Barrow is a long-established English football club from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, founded in 1901. Known as the Bluebirds, the club wears blue and white and plays at Holker Street, a coastal ground with a strong local identity. Its story includes regional football, Football League membership, a long non-league period and a return to the EFL. This page brings together the club’s identity, present context, historical development and competitive setting as recorded.
Barrow Upcoming matches by league
National League
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- Regular Season - 8
Solihull Moors
Barrow
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- Regular Season - 9
Barrow
Aldershot Town
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- Regular Season - 10
Southend
Barrow
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- Regular Season - 11
Barrow
Scunthorpe
Barrow Last matches by league
National League
Friendlies Clubs
League Two
EFL Trophy
League Cup
Barrow Team Roster
Barrow’s recorded squad contains 25 players. The group includes eight attackers, five defenders, two goalkeepers and ten midfielders, giving the roster a broad positional spread. The attacking group features Mohamed Katia Kouyate, O. Crankshaw, T. Barkhuizen and D. Rose. C. Raglan, Lewis Shipley and Xavier Deandrae Benjamin add defensive options, while B. Winterbottom and K. Barrett are the listed goalkeepers. In midfield, B. Whitfield, E. Newby, George Walker and J. Earing are among the named choices. The recorded naming style includes initials for many players, alongside several full names.
position Goalkeeper
Benjamin Harry Winterbottom
Killian Barrett
position Defender
Marcel Errol Emmanuel Oakley
Charles Jordan Clark Raglan
Kennedy Digie
George Walker
Danny Amos
Paul Kalambayi
Ben Joseph Jackson
Xavier Deandrae Benjamin
Thierry Ricky Everton Latty-Fairweather
position Midfielder
Michael Jordan Williams
Scott Smith
Keaton Brodie Ward
Jack James Earing
Rekeem Jordan Harper
Isaac Marriott
Benjamin Michael Whitfield
position Attacker
Oliver Samuel Crankshaw
Alex Michael Reid
Mohamed Katia Kouyate
Innes Cameron
Last Barrow Coachs
Andrew Whing is Barrow’s current coach, having started the role on 1 January 2025. The English coach followed Stephen Clemence, whose tenure ran from May 2024 to January 2025. Peter Wild led the club from July 2022 to May 2024, after brief recorded spells for Phil Brown and Mark Cooper. Brown’s entry covers March to May 2022, while Cooper’s runs from May 2021 to March 2022. This sequence places Whing within a recent period of coaching change shortly before the editorial date.
Andrew Whing
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Whing | England | 1 January 2025 | |
| Stephen Neal Clemence | England | 1 May 2024 | 1 January 2025 |
| Peter Wild | England | 1 July 2022 | 1 May 2024 |
| Phil Brown | England | 1 March 2022 | 1 May 2022 |
| Mark Nicholas Cooper | England | 1 May 2021 | 1 March 2022 |
| Michael Jolley | England | 1 December 2020 | 1 June 2021 |
| David Dunn | England | 1 July 2020 | 1 December 2020 |
| Ian Ross Evatt | England | 1 June 2018 | 1 June 2020 |
| Adrian Barry Pennock | England | 1 October 2017 | 1 May 2018 |
| 1 August 2017 | |||
| Paul Cox | England | 1 November 2015 | 1 August 2017 |
Barrow Transfers
The recorded arrivals sample shows a mixed recruitment pattern. D. Amos arrived from Glentoran on 30 June 2026, while A. MacDonald joined from Exeter City as a free agent on 4 March 2026. D. Rose and J. Anderson were recorded transfers in January 2026, and B. Whitfield arrived from Burton Albion on a free transfer in August 2025. Loan additions included Jack Ethan Thompson, B. Powell, J. Malcolm, F. Anderson, J. Gordon, R. Healey and K. Smith. Several entries mark returns from loan, including I. Cameron, B. Winterbottom, R. Booty and Mohamed Katia Kouyate. The list is a recent sample, not a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. Ward |
Gateshead
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Transfer | 21 August 2026 |
| T. Latty-Fairweather |
FC Halifax Town
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Free agent | 9 August 2026 |
| I. Marriott |
Altrincham
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Oakley |
Peterborough Sports
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Reid |
Hartlepool
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Digie |
Tamworth
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Xavier Deandrae Benjamin |
Enfield Town
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| I. Marriott |
Altrincham
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| O. Crankshaw |
Altrincham
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| George Walker |
Kidderminster Harriers
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| P. Kalambayi |
Dagenham & Redbridge
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Amos |
Glentoran
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| I. Cameron |
Raith Rovers
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| B. Winterbottom |
Rochdale
|
Return from loan | 31 March 2026 |
| A. MacDonald |
Exeter City
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Free agent | 4 March 2026 |
The recorded departures sample combines permanent moves, loan movements and players returning to parent clubs. W. Stanway moved to Cheltenham on 17 July 2026, while I. Fletcher and C. McCann left for Shrewsbury and Cheltenham respectively on 30 June. R. Booty was transferred to Boreham Wood in January 2026. Loan returns included B. Powell, Jack Ethan Thompson, F. Anderson, J. Gordon, J. Malcolm, R. Healey, M. Adu-Poku and K. Smith. B. Winterbottom and I. Cameron were loaned out during 2026. Free-agent departures included J. Shamalo, T. Vassell and S. Barnes. This is a capped recent sample rather than a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Barkhuizen |
Bamber Bridge
|
Loan | 27 August 2026 |
| K. Hemmings |
Altrincham
|
Free agent | 27 August 2026 |
| C. Raglan |
Radcliffe
|
Free agent | 20 August 2026 |
| A. MacDonald |
Kidderminster Harriers
|
Free agent | 5 August 2026 |
| A. MacDonald |
Kidderminster Harriers
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Free agent | 4 August 2026 |
| T. Walker |
Penybont
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Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| N. Canavan |
Boston United
|
Transfer | 31 July 2026 |
| W. Stanway |
Cheltenham
|
Transfer | 17 July 2026 |
| S. Foley |
Chester
|
- | 8 July 2026 |
| Lewis Shipley |
Boston United
|
Free agent | 1 July 2026 |
| E. Newby |
Morecambe
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Isaac Andrew Fletcher |
Shrewsbury
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
Accrington ST
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |
| C. McCann |
Cheltenham
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| I. Fletcher |
Shrewsbury
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recent movement record points to a fluid squad cycle rather than a single type of change. Barrow’s listed arrivals include direct transfers, free-agent additions, loans and several returns from temporary spells away. The departures show the same range in reverse, with transfers to other clubs, outgoing loans, free-agent exits and multiple players going back to parent sides at the end of loan periods. The timing is concentrated from August 2025 through July 2026, although the available lists are expressly limited samples and cannot establish the full scale of activity. Some players appear in both directions across separate loan episodes, illustrating movement between Barrow and other clubs during the period. The recorded 25-player squad provides the clearest current context, while the movement lists describe activity over a wider preceding cycle. No recorded fees are provided, so the sporting or financial balance cannot be quantified.
Leagues Barrow has participated in
Barrow’s recorded competition profile spans league and cup football. League Two is the latest recorded league entry, covering 2020 to 2025, while the National League is historical in the available record, running from 2011 to 2019. The club also has recent recorded participation in the FA Cup and EFL Trophy, both listed through 2025, alongside League Cup entries from 2020 to 2025. Friendlies Clubs is recorded across 2020 to 2025. The FA Trophy appears as a historical competition from 2011 to 2019. These dates describe recorded participation and do not establish a 2026 fixture schedule.
More about Barrow
Barrow is an English football club based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, at the tip of the Furness peninsula on the Irish Sea coast. Founded in 1901, the club developed through regional Lancashire football before entering the Football League in 1921. Its history later included a long absence from the national league system, followed by a notable return to the EFL, a defining part of the modern Barrow story. The club’s home is Holker Street, a ground used by Barrow since 1909 and positioned close to the town centre. Its coastal setting gives match days a distinctive character, with exposed conditions and strong winds contributing to the venue’s reputation. The ground is also known commercially as the SO Legal Stadium. Blue and white are the club’s traditional colours, while the nickname Bluebirds remains central to its public identity. Barrow’s culture reflects the town around it. Barrow-in-Furness has been shaped by heavy industry, maritime engineering and submarine shipbuilding, and those associations appear in the club’s visual language. The crest draws on local and historic symbols, including a stylised B on an arrow, a Lancashire rose and a submarine motif. Together, these elements connect the team to Furness, its industrial heritage and its coastal location. The club’s competitive identity is rooted in domestic English football. Its recorded recent profile includes League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Trophy, the League Cup and friendly fixtures, while its earlier non-league period includes National League and FA Trophy participation. Barrow has also built a reputation for persistence in knockout football and for surviving difficult institutional periods. Supporter trusts and localized ownership groups have helped sustain that continuity, reinforcing a community-anchored identity at the country’s geographic margins. The recorded squad and coaching structure sit within that longer tradition of regional identity, domestic competition and recovery.
Last matches statistics for Barrow
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Radcliffe
0 - 0
Barrow
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Barrow
2 - 0
Blackpool
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Morecambe
0 - 1
Barrow
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Hartlepool
2 - 0
Barrow
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Barrow
1 - 2
AFC Hornchurch
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Harrogate Town
2 - 2
Barrow
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Barrow
1 - 2
Yeovil Town
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kidderminster Harriers
1 - 1
Barrow
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Barrow
3 - 0
Sutton Utd
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Worthing
2 - 2
Barrow
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Barrow
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Barrow vs Newport County
League Two 2025 - 1386547
Barrow vs Walsall
League Two 2025 - 1386512
Barrow vs Oldham
League Two 2025 - 1386334
Barnet vs Barrow
League Two 2025 - 1386501
Barrow vs Chesterfield
League Two 2025 - 1386488
Grimsby vs Barrow
League Two 2025 - 1386457
2025-2026
1st shirt
2020-2021
1st shirt