Just said on the radio that today's cup tie is the first time Tranmere has ever played Manchester United in a competitive game. Any clubs currently in the football league that Barnsley has never faced in a meaningful fixture?
Thought the same in the last round when Rochdale faced Newcastle for the first time. We’ve been up and down the divisions so I can’t think of anybody. Maybe one of the newer entrants?
Yep, it would be one of the sides recently up from non league. Stevenage would be one, Macclesfield another? We've played Morecambe in the league cup (and lost!). I'm sure we played Cheltenham in the league. We even played Rushden and Diamonds in the league about fifteen years ago.
When we were in admistration. Macclesfield knocked us out of one cup (League or Johnstone's Paint equaivalent) and Bury the other.
Morecambe seems to be our bogey team in the cup! I remember R&D well, played them at Oakwell in 2004. We won 2-0.
I went to Rushden and Diamonds away where we won 3-2.My abiding memory from that game was the most foul abusive racist behaviour to one of our own players Kevin Betsy.What made it worse was I was sat in front of his girlfriend and parents I can't imagine what they went through that afternoon.
Went to the friendly against Salford a couple of years ago. Won 1-0. Not played them in a meaningful game though.