WithCraig Hignett andNicky Eaden departing, managerDave Bassett brought in inexperiencedCarl Regan andLee Jones to bolster the squad in the hopes that Barnsley would finally return to the Premiership. However, Barnsley's increasingly rapid turnover of managers was to continue during the season with Bassett leaving in December, a surprise decision to most.[1]Nigel Spackman was brought in to replace Bassett,[2] and the team eventually finished in sixteenth position, above Sheffield Wednesday by virtue of goal difference.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^Dyer was born inRedbridge,England, and represented them atU-21 level, but played a friendly game forMontserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007.
^Fallon was born inGisborne,New Zealand, but representedEngland internationally at every youth level before changing his nationality to English. He later changed his nationality back to New Zealander and made his international debut forNew Zealand in August 2009.
^Mulligan was born inLiverpool,England, but qualified to representNew Zealand internationally and made his full debut forNew Zealand in October 2002, having previously represented them atU-17,U-20 andU-23 level.
