Barnsley 3-1 Millwall Play Off Final Highlights (15/16)

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Barnsley sealed promotion to the Championship as two goals in the first 19 minutes set up their League One play-off final win over Millwall.
Ashley Fletcher slotted home after just 88 seconds, before Adam Hammill's 25-yard curling shot doubled the lead.
Both had scored for Barnsley in their Johnstone's Paint Trophy final win over Oxford at Wembley eight weeks earlier.
Mark Beevers fired in Millwall's reply from close range but Lloyd Isgrove's header secured Barnsley's victory.
The Tykes were bottom of League One in December but a superb run of form under interim boss Paul Heckingbottom saw them finish sixth in the table, and their two-year exile from the Championship was ended by wins over Walsall and Millwall in the play-offs.
Millwall were forced into a late change before kick-off when centre-back Byron Webster was injured in the warm-up, with Tony Craig taking his place.
A mix-up in the Lions defence from a long ball allowed Fletcher to take advantage, as the on-loan Manchester United forward held off Carlos Edwards and fired across Jordan Archer into the bottom corner.
The south London side lacked composure and cohesion in the opening 25 minutes, and Barnsley capitalised again when Hammill cut in from the left and bent an exquisite shot into the top corner without being challenged.
Beevers' close-range finish reduced the deficit but the second half was a scrappy affair with few clear-cut chances, and Millwall could not recover from their poor start.
Millwall had been looking to secure an immediate return to the second tier but boss Neil Harris, in his first full season in charge, will have to pick up his squad for another promotion bid next season, having finished fourth in the table.
Barnsley looked comfortable on their second visit of the season to the national stadium, having suffered just one defeat since mid-March to reach the play-offs.
With Millwall increasingly playing the ball long in the second period, it was the Yorkshire side who made the crucial breakthrough, as goalkeeper Archer failed to collect Conor Hourihane's corner and Isgrove headed into an empty net.
The Tykes looked more likely to score a fourth in the closing stages, although Chris Taylor forced Barnsley goalkeeper Adam Davies into a late save.
With 13 victories in 21 games, winning the club's first cup final since 1912 and now winning promotion to the Championship, Heckingbottom has made a strong case to take charge on a more permanent basis.
The 38-year-old - part of the Barnsley squad promoted from the third tier in 2006 - built on work done by Lee Johnson, who left Oakwell for Bristol City in February.

[@cianfanning8823]

Barnsley had a class side for league one

[@thegreathadoken6808]

They had a pretty good side for the Championship too, they just did what they always do and sold off the players the moment bigger teams came sniffing round, but they were looking at maybe a playoff place the season after until the January window that next season.

[@brentcrude8565]

It's a testament to the love the English have for football that regardless of what league level the match is in, the passion and dedication of the fans and the atmosphere in the stadium is always incredible.

[@olsticks]

If Ronaldo did that Hammil goal... You’d never hear the end

[@jakedavies730]

Big Man Olsticks they would talk about it for years whereas down in league 1 it’s only talked about for the day

[@dene39]

Isgroves reaction is just so genuine, sheer joy

[@ThePeepod27]

whenever i have had a bad day i watch this……..

[@jonjohnson2844]

I was watching all our tonkings in the Premier League, then this came up I thought go on then I'll see us win :D

[@tkb4026]

Did you watch this when Windass scored? 😉

[@mattyhugill295]

Adam Hammill's goal was just sheer quality! :)

[@MrFeedZ]

Matty Hugill I know

[@joefarrar4719]

was there and that 2nd minute goal i will never forget

[@classicsportclassictiyl8547]

A couple of things that made this achievement so phenomenal first of all that Barnsley side won only once in 10 games from October through November which included a miserable run of 8 straight defeats which left them 1 point of the foot of the table only Blackpool and Crewe with 16 had fewer points than Barnsley (17) at that point of the season. Then after their Boxing Day match at Bury was called off due to a waterlogged pitch they go on a 7 game winning run which launched them up the table. During that run they lose their manager Lee Johnson who got poached by Bristol City which meant Paul Heckingbottom was promoted from the development team to be caretaker manager for the second time as he was caretaker the previous season after Danny Wilson's second spell at Oakwell ended abruptly in him being sacked loses only twice in the run in to reach the play offs demolish Walsall in the semi final and then demolish Millwall in the final oh and he also won the EFL Trophy in that period as well as caretaker stints go this was one of the best ever.

[@Electric__]

Barnsley 1-0 Millwall (Fletcher 2’) 2:53 Barnsley 2-0 Millwall (Hammill 19’) 5:59 Barnsley 2-1 Millwall (Beevers 34’) 7:42 Barnsley 3-1 Millwall (Isgrove 74’) 9:32

[@airlessowl8840]

Never gets old

[@archiesalt4443]

What a season

[@leytontaylor3406]

That wa best experience of mi life

[@davidjewkes200]

I was in that stadium U REDZ

[@karenwright4587]

I was there watching this game the reds were absolutely brilliant what a team u reds 😍🤩

[@ahfenkayyaye1852]

"Championship is glad to have them." By the way the referees have tried to keep us down thats a strange thing to think now. Hopefully we can leave them all behind and again sneak the playoffs

[@aidenhorton18]

👀

[@jonjohnson2844]

Wikipedia says Lloyd Isgrove is 5ft 10..really?

[@loganisverycool9774]

this was my third ever football game

[@zillxkam1]

Yh i remember this bit embarrassing for millwall but still a good game

[@ThePeepod27]

I watch this when i have had a shit day

[@woody2961]

Podster same

[@izabelle3045]

I was there. It was absolutely mad. 🔴⚪️

[@paulmersonvillalegend4859]

Love Conor Hourihane, what a bargain he was for us at only £1M set pieces he’s phenomenal.

[@CMBCustard-mp4sg]

2024 and hes back. Reyt signing

[@davidwake6886]

Seven of these players not with the club anymore.....

[@ruthjewkes6564]

David Wake sadly 😪 but we have Moore

[@jakedavies730]

Now all of them

[@thelonewolf127]

I was up near all the trouble when the millwall fans decided to move halfway round the stadium to try and fight families with kids as soon as the third goal went in

[@leytontaylor3406]

Does every body support them reds

[@davidjewkes200]

yh look at My profile pic

[@michaelasquith]

I have been a Barnsley fan, for most of my life. I went to my 1st Barnsley F.C. football match, when I was 7 years old. I can call myself a lifelong fan, of Barnsley F.C., because I know a lot of about them, too.

[@ianshaw6922]

Bottom December to Promotion in June... hopefully do same this season

[@thomasphillips5877]

I used to love David Prutton’s co commentary

[@tyke3951]

The good old days when we were good

[@millwallnews1014]

That was me shaking their hands

[@nathanhill1048]

and in Barnsley

[@stephenfoster5608]

Sunderland have never won at Wembley and failed in May. We won here in 2016 and beat them to promotion this year. You reds!!!

[@EAMCFC]

That's just not true but ok

[@thegreathadoken6808]

1937, coming from behind to beat Preston 3-1 in the FA Cup Final. 1973, Jim Montgomery in goal, winning the FA Cup as a Second Division side against Leeds 1-0 in one of the biggest shocks in English Cup history. What on earth were you on about with that post?

[@recklessduo5357]

u redsss

[@barnsleyladismagic2892]

you reds

[@silasisgreat4693]

E

[@nathanhill1048]

me

[@woody2961]

1st

[@justaiden1268]

itzz_savage_max well done my friend.

[@justaiden1268]

itzz_savage_max Hammill's goal was quality

[@davidjewkes200]

I was in that stadium U REDZ