vale

13 August 2024 First round	Barrow	3–2	Port Vale	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Garner 1' Campbell  41' Jackson  49', 76' Acquah 70'	Report	Paton 26' Plant  48' Sang 66'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Scott Jackson

Barrow v Derby County

27 August 2024 Second round	Barrow	0–0 (3–2 p)	Derby County	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST		Report	Chirewa  13' Mendez-Laing  70'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,003 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
	Penalties
	Jackson Gotts Worrall Spence		Collins Mendez-Laing Brown Jackson Forsyth

Chelsea v Barrow

24 September 2024 Third round	Chelsea	5–0	Barrow	Fulham
19:45 BST	Nkunku 8', 15', 75' Farman 28' (OG) Neto 48' Felix  45'	Report	Foley  27'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,868 Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Barrow were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Bolton Wanderers, Fleetwood Town and Aston Villa U21.^[57][58]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	2	0	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Aston Villa U21	3	1	1	0	1	4	6	−2	5
3	L2	Fleetwood Town	3	1	0	0	2	6	5	+1	3
4	L2	Barrow	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3

Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2024. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Barrow v Bolton Wanderers

3 September 2024 Group stage	Barrow	2–3	Bolton Wanderers	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Foley 38' Dallas 81'	Report	Schön  65' McAtee 68' Collins 73' Dempsey  77', 79'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Fleetwood Town v Barrow

8 October 2024 Group stage	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Barrow	Fleetwood
19:00 BST	Broom  15' Harratt 24', 35' Smith 84'	Report	Dallas  59' Eccleston  72'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 734 Referee: James Westgate

Barrow v Aston Villa U21

29 October 2024 Group stage	Barrow	3–0	Aston Villa U21	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Telford 2' Vassell 67' Dallas 74'	Report	Pavey  47'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 539 Referee: Martin Woods

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 15 February 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Paul Farman	26	0	22+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Mazeed Ogungbo	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
4	MF	SCO	Dean Campbell	30	0	22+2	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Kyle Cameron	6	1	6+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	IRL	Niall Canavan	26	0	20+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF	ENG	David Worrall	8	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+3	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Kian Spence	30	4	23+2	4	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+2	0
9	FW	ENG	Tyler Smith	7	2	2+5	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Gerard Garner	22	4	12+4	3	1+0	0	3+0	1	1+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Elliot Newby	34	2	23+6	2	0+1	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
14	MF	WAL	MJ Williams	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Robbie Gotts	30	2	24+2	2	1+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
16	MF	IRL	Sam Foley	24	3	14+5	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1
17	FW	ENG	Katia Kouyaté	23	0	8+8	0	1+0	0	2+1	0	3+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Dom Telford	23	2	3+13	1	0+1	0	1+2	0	3+0	1
20	FW	ENG	Emile Acquah	29	6	14+11	5	0+0	0	1+2	1	0+1	0
21	GK	ENG	Wyll Stanway	12	0	9+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
22	MF	WAL	Chris Popov	11	0	3+7	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW	ENG	Connor Mahoney	20	0	10+7	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
25	FW	ENG	Charlie Kirk	9	0	3+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Isaac Fletcher	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ENG	Junior Tiensia	12	0	3+5	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
30	DF	ENG	Ben Jackson	36	1	31+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1	1+0	0
33	FW	SCO	Aaron Pressley	7	0	4+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Ben Whitfield	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	ENG	Sean Etaluku	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
39	DF	USA	Leo Duru	5	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	DF	ENG	Theo Vassell	36	6	28+1	5	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+2	1
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
2	DF	ENG	Neo Eccleston	24	1	7+10	1	1+0	0	1+2	0	1+2	0
9	FW	SCO	Andrew Dallas	22	5	6+12	3	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+1	2
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
14	DF	ENG	Chris Stokes	15	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF	IRL	Rory Feely	23	1	16+3	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
38	MF	ENG	Charlie Weston	4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0

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