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April 2024

  • Portsmouth's players celebrate on the pitch after they secured promotion as League One champions by beating Barnsley at Fratton Park

    Football League: Portsmouth win promotion to Championship and title

    Late goals from Colby Bishop and Conor Shaughnessy confirmed Portsmouth’s return to the Championship after a 12-year absence

December 2023

  • Maidstone players celebrate putting their club into the FA Cup third round for the first time following victory over Barrow on 2 December 2023.

    FA Cup roundup: Maidstone stun Barrow to book place in third round

    National League South side Maidstone stunned League Two high-flyers Barrow by coming from behind to reach the FA Cup third round for the first time with a 2-1 victory

October 2022

  • Smoke fills the penalty area after a firework was thrown on to the pitch at Barrow v Carlisle United in the Papa John’s Trophy.

    Barrow v Carlisle delayed after firework explodes near goalkeeper

    An individual has been arrested after a firework was thrown on to the pitch and exploded close to Carlisle goalkeeper Michael Kelly in their 2-0 Papa John’s Trophy defeat at Barrow on Tuesday night

March 2022

  • Phil Brown performing on punditry duties earlier this season.

    Phil Brown appointed manager of League Two club Barrow

    Phil Brown has been appointed manager of League Two club Barrow, on a contract that runs until the end of the season

February 2022

  • Barrow’s manager Mark Cooper, pictured after his team’s game at Newport last month.

    Barrow manager Mark Cooper banned for gender reference to assistant referee

    Mark Cooper has been given an eight-match touchline ban after the Barrow manager was found to have made reference to gender during an exchange with an assistant referee

December 2021

  • Barrow’s Jordan Stevens (left) celebrates his opening goal with Robbie Gotts

    Jordan Stevens helps Barrow claim FA Cup upset victory over Ipswich

    Jordan Stevens scored the opening goal then made another as League Two strugglers Barrow knocked Ipswich out of the FA Cup with a 2-0 triumph

August 2021

  • Barrow's Holker Street

    Barrow hope to blow Aston Villa off course in Carabao Cup

    Mark Cooper’s side host Premier League opposition for the first time in their history in Tuesday’s second-round tie

May 2021

  • Paul Mullin (centre)

    League Two: Bolton and Cambridge earn promotion, Cheltenham take title

    Roundup: Bolton and Cambridge secured promotion to the third tier while Cheltenham clinched the League Two title

February 2021

  • Len Wilson

    Other lives
    Len Wilson obituary

    Other lives: Primary school headteacher who was a driving force behind Yorkshire’s Steeton Male Voice Choir

September 2020

  • Clockwise from left: acrobatic shots from Southend’s Charlie Kelman and Salford City’s Ian Henderson, Steveange’s Luke Prosser and Exeter’s Joel Randall.

    League Two 2020-21 season preview

  • David Dunn feels he is ready for his first ‘proper go’ at a top job. ‘I think my experience from coaching at different levels will stand me in good stead.’

    David Dunn relishing chance to lead Barrow after 48 years in wilderness

July 2020

  • David Dunn

    David Dunn appointed as manager of Football League returnee Barrow

    The former Blackburn midfielder has signed a two-year contract and will be tasked with keeping the Cumbrian club in League Two

June 2020

  • Barrow and their fans

    Barrow back in Football League thanks to miracle man Ian Evatt

  • Barrow’s John Rooney celebrates after scoring against Dover in February.

    Barrow promoted to League Two and National League to hold play-offs

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