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Founded: 1979

Years in NCEL: 2012-

Nickname: Penguins

Status: Sheffield & Hallamshire FA

Home Colours: Black & White/Black/Black

Alternate Colours: All Orange

Sponsors: Perfecta Connect

Midweek Matchday: Tuesday

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Personnel

Manager:
Robbie Gainey
Assistant Manager:
Rob Landon
Coach:
Ben Swain
Goalkeeper Coach:
Shane Armitage
First Aider:
Julie Briscoe

President:
Dennis Hirst
Vice President:
Alan Richardson
Chairman:
Luke Foster
Vice Chairman:
Paul Rosser
Treasurer:
Alan Richardson
Secretary:
Philip Riggett
General Manager:
Peter Goodlad
Commercial Manager:
Vacant
Media Officer:
Ethan Hadfield
Programme Editor:
Ben Swain
Website Editor:
Ben Swain

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Ground Details

Sheerien Park
Rear of 123-125 Ollerton Road, Athersley North, Barnsley, S71 3DP. Tel: 07910 121070.
General Ground Directions:
From North: M1 J38. Go down slip road, round roundabout and back under motorway. Take first left onto Haigh Lane, go to top of the hill and, at T-junction, turn right. At next T-junction, turn left onto Shaw Lane and go to bottom of hill. At T-junction of A61, turn right to Barnsley, go through first set of traffic lights and take first left onto Newstead Road. Follow to second roundabout and turn right onto Ollerton Road. Follow to second turn on left - do not take it but go past and entrance is between houses 123-125 Ollerton Road. Follow drive into ground.

Public Transport:
Station: Barnsley 2½ miles. Stagecoach Yorkshire 11 from Barnsley (Interchange, adjacent to station) to Barnsley (Ollerton Road, Trowell Way) five times per hour, journey time 17 minutes. Return bus runs from same stop. Then retrace along Ollerton Road, and ground on left (5 minutes).
Public transport directions courtesy of Andy Edwards. Click here for more details.

Pitch Surface: Grass
Admission Price: Adults: £5, Concessions: £3. Dogs allowed on a lead.
Capacity: 2050, Cover: 648, Seats: 358
Clubhouse: No, but there is a small lounge. Hot and cold food available.
Club Shop: Yes.

Club History

League History:
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League 1997-2012; NCEL 2012-.
Honours:
Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup 2013/14; Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League: Prem Div - 1999/2000 2003/04 2004/05 2006/07 2008/09 2011/12; Div 2 - 1997/98; League Cup - 3 times; Sheffield & Hallamshire Junior Cup - 5 times.
Players Progressing:
Geoff Horsefield, Dean Trott, Johnathan Brown.
NCEL History Pld W D L F A Pts +/- Pos
2012/13 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 42 25 10 7 101 52 85 49 (2/22)
2013/14 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 44 23 7 14 103 73 76 30 (10/23)
2014/15 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 40 13 8 19 52 68 47 -16 (13/21)
2015/16 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 42 12 6 24 52 93 42 -41 (18/22)
2016/17 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 42 17 11 14 76 84 62 -8 (10/22)
2017/18 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 42 13 7 22 66 89 46 -23 (17/22)
2018/19 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 9 4 25 43 88 31 -45 (17/20)
2019/20 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 27 3 3 21 29 93 12 -64 (20/20)
2020/21 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 10 1 0 9 9 42 3 -33 (20/20)
2021/22 NCEL Premier DivisionNCELP 38 2 4 32 24 122 10 -98 (20/20)
2022/23 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 38 7 9 22 45 92 30 -47 (20/20)
2023/24 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 44 13 5 26 61 109 44 -48 (18/23)
2024/25 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 42 13 5 24 59 86 44 -27 (18/22)
2025/26 NCEL Division OneNCEL1 42 11 7 24 57 96 40 -39 (19/22)

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