Barrow boss Pete Wild believes disappointment in a 1-1 League Two draw against Gillingham shows just how far his side have come.The Bluebirds ended a run of four straight league defeats thanks to Josh Kay’s 35th-minute opener, though his penalty – which would have given them a 2-0 lead – was saved, and the hosts equalised in the 74th minute through Elkan Baggott.A point sees Ba...Full Story »

Barrow ended a run of four consecutive League Two defeats but were made to pay for Josh Kay’s penalty miss in a 1-1 draw at Gillingham.In an opening half of few chances, Barrow midfielder Kay and Gillingham loanee Hakeeb Adelakun fired long-range efforts off the crossbar within two minutes of each other.The visitors took the lead 10 minutes before the break as Kay met Ben Whitfield’s...Full Story »

Gillingham captain Stuart O’Keefe is pushing for a return ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two visit of Barrow.The midfielder has sat out the last three league games with a hamstring injury but is now back in training and nearing fitness.Olly Lee, who has been out since August due to tendinitis, was among a number of senior players to feature in a practice match in midweek and Ben ...Full Story »

Rochdale climbed out of the League Two relegation zone after a narrow 2-1 victory against Barrow at Spotland.The home side went close to an opening goal with Liam Kelly’s cross headed into the side-netting by Scott Quigley at the back post.Dale made the breakthrough in the 18th minute as Kelly curled a shot beyond Paul Farman in the Barrow goal.Joshua Gordon headed the ball onto the roof o...Full Story »

Cieran Slicker and Tahvon Campbell are doubtful heading into Rochdale’s clash with Barrow on Saturday.Goalkeeper Slicker, on loan from Manchester City, has yet to make a league appearance this season while striker Campbell has only managed six minutes, and manager Jim Bentley confirmed that both are still injured.James Ball will be looking to start once again after his first league goal of...Full Story »

Nigel Clough admits he will take an ugly 1-0 win away from home any day of the week after that is exactly what Mansfield took away from Barrow.The Stags snatched a narrow victory through Jordan Bowery’s winner five minutes into the second half, and Clough could barely care less that it was a case of substance over style.“It was dogged and dour and we came to a team that has had a rea...Full Story »

Josh Kay remains suspended for Barrow’s clash with Mansfield on Saturday.The 25-year-old midfielder was sent off in their 2-0 defeat to Leyton Orient last month for using “discriminatory language” and missed last week’s trip to Tranmere.Richie Bennett and Connor Brown remain sidelined.Paul Farman should return between the sticks after being rested in their midweek Pa...Full Story »

Barrow manager Pete Wild accused his team of failing to stand up to the physicality of Tranmere following the Bluebirds’ one-goal defeat at Prenton Park.Josh Hawkes’ first-half effort settled the game in favour of the hosts, whose dominance was not reflected in the narrow scoreline.Tranmere closed within four points of the League Two play-off spots following a third win on the spin.B...Full Story »

Rejuvenated Tranmere continued their charge up the League Two table after Josh Hawkes’ 25th-minute strike earned a 1-0 victory over Barrow at Prenton Park.Hawkes collected Kieron Morris’ pass to fire crisply across goalkeeper Paul Farman and secure a third straight single-goal success for manager Micky Mellon’s team.Barrow sought a quick response, Ben Whitfield twice frustrated...Full Story »

Luke Robinson will be pushing for a return to Tranmere manager Micky Mellon’s matchday squad when they welcome Barrow this weekend.Robinson and Kyle Jameson both returned to training last week but, while the latter was an unused substitute in the 1-0 win at Walsall, there was no place for the former.Kieron Morris will be looking to start after a couple of substitute appearances, as will El...Full Story »

Pete Wild says Barrow’s first home defeat of the season in Sky Bet League Two against leaders Leyton Orient is nothing more than a bump in the road.The high-flying Bluebirds dominated the early stages in their top-of-the-table clash but goals from Paul Smyth and Idris El Mizouni stretched the visitors’ unbeaten start to 10 games.Barrow finished the 2-0 defeat with 10 men after Josh K...Full Story »

Paul Smyth and Idris El Mizouni struck to extend Leyton Orient’s unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 win at Barrow.In the clash of Sky Bet League Two’s top two, Smyth found the bottom corner 10 minutes before the break and El Mizouni’s first for the O’s sealed the leaders’ ninth win in 10 games.Orient had been put firmly on the back foot in the first half but so...Full Story »

Richie Bennett will be missing for Barrow’s Sky Bet League Two clash against Leyton Orient.The 31-year-old forward has not featured this season and is unlikely to return until next month at the earliest.Connor Brown also continues to be absent for Pete Wild’s side.The hosts are second in the table following a strong start to the season.Leyton Orient will be without Rob Hunt for their...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild celebrated his new contract with a 2-0 win at Newport that lifted his side into second in the Sky Bet League Two table.Wild and assistant manager Adam Temple, who only took charge in May, signed a new deal in midweek after a stunning start to the season and they claimed their seventh win in nine league games with a comfortable victory at Rodney Parade.The hosts dominated po...Full Story »

Two goals from Josh Gordon sealed a 2-0 win for Barrow at Newport as the high-flying Bluebirds moved up to second in the Sky Bet League Two table.The home side, who have now lost six of their nine league matches this season, drop to 19th after a match in which they dominated possession without properly testing Barrow goalkeeper Paul Farman.Adam Lewis clipped the bar for the Exiles with a cross b...Full Story »

Scot Bennett should be fully fit to make another start for Newport as they face Barrow on Saturday.The 31-year-old midfielder was previously a doubt to play in their narrow midweek loss to Stevenage but played 76 minutes before being taken off and should line up once again.Forward Offrande Zanzala (hamstring) is a longer term absentee.Chanka Zimba is yet to make his first Sky Bet League Two star...Full Story »

Manager Pete Wild admitted after Barrow’s 2-0 win over Doncaster that he thought his new extended deal was a wind-up.It was a double celebration for the Cumbrians chief, who put pen to paper on a new contract and then watched his side register a fourth successive home league win.Goals from Ben Whitfield and Tyrell Warren were enough to seal the three points as Doncaster finished well ...Full Story »

Ben Whitfield and Tyrell Warren scored as Barrow beat Doncaster 2-0 to celebrate manager Pete Wild’s new contract.Whitfield netted his fourth goal of the season after 37 minutes and Warren rolled in his second of the term 13 minutes from the end of what turned out to be a one-sided encounter.Wild, who signed a three-year deal when he joined last May,  missed out on the division’...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild will hope to pick from an unchanged squad as his side look to return to winning ways at home to Doncaster.The Cumbrians’ strong start to the season ran aground last time out when they fell to a 3-1 defeat to Northampton at Sixfields.Summer signing Richie Bennett is likely to be their only absentee as he continues to battle back from a pre-season injury.Wild could turn...Full Story »

Northampton bounced back to winning ways in Sky Bet League Two with an excellent 3-1 win over in-form Barrow at Sixfields.Josh Gordon cancelled out an early opener from the in-form Sam Hoskins but the Cobblers won the game with a five-minute burst after half-time as Kieron Bowie and Tyler Magloire both headed home.Barrow started fast and Gordon drew a save from Lee Burge inside the first 45 seco...Full Story »