LINCOLN’S COWLEY IS TOP OF BARNSLEY’S WISHLIST

BARNSLEY have put Lincoln boss Danny Cowley at the top of their shortlist for the manager’s job at Oakwell The Yorkshire club have been without a manager since Paul Heckingbottom left to take charge at Leeds on Tuesday Although Barnsley are known to be admirers of Cowley,

Sportsmail has been told that no official approach has been made to Lincoln for him or his brother and assistant Nicky Danny Cowley, 39, made it to Wembley for the first time in six attempts as a manager on Tuesday night as Lincoln beat Chelsea Under 21s in the semifinal of the Checkatrade Trophy on penalties The former PE teacher led the club to promotion last year as they won the National League to return to the Football League after a sixyear absence and he is under contract at Lincoln until 2020 The club also became the first non-League side to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for 103 years last season before being knocked out by eventual winners Arsenal Lincoln are two points off the League Two play-offs