BARNSLEY v TOON ... THE HISTORY ....
2009/2010 Sat 12 Dec Barnsley 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Championship
2007/2008 Wed 29 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Barnsley League Cup
2001/2002 Tue 09 Oct Barnsley 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
1997/1998 Mon 13 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Barnsley Premiership
Sun 08 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Barnsley F.A. Cup
Sat 13 Dec Barnsley 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1994/1995 Wed 05 Oct Barnsley 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
Newcastle United won 3-1 on aggregate
Wed 21 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Barnsley League Cup
1992/1993 Wed 07 Apr Newcastle Utd. 6 - 0 Barnsley League Division One
Sun 13 Dec Barnsley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Division One
1991/1992 Sat 22 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Barnsley Second Division
Sat 30 Nov Barnsley 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1990/1991 Tue 07 May Barnsley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 17 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Barnsley Second Division
1989/1990 Sat 03 Mar Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Barnsley Second Division
Sat 18 Nov Barnsley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1985/1986 Tue 08 Oct Barnsley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
aggregate 1-1, Newcastle United won on away goals rule
Wed 25 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Barnsley League Cup
1983/1984 Mon 02 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Barnsley Second Division
Sat 24 Sep Barnsley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1982/1983 Wed 04 May Barnsley 0 - 5 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 25 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Barnsley Second Division
1981/1982 Sat 06 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Barnsley Second Division
Sat 17 Oct Barnsley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1947/1948 Mon 29 Mar Barnsley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Fri 26 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Barnsley Second Division
1946/1947 Sat 01 Feb Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Barnsley Second Division
Sat 28 Sep Barnsley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1945/1946 Wed 09 Jan Barnsley 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Barnsley won 5-4 on aggregate
Sat 05 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Barnsley F.A. Cup
1937/1938 Mon 06 Sep Barnsley 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Wed 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Barnsley Second Division
1936/1937 Sat 26 Dec Barnsley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 29 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Barnsley Second Division
1935/1936 Mon 09 Sep Barnsley 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Wed 04 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Barnsley Second Division
1934/1935 Sat 16 Mar Barnsley 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 03 Nov Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Barnsley Second Division
1909/1910 Thu 28 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Barnsley F.A. Cup
played at Goodison Park
Sat 23 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Barnsley F.A. Cup
played at Crystal Palace
LAST TIME BARNSLEY CAME TO ST JAMES' PARK ...
2007/8 NEWCASTLE 2 BARNSLEY 0
NEWCASTLE: Given, Jose Enrique, Cacapa, Taylor, N'Zogbia, Solano, Geremi, Smith (Edgar 87), Emre (Butt 51),Owen (Martins 83), Ameobi. Subs Not Used: Harper, Huntington.
BARNSLEY: Muller, Werling, Souza, Nyatanga, Kozluk, Ricketts ,McCann, Mostto (Christensen 76), Togwell, Devaney (Butterfield 87), Mattis (Coulson 83). Subs Not Used: Colgan, Atkinson.
Att: 30,523
Michael Owen ended his 20-month wait for a Newcastle goal as the Magpies finally saw off stubborn Barnsley.
The 27-year-old England international struck 12 minutes after the break, finding the net in a competitive game for his club for the first time since December 17, 2005.
It was just Owen's 14th start and 17th appearance in total for Newcastle and came two days before he celebrates two, injury-wrecked years on Tyneside.
If Owen and his manager Sam Allardyce were delighted, both by the goal and the passage it helped to secure to the Carling Cup third round, it will have been no less welcome to England boss Steve McClaren, whose dearth of strikers ahead of vital Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia makes the form of his most experienced hitman a cause for national concern.
The £17million man departed to warm applause seven minutes from time when he was replaced by Obafemi Martins, who wrapped up the victory three minutes later with a smart volley.
The win, hard-fought as it was, was Newcastle's first of the season at St James' Park and preserved their unbeaten start to the campaign.
It was certainly far from comfortable for long periods and Allardyce knows there is much work to be done if his fringe players are to force their way into his strongest line-up.
Opposite number Simon Davey and his men were able to leave the north-east with their heads held high having more than made a game of it.
Allardyce, who had Bolton defender Abdoulaye Faye, as well as owner Mike Ashley, sitting in the stands as he closed in on Marseille defender Habib Beye, attempted to use the full extent of his squad for a game he wanted to win with the minimum of fuss.
But having made seven changes to the team which fought out a 2-2 Barclays Premier League draw at Middlesbrough on Sunday, he saw his men labour again modest Coca-Cola Championship opposition.
Claudio Cacapa and Jose Enrique started for the first time at the back and despite seeing the visitors enjoy plenty of possession, they and their defensive colleagues were rarely under extreme pressure before the break.
Keeper Shay Given had only one save of any significance to make on his return from injury, but it was a vital one as Dominik Werling's blistering 38th-minute free-kick sped towards his goal.
But Allardyce will have been concerned with the lack of cutting edge his side displayed further up the field with Owen starting his first game of the season alongside Shola Ameobi.
In truth, apart from the invention of Charles N'Zogbia, restored to his more accustomed midfield role to accommodate Enrique, few of his attacking players showed any real sign of breaking down Barnsley.
Even when the Magpies did create a half-chance, they were not clinical enough to leave the Yorkshiremen delighted with their efforts at the break.
Owen did get in on 15 minutes from N'Zogbia's pass, but although he just about escaped the attentions of Werling, he was under pressure when he shot and directed his effort straight at keeper Heinz Muller.
Nolberto Solano and N'Zogbia both saw long-range efforts deflected wide and the Frenchman forced a good save from Muller three minutes before the break.
Owen and Ameobi both had shouts for penalties in the dying seconds of the half, but their appeals were more in hope than expectation.
Allardyce's half-time comments appeared to evoke a response from his players, who increased their tempo on their return, and he made his first change within seven minutes when he replaced Emre with Nicky Butt to add steel in central midfield.
Geremi forced a smart save from Muller with a curling 56th-minute shot, but it was Owen who finally broke the deadlock a minute later.
Ameobi picked out his trademark run with the perfect pass and the England international stabbed home just his second goal at St James' to the delight of his manager and the home crowd.
N'Zogbia saw another piledriver blocked as the Magpies looked to kill the game off, but they were served with a timely reminder that the game was far from over when Rob Kozluk's speculative cross came back off the post three minutes later.
Butt and Ameobi both threatened Muller's goal as Newcastle looked to cement the victory with gaps starting to appear at regular intervals.
But Owen's exit set the stage for Martins to claim his third goal of the season and finally end Barnsley's hopes of a late fightback.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIXURES:
Saturday 06th March 2010
Blackpool v Ipswich 15.00
Bristol City v Doncaster 15.00
C.Palace v Sheff Utd 15.00
Cardiff City v Middlesbrough 15.00
Derby v Watford 15.00
Newcastle v Barnsley 15.00
Nottm Forest v Swansea City 15.00
Peterborough v Coventry 15.00
Plymouth v Preston NE 15.00
QPR v West Brom 15.00
Sheff Weds v Leicester 15.00
Tuesday 09th March 2010
C.Palace v Bristol City 20.00
Ipswich v Cardiff City 19.45
Peterborough v Sheff Utd 19.30
Preston NE v Doncaster 19.45
QPR v Plymouth 20.00
Watford v Swansea City 19.45
West Brom v Sheff Weds 19.45
Wednesday 10th March 2010
Reading v Derby 20.00