Following the opening pre-season friendlies against Peterborough and Stevenage, Barnet faced last season’s Conference Champions, Luton Town at The Hive and lost 2-0. The Barnet team was; Stack (Cowler 69), Johnson (Muggleton 45, H Taylor 82), Stephens (N’Gala 45), Saville (Gater 82), Yiadom (Sheriff 45); Vilhete(Cook 45), Weston (Abdulla 69), Luisma Villa (Cain 76), Marsh – Brown (Sykes 69), Gambin ( J Taylor 82), Akinde (Lowe 52). H & J Taylor, Gater & Cain are all youth team players.
Next up was Brentford, again at the Hive and Barnet took the lead through Charlie MacDonald but lost 5-1 in the end. Barnet’s team was; Stack, Johnson, Saville, N’Gala, Stephens; Mahon, Luisma Villa (Nurse 60), Weston, Yiadom; Akinde (Vilhete 72), MacDonald.
On 29th July, Barnet travelled to Hartsdown Road to play Ryman Premier League Margate and lost 2-1 with Barnet’s goal again coming from Charlie MacDonald. Barnet’s team was; Stack; Johnson (Muggleton 45), Saville (Stephens 45), N’Gala, Yiadom; Mahon, Weston (Vilhete 75), Luisma Villa (Togwell 45), Marsh-Brown (Cook 45); Akinde, MacDonald (Lowe 67).
Last Saturday, Barnet faced League Two, Wycombe Wanderes at the Hive and Wycombe won 1-0. The Barnet team was; Stack; Vilhete, Johnson N’Gala, Stephens; Marsh-Brown (Gambin 57), Weston, Togwell (Luisma Villa 90), Cook (Muggleton 57): Aknde, MacDonald.
On Tuesday, Barnet won 2-1 at Beaconsfield SYCOB wth goals from Jon Nurse and Jamal Lowe. The Barnet team was; Cowler (Kai McKenze-Lyle 45), Harry Taylor (George Berks 45), Joe Gater, Trialist, Sam Muggleton (Keir Dickson 45), Gambin (Fumnaya Shomotum 45), Jack Taylor, Jon Nurse (Charlie Kennedy 45), Trialist, Sykes, Lowe (Nana Emmanuel 45).
The team was a mixture of squad players, youth team players and two trialists, Adam Mekki, formerly at Aldershot and Gianluca Rubin, formerly with Juventus.