List of Barrow A.F.C. seasons

For details of the current season, see 2024–25 Barrow A.F.C. season.

Barrow Association Football Club is an English football club based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Founded in 1901, the team began in that season's Lancashire League, joined the Lancashire Combination in its newly formed Second Division for the 1903–04 season, and were promoted to its First Division in 1905.[1] In 1909, Barrow moved to the Holker Street ground where they have played ever since.[2] They won the Lancashire Combination title in 1920–21, and were invited to join the newly formed Third Division North of the Football League for 1921–22.[3]

Barrow spent most of the 19 seasons before the Football League was suspended for the Second World War in the bottom half of the table. They finished bottom of the league four times, were re-elected each time, and had three consecutive top-half finishes in the early 1930s, the best of which, fifth place in 1931–32, remains the club's highest finishing position.[1] When the regional third tier was reorganised into national Third and Fourth Divisions in 1958, Barrow were placed in the fourth tier.[1] After one bottom-placed finish and three more in the re-election positions, Barrow finished third in the 1966–67 Fourth Division and gained promotion to the third tier. They finished eighth in their first season - their highest finish in the four-tier Football League - but were relegated two years later, finished bottom in 1970–71, but in 1971–72, at the eleventh time of asking, their application for re-election proved unsuccessful after a second vote. Their place was taken by Southern League runners-up Hereford United, who had received widespread attention during an FA Cup run that included their dramatic elimination of top-flight team Newcastle United in front of the television cameras.[4][5]

Barrow struggled for seven seasons in the Northern Premier League (NPL) before joining the newly formed Alliance Premier League (APL), where they lasted four seasons before being relegated back to the NPL. They bounced straight back as 1983–84 title-winners, and yo-yoed between the two for the next 20 years, during which time the APL was renamed the Football Conference. They won further NPL titles in 1988–89 and 1997–98,[1] and won their first national silverware, the FA Trophy, in the 1989–90 season, beating Leek Town 3–0 in the final[6] they would win their second FA Trophy 20 years later, with an extra-time victory over Stevenage Borough.[7] Barrow were expelled from the Conference in 1999 after financial mismanagement forced the club into liquidation. The NPL would not initially accept the reconstituted club as a member; it finally did so, under pressure from the Football Association, eight matches into the 1999–2000 season, and it took considerably longer for issues around the club's ownership to be resolved.[8]

The non-league pyramid was restructured ahead of the 2004–05 season, and Barrow became founder members of the sixth-tier Conference North.[9] After four seasons they were promoted via the play-offs to the Conference National, from which they were relegated after five years. Barrow won the 2014–15 Conference North title,[1] and remained in the newly renamed National League until the 2019–20 season was initially suspended and then ended prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Barrow four points clear at the top of the table.[10] After protracted discussions, the clubs voted to decide the final tables on a points-per-game basis; Barrow's 70 points from 37 games made them champions, and returned them to the Football League after 48 years.[11] They retained their status for the next two seasons, albeit with bottom-four finishes, before moving into mid-table in 2022–23.[1]

## Key

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Key to league record:

* P – Played
* W – Games won
* D – Games drawn
* L – Games lost
* F – Goals for
* A – Goals against
* Pts – Points
* Pos – Final position

Key to colours and symbols:  | Symbol  | Meaning

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1st or W | Winners
2nd or F | Runners-up / losing finalists
↑ | Promoted
↓ | Relegated
♦ | Top league scorer in Barrow's division

Key to divisions:

* Lancs Lge – Lancashire League
* Lancs C 1 – Lancashire Combination Division 1
* Lancs C 2 – Lancashire Combination Division 2
* Div 3N – Football League Third Division North
* Div 3 – Football League Third Division
* Div 4 – Football League Fourth Division
* League 2 – EFL League Two
* NPL – Northern Premier League
* NPL P – Northern Premier League Premier Division
* APL – Alliance Premier League
* Conf – Football Conference
* Conf Nat – Conference National
* Conf P – Conference Premier
* Conf N – Conference North
* Nat – National League

Key to rounds:

* Group – Group stage
* Prelim – Preliminary round
* QR1 – First qualifying round
* QR2 – Second qualifying round, etc.
* R1 – First round
* R2 – Second round, etc.
* QF – Quarter-final
* SF – Semi-final
* F – Final
* W – Winners
* (N) – Northern section of regionalised stage

Details of the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

## Seasons

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Season  | League[1] | FA Cup[12] | League Cup[1][13] | Other[1][13][14] | Top league scorer(s)[15]

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Division  | P  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | Pts  | Pos  | Competition  | Result  | Name  | Goals
1901–02 | Lancs Lge | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 58 | 19 | 10th  | QR4 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1902–03 | Lancs Lge | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 31 | 3rd  | QR4 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1903–04 | Lancs C 2 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 54 | 33 | 9th  | Prelim | — | — | — | Not known | —
1904–05 | Lancs C 2 ↑ | 34 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 73 | 43 | 46 | 2nd  | QR3 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1905–06 | Lancs C 1 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 75 | 78 | 35 | 16th  | R1 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1906–07 | Lancs C 1 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 73 | 95 | 28 | 16th  | QR3 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1907–08 | Lancs C 1 ↓ | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 102 | 23 | 20th  | QR1 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1908–09 | Lancs C 2 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 80 | 85 | 40 | 9th  | QR2 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1909–10 | Lancs C 2 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 32 | 15th  | QR2 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1910–11 | Lancs C 2 ↑ | 38 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 102 | 47 | 56 | 2nd  | QR4 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1911–12 | Lancs C 1 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 48 | 39 | 4th  | QR5 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1912–13 | Lancs C 1 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 34 | 40 | 5th  | R1 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1913–14 | Lancs C 1 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 92 | 39 | 47 | 2nd  | QR5 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1914–15 | Lancs C 1 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 89 | 28 | 13th  | QR5 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1915–19 |

The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1919–20 | Lancs C | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 58 | 37 | 43 | 5th  | QR4 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1920–21 | Lancs C | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 79 | 28 | 52 | 1st  | QR4 | — | — | — | Not known | —
1921–22 | Div 3N | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 54 | 33 | 15th | QR4 | — | — | — | Bernard Sharkey | 14
1922–23 | Div 3N | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 60 | 30 | 18th | QR6 | — | — | — | Billy Kellock | 12
1923–24 | Div 3N | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 80 | 25 | 22nd | QR4 | — | — | — | Arthur Ormston | 10
1924–25 | Div 3N | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 74 | 39 | 14th | R1 | — | — | — | Charlie Vowles | 13
1925–26 | Div 3N | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 50 | 98 | 18 | 22nd | R1 | — | — | — | Jim Skillen | 14
1926–27 | Div 3N | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 117 | 22 | 22nd | R1 | — | — | — | Alex Bosomworth | 6
1927–28 | Div 3N | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 102 | 31 | 19th | QR4 | — | — | — |

* Alf Agar
* Davie Brown
* Elias MacDonald
* Jacob Parsons
* Billy Smith

| 7
1928–29 | Div 3N | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 64 | 93 | 28 | 20th | R2 | — | — | — | Fred Ferrari | 14
1929–30 | Div 3N | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 41 | 98 | 27 | 22nd | R2 | — | — | — | Bobby Rock | 11
1930–31 | Div 3N | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 68 | 89 | 37 | 16th | R1 | — | — | — | Billy Millar | 25
1931–32 | Div 3N | 40 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 86 | 59 | 49 | 5th | R1 | — | — | — | Billy Millar | 30
1932–33 | Div 3N | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 43 | 9th | R1 | — | — | — | Joe Brain | 17
1933–34 | Div 3N | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 116 | 94 | 47 | 8th | R2 | — | Third Division North Cup | R1  | Jimmy Shankly | 38
1934–35 | Div 3N | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 87 | 35 | 17th | R2 | — | Third Division North Cup | R1  | Matt Robinson | 11
1935–36 | Div 3N | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 65 | 38 | 15th | R2 | — | Third Division North Cup | QF  | Tommy Reid | 17
1936–37 | Div 3N | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 86 | 36 | 16th | R1 | — | Third Division North Cup | R1  | Willie Ouchterlonie | 22
1937–38 | Div 3N | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 71 | 32 | 21st | R1 | — | Third Division North Cup | QF  | Richard McIntosh | 9
1938–39 | Div 3N | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 41 | 13th | R1 | — | Third Division North Cup | QF  | Tom Harris | 24
1939–40 | Div 3N | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | [a] | — | — | — | — |

* Jimmy Cargill
* William Chalmers
* Tom Harris
* Dan Samuel

| 1
1939–45 |

The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1945–46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  | —  | R3[b] | — | — | — | — | —
1946–47 | Div 3N | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 62 | 41 | 9th | R1 | — | — | — | Alf Burnett | 13
1947–48 | Div 3N | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 40 | 45 | 7th | R3 | — | — | — |

* Jimmy Kendall
* Eddie Miller

| 12
1948–49 | Div 3N | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 48 | 40 | 13th | R2 | — | — | — | Alf Burnett | 10
1949–50 | Div 3N | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 53 | 37 | 15th | R1 | — | — | — | George King | 12
1950–51 | Div 3N | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 51 | 76 | 38 | 19th | R1 | — | — | — | George King | 19
1951–52 | Div 3N | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 61 | 46 | 12th | R1 | — | — | — | Billy Gordon | 15
1952–53 | Div 3N | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 66 | 71 | 44 | 19th | R2 | — | — | — | Billy Gordon | 19
1953–54 | Div 3N | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 71 | 44 | 12th | R3 | — | — | — | Andy McLaren | 20
1954–55 | Div 3N | 46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 70 | 89 | 40 | 17th | R1 | — | — | — | Billy Gordon | 18
1955–56 | Div 3N | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 61 | 83 | 33 | 22nd | R3 | — | — | — | Billy Gordon | 19
1956–57 | Div 3N | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 62 | 51 | 10th | R2 | — | — | — | Billy Gordon | 27
1957–58 | Div 3N | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 66 | 74 | 41 | 18th | R1 | — | — | — | Brian Birch | 20
1958–59 | Div 4[c] | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 51 | 104 | 28 | 23rd | R3 | — | — | — | Jackie Robertson | 12
1959–60 | Div 4 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 77 | 87 | 41 | 18th | R1 | — | — | — |

* Bobby Murdoch
* Jackie Robertson

| 17
1960–61 | Div 4 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 79 | 37 | 22nd | R1 | R1[d] | — | — | Barry Lowes | 13
1961–62 | Div 4 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 58 | 48 | 9th | R1 | R1 | — | — | John Kemp | 15
1962–63 | Div 4 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 82 | 80 | 50 | 9th | R2 | R3 | — | — | Tommy Dixon | 16
1963–64 | Div 4 | 46 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 51 | 93 | 30 | 17th | R3 | R1 | — | — |

* Ernie Ackerley
* Tommy Thompson

| 10
1964–65 | Div 4 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 59 | 105 | 30 | 24th | R1 | R1 | — | — | Bobby Tait | 14
1965–66 | Div 4 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 72 | 76 | 47 | 13th | R1 | R1 | — | — |

* Jimmy Mulholland
* Bobby Tait

| 15
1966–67 | Div 4 ↑ | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 54 | 59 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | — | — | Jimmy Mulholland | 18
1967–68 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 65 | 54 | 50 | 8th | R3 | R3 | — | — | David Storf | 16
1968–69 | Div 3 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 75 | 42 | 19th | R2 | R1 | — | — | Jimmy Mulvaney | 16
1969–70 | Div 3 ↓ | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 46 | 81 | 30 | 23rd | R2 | R2 | — | — | Jimmy Mulvaney | 11
1970–71 | Div 4 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 51 | 90 | 22 | 24th | R1 | R1 | — | — | Eddie Garbett | 14
1971–72 | Div 4 ↓ | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 71 | 37 | 22nd[e] | R1 | R1 | — | — | Mick Hollis | 10
1972–73 | NPL | 46 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 52 | 101 | 30 | 23rd | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Not known | —
1973–74 | NPL | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 94 | 33 | 22nd | QR1 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Not known | —
1974–75 | NPL | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 33 | 22nd | QR1 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Not known | —
1975–76 | NPL | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 84 | 33 | 23rd | Prelim | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Not known | —
1976–77 | NPL | 44 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 61 | 40 | 21st | R1 | — | FA Trophy | QR3 | Not known | —
1977–78 | NPL | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 61 | 40 | 18th | QR1 | — | FA Trophy | QR3 | Not known | —
1978–79 | NPL | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 | 60 | 40 | 17th | QR2 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Not known | —
1979–80 | APL | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 55 | 34 | 14th[f] | Prelim | — | FA Trophy | QF | Colin Cowperthwaite | 12
1980–81 | APL | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 38 | 9th | QR3 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Colin Cowperthwaite | 15
1981–82 | APL | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 50 | 65[g] | 8th | QR1 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Colin Cowperthwaite | 16
1982–83 | APL ↓ | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 46 | 74 | 36 | 21st | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R3 | Colin Cowperthwaite | 12
1983–84 | NPL ↑ | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 92 | 38 | 97 | 1st | QR1 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Not known | —
1984–85 | APL | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 57 | 43[h] | 18th | QR2 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Colin Cowperthwaite | 13
1985–86 | APL ↓ | 46 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 41 | 86 | 24[h] | 22nd | QR1 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Colin Cowperthwaite | 15
1986–87 | NPL | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 57 | 52 | 15th | QR1 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Not known | —
1987–88 | NPL P | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 41 | 71 | 5th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | SF | Not known | —
1988–89 | NPL P ↑ | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 69 | 35 | 87 | 1st | R1 | — | FA Trophy | R3 | Not known | —
1989–90 | Conf | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 51 | 67 | 52 | 14th | QR3 | — |

* FA Trophy
* Conference League Cup

* W[i]
* R2[19]

| Colin Cowperthwaite | 12
1990–91 | Conf | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 65 | 57 | 2nd | R3 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Colin Cowperthwaite | 18
1991–92 | Conf ↓ | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 38 | 22nd | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | John Brady | 11
1992–93 | NPL P | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 55 | 65 | 8th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Not known | —
1993–94 | NPL P | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 64 | 8th | QR3 | — | FA Trophy | QR3 | Not known | —
1994–95 | NPL P | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 68 | 71 | 56 | 11th | QR3 | — | FA Trophy | QR3 | Not known | —
1995–96 | NPL P | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 69 | 42 | 73 | 4th | R2 | — | FA Trophy | QR2 | Not known | —
1996–97 | NPL P | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 80 | 5th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | QR3 | Neil Morton | 22[20]
1997–98 | NPL P ↑ | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 29 | 83 | 1st | QR1 | — | FA Trophy | QF | Neil Morton | 13[21]
1998–99 | Conf ↓ | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 63 | 43 | 19th[j] | QR3 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Andy Mutch | 8
1999–2000 | NPL P | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 13th | QR2 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Nicky Peverell | 19[22]
2000–01 | NPL P | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 63 | 72 | 6th | R1 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Not known | —
2001–02 | NPL P | 44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 59 | 67 | 8th | R1 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Not known | —
2002–03 | NPL P | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 84 | 52 | 84 | 2nd | R2 | — | FA Trophy | R3 | Not known | —
2003–04 | NPL P | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 52 | 80 | 3rd[k] | QR3 | — | FA Trophy | R3 | Not known | —
2004–05 | Conf N | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 64 | 52 | 16th | QR2 | — | FA Trophy | R4 | Not known | —
2005–06 | Conf N | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 67 | 47 | 14th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Not known | —
2006–07 | Conf N | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 16th | R1 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Not known | —
2007–08 | Conf N ↑ | 42 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 39 | 76 | 5th[l] | R1 | — |

* FA Trophy
* Conference League Cup

* QR3
* R4[24]

| Matt Henney | 14[24]
2008–09 | Conf Nat | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 65 | 51 | 20th | R3 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Jason Walker | 11
2009–10 | Conf Nat | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 67 | 52 | 15th | R3 | — | FA Trophy | W[m] | Jason Walker | 14
2010–11 | Conf Nat | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 67 | 50 | 18th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Jason Walker | 11
2011–12 | Conf Nat | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 76 | 60 | 13th | R1 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Andy Cook | 17
2012–13 | Conf P ↓ | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 83 | 46 | 22nd | R2 | — | FA Trophy | QF | Adam Boyes | 13
2013–14 | Conf N | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 11th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Nicky Rushton | 11
2014–15 | Conf N ↑ | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 81 | 43 | 87 | 1st | QR2 | — | FA Trophy | QR3 | Andy Cook | 23
2015–16 | Nat | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 71 | 65 | 11th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Andy Cook | 24
2016–17 | Nat | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 72 | 53 | 75 | 7th | R3 | — | FA Trophy | QF | Byron Harrison | 19
2017–18 | Nat | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 49 | 20th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R2 | Byron Harrison | 8
2018–19 | Nat | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 51 | 64 | 11th | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R1 | Jack Hindle | 12
2019–20 | Nat ↑ | 37 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 79 | 70 | 1st[n] | QR4 | — | FA Trophy | R3 | Scott Quigley | 20
2020–21 | League 2 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 59 | 50 | 21st | R1 | R1 | EFL Trophy | Group | Scott Quigley | 15
2021–22 | League 2 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 57 | 44 | 22nd | R3 | R2 | EFL Trophy | Group | Ollie Banks | 9
2022–23 | League 2 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 9th | R1 | R2 | EFL Trophy | R2 (N) | Josh Gordon | 15
2023–24 | League 2 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 56 | 69 | 8th | R2 | R1 | EFL Trophy | Group | Kian Spence | 9

## Notes

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1. ^ The 1939–40 season was abandoned with three matches played when the Second World War began.[1]
2. ^ Although the Football League did not resume until the 1946–47 season, the FA Cup was contested in 1945–46. From the first round proper to the sixth round (quarter-final), results were determined on aggregate score over two legs.[1][12]
3. ^ Barrow were placed in the Fourth Division when the regional sections of the Third Division were amalgamated into national third- and fourth-tier divisions.[1]
4. ^ The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.[16]
5. ^ Barrow failed to be re-elected to the League, losing out to Southern League runners-up Hereford United.[4]
6. ^ Barrow were one of seven Northern Premier League clubs to join the newly formed Alliance Premier League.[17]
7. ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.
8. ^ a b From 1983–84 to 1985–86, the Alliance Premier League experimented with a system that awarded two points for a home win and three for an away win, before reverting to three points for any game won.[18]
9. ^ Beat Leek Town 3–0 to win their first trophy at national level.[6]
10. ^ Expelled from Conference following liquidation.[8]
11. ^ After the non-league pyamid was restructured, Barrow became founder members of the new sixth-tier Conference North.[9]
12. ^ Beat A.F.C. Telford United in the semi-finals before beating Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 in the final to gain promotion to the Conference National via the play-offs.[23]
13. ^ Beat Stevenage Borough 2–1 after extra time to win their second FA Trophy.[7]
14. ^ The 2019–20 football season was disrupted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The National League was suspended in mid-March 2020 and the clubs voted six weeks later to end the regular season programme.[10] As teams had not all played the same number of matches, it was agreed to construct final league tables on an unweighted points per game basis. Barrow's 70 points from 37 games made them champions and returned them to the Football League after 48 years.[11]

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22. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2000). Playfair Football Annual 2000–2001. London: Headline. p. 330\. ISBN 978-0-7472-6620-4.
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"Blue Square North/South play-offs". BBC Sport. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
24. ^ a b "Season – 2007–08: Fixtures". BarrowFC.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

## External links

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* Barrow A.F.C. official website

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