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| chairman = Neerav Parekh
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'''Barnsley Football Club''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club in [[Barnsley]], [[South Yorkshire]], England. The club competes in [[EFL League One]], the third tier of [[English football league system|English football]].

Nicknamed "the Tykes" or less commonly "the Colliers", they were founded in 1887 by [[Tiverton Preedy|Reverend Tiverton Preedy]] and moved to [[Oakwell]] the following year. The club's original blue colours were changed to red and white in 1904. Barnsley spent the 1890s in the [[Sheffield & District Football League|Sheffield & District]], [[Midland Football League (1889)|Midland]] and [[Yorkshire Football League|Yorkshire]] leagues, before gaining admittance to the [[Football League Second Division]] in 1898. They twice reached the final of the [[FA Cup]] whilst still in the second tier, losing to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in [[1910 FA Cup final|1910]] and winning the competition over [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in [[1912 FA Cup final|1912]]. The club suffered relegation in 1933, but secured promotion as [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] champions in 1934. They won the Third Division North title for a second time in 1939, having been relegated the previous season. 

Relegated again in 1953, they secured another Third Division North title in 1955. However, further relegations left them in the fourth tier of English football by 1966. Promotion from the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] was achieved in 1968, though they were relegated after just four seasons. The club secured two promotions in three years under the stewardship of [[Allan Clarke (footballer)|Allan Clarke]] and [[Norman Hunter (footballer)|Norman Hunter]], and from 1981 would spend sixteen consecutive years in the second tier.

[[Premier League]] football was secured for the 1997–98 season with a second-place finish in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], though they were relegated after one season and dropped down to the third tier in 2002. Barnsley won the [[2006 Football League One play-off final|2006 League One play-off final]] and remained in the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] for eight seasons. Relegated in 2014, they won both the [[2016 Football League Trophy Final|2016 Football League Trophy final]] and the [[2016 Football League One play-off final|2016 League One play-off final]], though this time spent just two seasons in the Championship. In 2017, a majority stake in the club was sold to a consortium that included [[Chien Lee]], Neerav Parekh and [[Billy Beane]]. Barnsley won promotion from League One with a second-place finish in the year 2019, before being relegated out of the Championship again in the year of 2022. Barnsley have spent more seasons and played more games at the second level of English football than any other team.<ref name="Barnsley 2–1 Brighton">{{cite news|date=12 March 2013|title=Barnsley 2–1 Brighton|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21665814|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315003712/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21665814|archive-date=15 March 2013|access-date=8 November 2013|work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref name="myfootballfacts.com">{{cite web |title=All-Time Football League Second Flight Table from 1892–93 to 2020–21 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/all-time_second_flight_table/ |website=My Football Facts |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124001443/https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/all-time_second_flight_table/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The club's main rivals are fellow Yorkshire clubs [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]].

== History ==
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=== Beginnings and FA Cup glory ===
Barnsley were established in 1887 as Barnsley St Peter's by [[Tiverton Preedy|Reverend Tiverton Preedy]], and they played in the Sheffield and District League from 1890 and in the [[Midland League (1889)|Midland League]] from 1895. In 1897, the club dropped the St Peter's part of its name to become simply Barnsley. They joined [[English Football League|the Football League]] in 1898, and struggled in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] for the first decade, due in part to ongoing financial difficulties. In 1910, the club reached the [[1910 FA Cup Final|FA Cup final]], where they were defeated by [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. In 1912, they reached the FA Cup final again, and defeated [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] [[1912 FA Cup Final|1–0]] to win the trophy for the first time in their history. When league football restarted after the First World War, the [[1919–20 Football League|1919–20]] season brought some significant changes to the league. The main difference was that the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] would now have 22 teams, rather than 20. The bottom team from the previous season was [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and they were [[Promotion and relegation|relegated]]. The first extra place in the First Division went to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], who retained their place despite finishing second bottom and therefore in the relegation places. [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] were [[Promotion and relegation|promoted]] from the Second Division which left one place to be filled.

Having finished the previous season's Second Division in third place, Barnsley expected to achieve First Division status for the first time, but the Football League instead chose to call a ballot of the clubs. The League voted to promote sixth-placed Arsenal, for reasons of history over merit. [[Henry Norris (businessman)|Sir Henry Norris]], the then [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] chairman, argued that Arsenal be promoted for their "long service to league football", having been the first League club from the South of England.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Spurling |first1=Jon |title=Rebels for the cause : the alternative history of Arsenal Football Club |date=2004 |publisher=Mainstream |location=Edinburgh |isbn=1840189002 |pages=40}}</ref> It has been alleged that this was due to backroom deals and even outright bribery by Sir Henry Norris, colluding with his friend John McKenna, the chairman of Liverpool and the Football League, who recommended Arsenal's promotion at the AGM.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Soar |first1=Phil |title=The official illustrated history of Arsenal 1886–2005 |date=2005 |publisher=Hamlyn |location=London |isbn=0-600-61344-5 |pages=40 |edition=Rev. and updated}}</ref> No conclusive proof of wrongdoing has come to light, though other aspects of Norris's financial dealings unrelated to the promotion controversy have fuelled speculation on the matter. Norris resigned as chairman and left the club in 1929, having been found guilty by the Football Association of financial irregularities; he was found to have misused his expenses account, and to have pocketed the proceeds of the sale of the Arsenal team bus.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Spurling |first1=Jon |title=Rebels for the cause : the alternative history of Arsenal Football Club |date=2004 |publisher=Mainstream |location=Edinburgh |isbn=1840189002 |pages=46–48}}</ref>

=== Prewar and postwar eras ===
The club came close to reaching the First Division in their early years. In the [[1921–22 Football League|1921–22]] season, they missed out on promotion by [[goal difference]]. During the 1930s and 1940s years, the club found themselves sliding between the Second and [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]. In 1949, the club signed [[Danny Blanchflower]] from [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]], and he impressed at [[Oakwell]] that two years later he was signed by First Division side [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], later signing for Tottenham Hotspur and being voted [[FWA Footballer of the Year|FWA Player of the Year]] twice, as well as being the [[Captain (association football)|captain]] of the 20th century's first [[Double (association football)|league and cup double]] winning team in [[1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season|1960–61]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Danny Blanchflower Hall Of Fame profile |url=https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/danny-blanchflower/ |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117161602/https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/danny-blanchflower/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Around the time of Blanchflower's departure, a young centre-forward called [[Tommy Taylor]] broke into the Barnsley team, scoring 26 goals in 44 games. In April 1953, he became one of the most expensive players in English football at the time when [[Matt Busby|Sir Matt Busby]] signed him for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] for a fee of £29,999. Taylor went on to be a prolific goalscorer at the highest level over the next five years, winning two league titles and scoring 16 goals in 19 appearances for the [[England national football team]], before losing his life in the [[Munich air disaster]] on 6 February 1958.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Taylor {{!}} Man Utd Legends Profile |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/tommy-taylor |website=www.manutd.com |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526150044/https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/tommy-taylor |url-status=live }}</ref>

When the Northern and Southern sections of the Third Division were replaced by national Third and [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Divisions]] for the [[1958–59 in English football|1958–59 season]], Barnsley were still in the Second Division, but went down to the Third Division at the end of the season. In 1965, Barnsley were relegated to the Football League Fourth Division for the first time, winning promotion [[1967–68 Football League|three years later]]. They went down to the Fourth Division again in 1972, and this time stayed down for seven seasons, finally returning to the Third Division in 1979. Two years later, they went up again and quickly established themselves as a decent Second Division side throughout the 1980s, although they still failed to clinch that elusive First Division place, despite the introduction of the [[English Football League play-offs|play-offs]] in the second half of the decade, which gave teams finishing as low as fifth and eventually sixth the chance of winning promotion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barnsley Football Club history |url=https://www.footballhistory.org/club/barnsley.html |website=www.footballhistory.org |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028041200/https://www.footballhistory.org/club/barnsley.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Division One and the Premier League ===
[[File:Wilson, Danny.jpg|thumb|Manager [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]] guided Barnsley to the Premier League in [[1996–97 Football League|1996–97]].]]
For the [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]] season, Barnsley turned to midfielder [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]] to manage the club. His first season brought a sixth-place finish in the First Division, which would normally have meant a play-off place, but a restructuring of the league meant that they missed out. They finished 10th a year later before finally emerging as serious promotion contenders in the [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97 season]], finally clinching runners-up spot and automatic promotion and gaining the top flight place that they had spent 99 years trying to win. 

Barnsley lasted just one season in the [[Premier League]] but they did reach the quarter-finals of the [[FA Cup]], defeating Manchester United in the fifth round. They also made their record signing that season with [[Georgi Hristov (footballer, born 1976)|Georgi Hristov]] for £2 million. Wilson then departed to take over at [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], being succeeded as Barnsley manager by striker [[John Hendrie (Scottish footballer)|John Hendrie]], who had been a key player in the promotion-winning team. Barnsley were the only team from outside the Premier League to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in the [[1998–99 FA Cup|1998–99 season]], but only finished 13th in the league. Hendrie was then replaced as manager by [[Dave Bassett]], who rejuvenated the team and took them to fourth place in [[1999–2000 in English football|1999–2000]]. The team [[2000 Football League First Division play-off final|lost in the play-off final]] to [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], the last play-off final at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] before the stadium was closed for redevelopment.<ref>{{cite news|date=29 June 2000|title=Play-off joy at last for Burley's Ipswich|work=BBC Sport|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/776924.stm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113001020/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/776924.stm|archive-date=13 January 2016}}</ref>

=== Mixed fortunes in the 21st century ===
The team were relegated to the Second Division in 2002; [[Administration (British football)|administration]] threatened the existence of the club as Barnsley suffered greatly due to the [[ITV Digital]] crisis. A late purchase by Barnsley's then mayor, Peter Doyle, saved the club from folding. In 2006, the side won in the [[2006 Football League One play-off final|play-off final]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]], where they beat [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] 4–3 on [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalties]] to earn promotion to the [[EFL Championship|Championship]]. The manager at this time was [[Andy Ritchie (English footballer)|Andy Ritchie]], who was in his first season in charge after replacing [[Paul Hart]]. The team struggled in their first season back in the Championship. In November 2006, with Barnsley in the relegation zone, Ritchie was sacked in favour of [[Simon Davey]], who managed to steer the team away from relegation in the second half of the season, and they eventually finished 20th. The following season, Barnsley reached the [[2007–08 FA Cup|semi-final of the FA Cup]], beating Premier League side [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 2–1 at [[Anfield]] and defending champions [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] 1–0; the team lost 1–0 against fellow Championship side [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] in the semi-final. In October 2008, the club fielded the youngest player in the [[English Football League|Football League]]'s history when [[Reuben Noble-Lazarus]] came on against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] aged 15 years and 45 days.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 October 2008 |title=Barnsley schoolboy makes history |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7645562.stm |work=BBC Sport |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113001349/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7645562.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Barnsley ended the [[2011–12 Barnsley F.C. season|2011–12]] season as one of only two football clubs to turn a profit in the Championship; they stayed up only because [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] were given a 10-point deduction for going into administration. In 2016, Barnsley won the [[EFL Trophy|Football League Trophy]] after a [[2016 Football League Trophy Final|3–2 win]] against [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35906363 |title=Barnsley 3 Oxford United 2 |first=Phil |last=Cartwright |work=BBC Sport |date=3 April 2016 |access-date=4 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404021451/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35906363 |archive-date=4 April 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref> They gained promotion to the Championship following a 3–1 win over [[Millwall]] in the [[2016 Football League One play-off final|play-off final]] later that season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36352352|title=Barnsley 3–1 Millwall|last=Stevens|first=Rob|work=BBC Sport |access-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324003854/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36352352|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2016, Barnsley were caught up in [[2016 English football scandal|an ongoing scandal]] in English football, with assistant manager [[Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1966)|Tommy Wright]] alleged to have accepted "bungs" in exchange for working as an ambassador for a third-party player ownership consortium. Wright was initially suspended before being sacked by Barnsley.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/28/how-barnsley-assistant-manager-tommy-wright-took-5k-bung-to-help/|title=How Barnsley assistant manager Tommy Wright took £5k bung to help agents place players at his club – then took part in bizarremeeting|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=28 September 2016 |access-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713000626/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/28/how-barnsley-assistant-manager-tommy-wright-took-5k-bung-to-help/|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live|last1=Team |first1=Investigations }}</ref>

===New ownership===
In December 2017, Patrick Cryne and his family sold an 80% stake in the club to NewCity Capital's [[Chien Lee]] and Pacific Media Group's Paul Conway. They were joined by Indian investor Neerav Parekh and [[Billy Beane]], minority owner of and advisor for the [[Athletics (baseball)|Athletics]], who was widely known for the ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]'' film portrayal, as part of an international investor consortium.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 December 2017|title=Club Statement|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2017/december/club-statement/|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=Barnsley F.C.|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130222037/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2017/december/club-statement/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=20 December 2017|title=Press: Majority Shareholders Address The Media|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2017/december/ownerpressconference/|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=Barnsley F.C.|archive-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223220039/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2017/december/ownerpressconference/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Barnsley were relegated to the third tier in [[2017–18 Barnsley F.C. season|2017–18]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44023821 |title=Jose Morais: Barnsley head coach leaves following Championship relegation |date=6 May 2018 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517070458/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44023821 |archive-date=17 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Following this, the new owners adopted a data-driven approach to identify talents, focusing on young players and team rebuilding.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 February 2019 |title=What's it like to... scout for a League One club? |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/whats-it-scout-a-league-one-club |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=FourFourTwo |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531225325/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/whats-it-scout-a-league-one-club |url-status=live}}</ref> The club appointed [[Daniel Stendel]] as head coach, who introduced a high-pressing style of play.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 June 2018|title=Barnsley appoint former Hannover manager Daniel Stendel on two-year deal|url=https://talksport.com/football/380136/barnsley-appoint-former-hannover-manager-daniel-stendel-two-year-deal-180606285412/|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=Talksport|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927221922/https://talksport.com/football/380136/barnsley-appoint-former-hannover-manager-daniel-stendel-two-year-deal-180606285412/|url-status=live}}</ref> Barnsley were promoted back to the Championship the [[2018–19 Barnsley F.C. season|following season]].<ref>{{cite web|date=30 April 2019|title=We Are Going Up!|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2019/april/promoted/|access-date=29 July 2020|publisher=Barnsley F.C.|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001042732/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2019/april/promoted/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2019–20 Barnsley F.C. season|2019–20 season]], under new coach [[Gerhard Struber]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spielverlagerung.com/2020/08/31/gerhard-strubers-intense-pressing-system-at-barnsley/|title=Gerhard Struber's intense pressing system at Barnsley|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204072953/https://spielverlagerung.com/2020/08/31/gerhard-strubers-intense-pressing-system-at-barnsley/|url-status=live}}</ref> Barnsley avoided relegation from the Championship.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dean|first=Sam|date=22 July 2020|title=Barnsley pull off remarkable escape to stay in Championship and keep Brentford waiting|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/07/22/barnsley-pull-remarkable-escape-stay-championship-keep-brentford/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/07/22/barnsley-pull-remarkable-escape-stay-championship-keep-brentford/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=6 November 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In [[2020–21 Barnsley F.C. season|2020–21]], under the management of [[Valérien Ismaël]], Barnsley finished fifth place and reached the [[2020–21 EFL Championship#Play-offs|EFL Championship Play-offs]] for the first time in 24 years, doing so with the youngest squad and one of the smallest budgets in the division.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 May 2021|title=Barnsley owner Chien Lee excited to see fans return for Championship play-off semi-final against Swansea|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11713/12309375/barnsley-owner-chien-lee-excited-to-see-fans-return-for-championship-play-off-semi-final-against-swansea|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=Sky Sports|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125222239/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11713/12309375/barnsley-owner-chien-lee-excited-to-see-fans-return-for-championship-play-off-semi-final-against-swansea|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' called Barnsley a "[[Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game|Moneyball]] experiment".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/barnsley-championship-promotion-moneyball-billy-beane-11621176691|title=A Moneyball Experiment in English Soccer's Second Tier|first=Joshua|last=Robinson|newspaper=WSJ |date=16 May 2021|via=www.wsj.com|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211332/https://www.wsj.com/articles/barnsley-championship-promotion-moneyball-billy-beane-11621176691|url-status=live}}</ref>

Prior to the 2021–22 season, [[Markus Schopp]] was appointed as the new head coach.<ref>{{cite web|date=29 June 2021|title=Barnsley appoint Markus Schopp as new head coach after Valerien Ismael joins West Brom|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11713/12344880/barnsley-appoint-markus-schopp-as-new-head-coach-after-valerien-ismael-joins-west-brom|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=Sky Sports|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921171127/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11713/12344880/barnsley-appoint-markus-schopp-as-new-head-coach-after-valerien-ismael-joins-west-brom|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, he was dismissed after seven consecutive defeats.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Matt |last1=Slater |first2=Jacob |last2=Whitehead |title=Barnsley: Markus Schopp sacked after seventh straight loss |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4193251/2021/10/31/markus-schopp-sacked-by-barnsley-after-seventh-straight-loss/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526152815/https://theathletic.com/news/markus-schopp-sacked-by-barnsley-after-seventh-straight-loss/KIbzrT9p6Ror/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Three weeks later [[Poya Asbaghi]] was appointed as his successor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitehead |first1=Jacob |title=Barnsley appoint Poya Asbaghi as new head coach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3688065/2021/11/17/barnsley-appoint-poya-asbaghi-as-new-head-coach/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117114711/https://theathletic.com/news/barnsley-appoint-poya-asbaghi-as-new-head-coach/WAcihcq4ZswP/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Fortunes improved little as Barnsley were relegated from the [[2021–22 EFL Championship]] following a 2–1 defeat against [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]].<ref>{{cite web |date=22 April 2022 |title=Reds relegated at Huddersfield |url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2022/april/terriers-reds-report/ |access-date=22 April 2022 |publisher=Barnsley F.C. |archive-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423100457/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2022/april/terriers-reds-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Asbaghi left the club by mutual consent shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barnsley part company with head coach Asbaghi |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61207814 |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509064456/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61207814 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 15 June 2022, [[Michael Duff (footballer)|Michael Duff]] was appointed head coach of Barnsley on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/michael-duff-appointed/|title=REDS APPOINT DUFF AS HEAD COACH|website=www.barnsleyfc.co.uk|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=15 June 2022}}</ref>

In May 2022, it was revealed that Pacific Media Group did not actually own all the shares they claimed to own, and were simply a nominee for a group of 4 investors who owned 20% of the club. Following this revelation, Neerav Parekh purchased the shares of 2 of the investors, while Matt Edmonds purchased the shares of the 4th investor. Following the purchases and further equity raises, the new ownership of the club is now understood to be split between Neerav Parekh (61.14%), the Cryne family (21.30%), Julie Anne Quay and Matt Edmonds (11%),  Chien Lee (4.60%), and Conway's company Pacific Media Group (1.96%). With this reconstituted shareholding and a loss of majority control, Paul Conway, Chien Lee, Grace Hung and Dickson Lee were voted off the board of Barnsley Football Club, and were replaced by Jean Cryne and Julie Anne Quay in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/22946/who-is-in-charge-at-oakwell-after-boardroom-shake-up|title=Who is in charge at Oakwell after boardroom shake-up?|website=Barnsley Chronicle|accessdate=23 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520175821/https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/22946/who-is-in-charge-at-oakwell-after-boardroom-shake-up|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2023, the EFL charged Barnsley with 5 breaches of the EFL Regulations related to the ownership of the club under Conway and Lee's tenure, whilst also charging Conway and Lee individually with causing these breaches in regulations.<ref>{{cite news |title=EFL Statement: Barnsley FC |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2023/july/efl-statement-barnsley-fc/ |access-date=13 July 2023 |work=www.efl.com |date=13 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/20232/july/club-statement/ |title=Club Statement: EFL Charges against Paul Conway, Chien Lee and Barnsley FC |publisher=Barnsley Football Club |date=13 July 2023 |accessdate= 17 July 2023}}</ref>

== Stadium ==
{{Main|Oakwell}}

The stadium's name, Oakwell, originates from the well and oak tree that were on the site when first built. Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports development in [[Barnsley]], South Yorkshire, used primarily by the club for playing its home fixtures, and its reserves. While the name 'Oakwell' generally refers to the main stadium, it also includes several neighbouring venues which form the facilities of the Barnsley academy – an indoor training pitch, a smaller stadium with seating on the south and west sides for around 2,200 spectators, and several training pitches used by the different Barnsley squads. Until 2003, the stadium and the vast amount of land that surrounds it was owned by Barnsley themselves; however, after falling into administration in 2002 the council purchased the main Oakwell Stadium to allow the club to pay its creditors and remain participants in the Football League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakwell Stadium – Barnsley Football Club |url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/club/oakwell-stadium/ |website=barnsleyfc.co.uk |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525234537/http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/club/oakwell/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The stadium's capacity is 23,287.<ref name="Barnsley Football Ground Guide">{{cite web|title=Barnsley Football Ground Guide|date=January 2010 |url=http://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/championship/oakwell-barnsley.html|publisher=The Internet Football Ground Guide|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704090832/http://footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/championship/oakwell-barnsley.html|archive-date=4 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Rivalries ==
According to a survey, 'The League of Love and Hate' conducted in August 2019, Barnsley supporters named fellow Yorkshire clubs [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] as their biggest rivals, with [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] following.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.givemesport.com/1500300-the-top-five-rivals-of-english-footballs-top-92-clubs-revealed|title=The top five rivals of English football's top 92 clubs have been revealed|date=27 August 2019|website=GiveMeSport|access-date=7 February 2021|archive-date=29 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929205049/https://www.givemesport.com/1500300-the-top-five-rivals-of-english-footballs-top-92-clubs-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Colours and strip ==
{{Commons|Barnsley F.C. kits}}

=== Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em"
|+
|-
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
|-
|1976–1977
|Litesome
| rowspan="3" | —
|-
|1977–1979
|[[Admiral Sportswear|Admiral]]
|-
|1979–1980
| rowspan="4" |[[Umbro]]
|-
|1980–1981
|Taits
|-
|1981–1984
|Hayselden
|-
|1984–1986
|Brooklands Hotel
|-
|1986–1988
|Lowfields
|Sandal Bayern
|-
|1988–1989
|[[Intersport]]
|Lyons Cakes
|-
|1989–1991
|Beaver International
|Shaw Carpets
|-
|1991–1993
|[[Gola (manufacturer)|Gola]]
| rowspan="2" |Hayselden
|-
|1993–1994
| rowspan="2" |Pelada
|-
|1994–1995
| rowspan="2" |ORA
|-
|1995–2000
| rowspan="3" |[[Admiral Sportswear|Admiral]]
|-
|2000–2001
|Big Thing
|-
|2001–2002
| rowspan="2" |[[iSoft]]
|-
|2002–2003
| rowspan="2" |Red Flag
|-
|2003–2004
| rowspan="2" |[[Vodka Kick]]
|-
|2004–2005
|Koala
|-
|2005–2007
|[[Jako]]
|[[Barnsley Building Society]]
|-
|2007–2008
|Surridge
|Wake Smith
|-
|2008–2011
|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|[[Barnsley Building Society]]
|-
|2011–2014
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| rowspan="3" | C.K. Beckett
|-
|2014–2015
|Avec
|-
|2015–2019
| rowspan='4' | [[Puma AG|Puma]]
|-
|2019–2022
|The Investment Room
|-
|2022–2023
|Various{{NoteTag|name=HEX|Originally, cryptocurrency company HEX.com were announced as Barnsley's shirt sponsor, but after the Barnsley Supporter's Trust raised concerns about controversial and homophobic tweets by people who reportedly brokered the deal and an investigation by the club, they were dropped as the Barnsley shirt sponsor after only featuring on the shirt for 2 games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Club statement {{!}} Front of shirt sponsor |url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/club-statement2/ |access-date=13 August 2022 |work=Barnsley F.C. |date=12 August 2022 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812210807/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/club-statement2/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hardy |first1=Martin |title=Barnsley cancel shirt sponsorship deal with HEX.com over offensive tweets |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/barnsley-cancel-shirt-sponsorship-deal-with-hex-com-over-offensive-tweets-tl00dcvp5 |access-date=13 August 2022 |work=[[The Times]] |issue=12 August 2022 |archive-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813001141/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/barnsley-cancel-shirt-sponsorship-deal-with-hex-com-over-offensive-tweets-tl00dcvp5 |url-status=live }}</ref> The shirts remained sponsorless for the following 4 games of the campaign. On 27 August 2022, Barnsley launched the "Together Red" campaign against discrimination and hate, with numerous sponsors adorning the Barnsley shirt for select games throughout the 2022/23 season starting with the away game against Ipswich Town.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barnsley FC launch 'Together Red' |url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/together-red/ |access-date=27 August 2022 |publisher=Barnsley F.C. |date=27 August 2022 |archive-date=27 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827165830/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/together-red/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The campaign ended on 14 April 2023.|group="N"}}
|-
|2023–2024
|[[US Mobile]]
|}

=== Strip ===

==== Home strip ====
[[File:Barnsley FC Home Shirt 97-98.png|thumb|Barnsleys home shirt in the 1997–98 [[Premier League]] season]]
Barnsley have played their home games in red [[Kit (association football)|shirts]] for most of their history. The only exception to this is the period 1887–1901, where it is speculated that the team first wore blue shirts with claret arms, then circa 1890 the team wore chocolate and white stripes, before moving on to blue and white stripes around 1898. The team first wore red shirts in 1901.<ref name="Barnsley – Historical Football Kits">{{cite web|title= Barnsley&nbsp;– Historical Football Kits|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Barnsley/Barnsley.htm|publisher=Historical Kits|access-date=4 September 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070905163936/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Barnsley/Barnsley.htm| archive-date= 5 September 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> Since this time, the team have worn red shirts often with a white trim, although in more recent times a black trim has sometimes been used. As with most football clubs the shirt design varies from season to season. One particular design that stands out is the [[1989–90 in English football|1989–90]] season shirt which featured white stars on a red background and has been named as one of the worst shirts ever.<ref name="Room 101- The Worst Football Kits Ever">{{cite web|title=Room 101- The Worst Football Kits Ever|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Articles/Room_101.htm|publisher=Historical Kits|access-date=4 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820012237/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Articles/Room_101.htm|archive-date=20 August 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Manufacturers logos were added to the shirt in [[1976–77 in English football|1976–77]], while sponsors were first added in the [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]] season.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==== Away strip ====
[[File:Barnsley FC Away Shirt 98-99.png|thumb|Barnsley's away shirt in the 1998–99 season]]
The club's [[Road (sports)|away]] strip (used for away or cup fixtures where there is a clash of colours) differs from season to season but usually follows the design of the season's home strip with a variation on the colours. The most common and traditional colour for the away kit has been white and black, although other colours  have been used, including light blue, yellow, black, [[ecru]], dark green and even black and blue stripes. One notable away strip was the [[2001–02 Barnsley F.C. season|2001–02]] "It's just like watching [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]" kit, where the team wore the colours of the five-time [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] winners Brazil for their away games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barnsley 2001–02 Away Kit |url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/barnsley-2001-02-away-kit/ |website=Football Kit Archive |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526153845/https://www.footballkitarchive.com/barnsley-2001-02-away-kit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Players ==

===Current squad===
{{updated|1 September 2025}}
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Murphy Cooper]]|other=on loan from [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=[[Jon Russell (footballer)|Jon Russell]]}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Marc Roberts (footballer)|Marc Roberts]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Jack Shepherd (footballer)|Jack Shepherd]]}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Maël de Gevigney]]}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Caylan Vickers]]|other=on loan from [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Adam Phillips (footballer)|Adam Phillips]]}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[David McGoldrick]]}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[Fábio Jaló]]}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Jackson Smith (footballer)|Jackson Smith]]}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Nathanael Ogbeta]]|other=on loan from [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Georgie Gent (footballer)|Georgie Gent]]}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Jake Rooney]]|other=on loan from [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Reyes Cleary]]}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=[[Patrick Kelly (footballer, born 2004)|Patrick Kelly]]}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Neil Farrugia]]}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Tennai Watson]]}}
{{fs player|no=29|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Connor Barratt]]}}
{{fs player|no=30|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=[[Jonathan Bland]]}}
{{fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Josh Earl (footballer)|Josh Earl]]}}
{{fs player|no=40|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Davis Keillor-Dunn]]}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=[[Vimal Yoganathan]]}}
{{fs player|no=48|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Luca Connell]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=50|nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=[[Kelechi Nwakali]]}}
{{fs player|no=51|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Kieren Flavell]]}}
{{fs end}}

====Out on loan====
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Rogan Ravenhill|other=at [[Leamington F.C.|Leamington]] until 1 January 2026}}
{{fs player|no=41|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Bayley McCann|other=at [[Alfreton Town F.C.|Alfreton Town]] until 1 January 2026}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Barry Cotter (footballer)|Barry Cotter]]|other=at [[Notts County F.C|Notts County]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=[[Kacper Łopata]]|other=at [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Corey O'Keeffe]]|other=at [[Stockport County F.C|Stockport County]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Andrew Dallas (footballer)|Andrew Dallas]]|other=at [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Max Watters]]|other=at [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs end}}

=== Under-21s ===
{{updated|2 September 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Under 21s|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/teams/u21s|publisher=Barnsley F.C.|access-date=10 September 2021|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119113257/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/teams/u23-team/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Kieran Graham}}
{{fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Aston Ellard}}
{{fs player|no=37|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kingston Simbai}}
{{fs player|no=38|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Nathan Willis}}
{{fs player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Leo Farrell}}
{{fs player|no=42|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Luke Alker]]}}
{{fs player|no=43|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ben Jordison}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=44|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Aaron Atkinson]]}}
{{fs player|no=46|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tom Senior}}
{{fs player|no=47|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Ziggy Kozluk]]}}
{{fs player|no=52|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Voldi Mbaya}}
{{fs player|no=53|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Lewis Gould}}
{{fs player|no=60|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Aston Wilson}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Stanley Holder}}
{{fs end}}

=== Under-18s ===
{{updated|15 July 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Under 18s|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/teams/u18-team/|publisher=Barnsley F.C.|access-date=1 September 2021|archive-date=18 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118093850/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/teams/u18-team/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Robson Woodcock}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Jake Andrassy}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ben Abbott}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Euan Cutler}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Tayo Dunne}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Max Rayner}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Joel Devaney}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Arley Kay}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Charlie Price}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Noah Saunders}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Noah Town}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Noah Ward}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Feyi Afuape}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Kalaab Daniel}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=POL|pos=FW|name=Maxymilian Gryncewicz}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Marli Hicken-Smith}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Chrysolite Ogbu}}
{{fs player|no=—|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jack Woodcock}}
{{fs end}}

== Staff ==
{{updated|February 2024}}<ref>{{cite web
 |title        = Barnsley FC Who Who's?
 |url          = https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/company-details
 |publisher    = Barnsley F.C. Official website
 |access-date  = 8 June 2018
}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2024}}

===Ownership structure ===
* Neerav Parekh 63.92%
* Cryne family 21.30%
* [[Julie Anne Quay]] and Matt Edmonds 11.50%
* [[Chien Lee]] 2.30%
* Pacific Media Group 0.98%

====Board members====
* Chairman: Neerav Parekh
* Director: Jean Cryne
* Director: [[Julie Anne Quay]]
* Director: James Cryne
* Chief Executive Officer: Jon Flatman
* Finance and Operations Director: Robert Zuk

=== First-team staff ===
{{updated|10 October 2025}}<ref name="12/3 Barnsley"> {{cite web|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2025/march/12/club-statement--darrell-clarke/|title=Club Statement: Darrell Clarke|website=www.barnsleyfc.co.uk|date=12 March 2025|accessdate=12 March 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |
|-
! style="background:red;color:white" |Role
! style="background:red;color:white" |Name
|-
| align="left" |Head Coach
| align="left" |[[Conor Hourihane]]
|-
| align="left" |Assistant Head Coach
| align="left" |[[Richard Keogh]]
|-
| align="left" |First-Team Coach
| align="left" |Tom Harban 
|-
| align="left" |Goalkeeping Coach
| align="left" |[[Scott Flinders]]
|-
| align="left" |Physical Performance Coach
| align="left" |Jordan Hardy
|-
| align="left" |Physical Performance Coach
| align="left" |Luke Jelly
|-
| align="left" |Head of Medical
| align="left" |Vacant
|-
| align="left" |Physiotherapist
| align="left" |Sarah de Mello
|-
|rowspan="2"|Club Doctor
| align="left" |Dr John Harban
|-
| align="left" |Dr David Arundel
|-
| align="left" |Lead Performance Analyst
| align="left" |Ryan Simpson
|-
| align="left" |Performance Analyst
| align="left" |Ed Davies
|-
| align="left" |Head of Football Operations and Club Secretary
| align="left" |Ann Hough<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2024/march/ann-hough-appointed/ |title=Reds make Senior Leadership Appointment |publisher=Barnsley F.C. |accessdate=4 March 2024}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" |Academy Manager
| align="left" |[[Bobby Hassell]]
|-
| align="left" |U-21 Manager
| align="left" |
|-
| align="left" |U-18 Manager
| align="left" |[[Nicky Eaden]]
|}

=== Managerial history ===
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=208&teamTabs=managers |title=Manager history |website=Soccerbase |access-date=13 January 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable centre" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!scope=col colspan=4 align=center|Barnsley F.C. managers from 1898 to present
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Arthur Fairclough (manager)|Arthur Fairclough]] (1898–1901)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John McCartney (footballer, born 1866)|John McCartney]] (1901–1904)
* {{flagicon|England}} Arthur Fairclough (1904–1912)
* {{flagicon|England}} John Hastie (1912–1914)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Percy Lewis (football manager)|Percy Lewis]] (1914–1919)
* {{flagicon|England}} Percy Sant (1919–1926)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} John Commins (1926–1929)
* {{flagicon|England}} Arthur Fairclough (1929–1930)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Brough Fletcher]] (1930–1936)
* {{flagicon|England}} Matthew Walker (1936–1937)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Angus Seed]] (1937–1953)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Tim Ward (footballer)|Tim Ward]] (1953–1960)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Johnny Steele]] (1960–71)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John McSeveney]] (1971–1972)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} Johnny Steele (1972–1973)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Jim Iley]] (1973–1978)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Allan Clarke (footballer)|Allan Clarke]] (1978–1980)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Norman Hunter (footballer)|Norman Hunter]] (1980–1984)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby Collins (footballer)|Bobby Collins]] (1984–1985)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Allan Clarke (footballer)|Allan Clarke]] (1985–1989)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Eric Winstanley]] (caretaker, 1989)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Mel Machin]] (1989–1993)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Eric Winstanley]] (caretaker, 1993)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Viv Anderson]] (1993–1994)
* {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]] (1994–1998)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Hendrie (Scottish footballer)|John Hendrie]] (1998–1999)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Eric Winstanley]] (caretaker, 1999)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Dave Bassett]] (1999–2000)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Eric Winstanley]] (caretaker, 2000–2001)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Spackman]] (2001)
* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Glyn Hodges]] (caretaker, 2001)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Parkin]] (2001–2002)
* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Glyn Hodges]] (2002–2003)
* {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Guðjón Þórðarson]] (2003–2004)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Hart]] (2004–2005)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Andy Ritchie (English footballer)|Andy Ritchie]] (2005–2006)
* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Simon Davey]] (2006–2009)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Robins]] (2009–2011)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Keith Hill (footballer)|Keith Hill]] (2011–2012)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[David Flitcroft]] (2012–2013)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Micky Mellon]] (caretaker, 2013)
* {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]] (2013–2015)
* {{flagicon|England}} Mark Burton (caretaker, 2015)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Lee Johnson (footballer)|Lee Johnson]] (2015–2016)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Heckingbottom]] (caretaker, 2016)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Heckingbottom]] (2016–2018)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Harsley]] (caretaker, 2018)
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[José Morais]] (2018)
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Daniel Stendel]] (2018–2019)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Adam Murray]] (caretaker, 2019)
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Gerhard Struber]] (2019–2020)
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Adam Murray]] (caretaker, 2020)
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Valérien Ismaël]] (2020–2021)
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Markus Schopp]] (2021)
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Joseph Laumann]] (caretaker, 2021)
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Poya Asbaghi]] (2021–2022)
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Martin Devaney]] (caretaker, 2022)
* {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Michael Duff (footballer)|Michael Duff]] (2022–2023)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Neill Collins]] (2023–2024)
*  {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Martin Devaney]] (caretaker, 2024)
*  {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darrell Clarke]] (2024–2025)
*  {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Conor Hourihane]] (caretaker, 2025)
*  {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Conor Hourihane]] (2025-present)
|}

== Club records ==
[[File:Barnsley FC League Performance.svg|thumb|300px|right|Chart of table positions of Barnsley in the Football League]]
* '''Record league victory:''' 9–0
** v [[Loughborough F.C.|Loughborough]], Second Division, 28 January 1899
** v [[Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891)|Accrington Stanley]] (away), Third Division North, 3 February 1934<ref name=":0" />
* '''Record cup victory:''' 6–0 v [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], FA Cup first round, 20 January 1910
* '''Record league defeat:''' 9–0 v [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], Second Division, 19 January 1927
* '''Record cup defeat:''' 
**8–1 v [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], FA Cup first round, 30 January 1897
**7–0 v [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], EFL Cup third round, 17 September 2024
* '''Most appearances:''' [[Barry Murphy (footballer, born 1940)|Barry Murphy]], 569<ref name=":0" />
* '''Most goals scored for the club:''' [[Ernie Hine]], 131<ref name=":0" />
* '''Most league goals scored in a season:''' [[Cec McCormack|Cecil McCormack]], 33, [[1950–51 Football League#Second Division|1950–51 Second Division]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=5 March 2014|title=Player Records|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2014/march/player-records/|access-date=13 August 2020|publisher=Barnsley F.C.|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919192906/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2014/march/player-records/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Most international caps:''' [[Gerry Taggart]], 35, [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
* '''Record transfer fee received:''' £5,000,000 from [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]] for [[Alfie Mawson]] (2017)
* '''Record transfer fee paid:''' £1,500,000 to [[FK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]] for [[Georgi Hristov (footballer, born 1976)|Georgi Hristov]] (1997) and £1,500,000 to [[Queens Park Rangers|QPR]] for [[Mike Sheron]] (1999)<ref name=":0" />
* '''Record attendance:''' 40,255 v Stoke City, FA Cup fifth round, 15 February 1936
* '''Youngest ever Football League player:''' [[Reuben Noble-Lazarus]], 15 years and 45 days<ref name=":0" />
* '''Oldest player:''' [[Mike Pollitt]], 41 years, 5 months and 30 days<ref name=":0" />
* '''Most goals scored in a single game:''' 5;
** Frank Eaton v [[Gateshead A.F.C.|South Shields]], 1927
** [[Peter Cunningham (footballer)|Peter Cunningham]] v [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]], 1933
** [[Beaumont Asquith]] v Darlington, 1938
** Cecil McCormack v [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]], 1950<ref name=":0" />
Barnsley have spent more seasons and played more games at the second level of English football than any other team.<ref name="Barnsley 2–1 Brighton"/><ref name="myfootballfacts.com"/>

=== Cup records ===
==== Barnsley St. Peter's FC ====
* '''Best [[FA Cup]] performance''': 1st round, [[1894–95 FA Cup|1894–95]] (replay), [[1896–97 FA Cup|1896–97]]<ref>{{fchd|id=BARNSLSP|name=Barnsley St. Peter's}}</ref>

==== Barnsley FC ====
* '''Best [[FA Cup]] performance''': '''Champions''', [[1911–12 FA Cup|1911–12]] (replay), Runners-up, [[1909–10 FA Cup|1909–10]]<ref name=Barnsleyfchd>{{fchd|id=BARNSLEY|name=Barnsley}}</ref>
* '''Best [[EFL Cup]] performance''': Quarter-finals, [[1981–82 Football League Cup|1981–82]] (replay)<ref name=Barnsleyfchd />
* '''Best [[EFL Trophy]] performance''': '''Champions''', [[2015–16 Football League Trophy|2015–16]]<ref name=Barnsleyfchd />
* '''Best [[Anglo-Italian Cup]] performance''': Group stage, [[1992–93 Anglo-Italian Cup|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup|1993–94]]<ref name=Barnsleyfchd />

===Player of the season===
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
|-
|1970||{{flagicon|England}} [[Johnny Evans (footballer)|Johnny Evans]]
|-
|1971||{{flagicon|England}} [[Leslie Lea|Les Lea]]
|-
|1972||{{flagicon|England}} [[Barry Murphy (footballer, born 1940)|Barry Murphy]]
|-
|1973||{{flagicon|England}} [[Eric Winstanley]]
|-
|1974||{{flagicon|England}} [[Mick Butler (footballer)|Mick Butler]]
|-
|1975||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby Doyle (Scottish footballer)|Bobby Doyle]]
|-
|1976||{{flagicon|England}} [[Kenny Brown (footballer, born 1952)|Kenny Brown]]
|-
|1977||{{flagicon|England}} [[Brian Joicey]]
|-
|1978||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Mick McCarthy]]
|-
|1979||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Mick McCarthy]]
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
|-
|1980||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ronnie Glavin]]
|-
|1981||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Mick McCarthy]]
|-
|1982||{{flagicon|England}} [[Trevor Aylott]]
|-
|1983||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ronnie Glavin]]
|-
|1984||{{flagicon|England}} [[Andy Rhodes]]
|-
|1985||{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Futcher]]
|-
|1986||{{flagicon|England}} [[Clive Baker (footballer, born 1959)|Clive Baker]]
|-
|1987||{{flagicon|England}} [[Stuart Gray (footballer, born 1960)|Stuart Gray]]
|-
|1988||{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Cross (footballer)|Paul Cross]]
|-
|1989||{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Futcher]]
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
|-
|1990||{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Agnew]]
|-
|1991||{{flagicon|England}} [[Brendan O'Connell (footballer)|Brendan O'Connell]]
|-
|1992||{{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Smith (footballer, born 1960)|Mark Smith]]
|-
|1993||{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Gary Fleming]]
|-
|1994||{{flagicon|England}} [[Neil Redfearn]]
|-
|1995||{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]]
|-
|1996||{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arjan de Zeeuw]]
|-
|1997||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Hendrie (Scottish footballer)|John Hendrie]]
|-
|1998||{{flagicon|England}} [[Ashley Ward]]
|-
|1999||{{flagicon|England}} [[Craig Hignett]]
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
|-
|2000||{{flagicon|England}} [[Chris Morgan (footballer)|Chris Morgan]]
|-
|2001||{{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Miller (footballer)|Kevin Miller]]
|-
|2002||{{flagicon|England}} [[Bruce Dyer]]
|-
|2003||{{flagicon|England}} [[Bruce Dyer]]
|-
|2004||{{flagicon|England}} [[Antony Kay]]
|-
|2005||{{flagicon|England}} [[Chris Shuker]]
|-
|2006||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Nick Colgan]]
|-
|2007||{{flagicon|England}} [[Brian Howard (English footballer)|Brian Howard]]
|-
|2008||{{flagicon|England}} [[Stephen Foster (footballer)|Stephen Foster]]
|-
|2009||{{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Hassell]]
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
|-
|2010||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Hugo Colace (footballer)|Hugo Colace]]
|-
|2011||{{flagicon|England}} [[Jason Shackell]]
|-
|2012||{{flagicon|England}} [[Luke Steele (footballer)|Luke Steele]]
|-
|2013||{{flagicon|England}} [[David Perkins (footballer)|David Perkins]]
|-
|2014||{{flagicon|England}} [[Chris O'Grady]]
|-
|2015||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Conor Hourihane]]
|-
|2016||{{flagicon|England}} [[Adam Hammill]]
|-
|2017||{{flagicon|England}} [[Marc Roberts (footballer)|Marc Roberts]]
|-
|2018||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Oli McBurnie]]
|-
|2019||{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Ethan Pinnock]]
|}
|width="1"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
|-
|2020||{{flagicon|England}} [[Alex Mowatt]]
|-
|2021||{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Michał Helik]]
|-
|2022||{{flagicon|England}} [[Brad Collins]]
|-
|2023||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Mads Juel Andersen]]
|-
|2024||{{flagicon|England}} [[Adam Phillips (footballer)|Adam Phillips]]
|-
|2025||{{flagicon|England}} [[Davis Keillor-Dunn]]
|}
|}
Source: [https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/club/player-of-the-season/ Barnsley F.C.]

== Honours ==
:Source:<ref name="Honours">{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/barnsley/tab/honours/|title=Barnsley F.C. Honours|website=11v11.com|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918021931/https://www.11v11.com/teams/barnsley/tab/honours/|archive-date=18 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Honours@">{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2012/july/club-honours/|title=Club honours|website=Barnsley FC.co.uk|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918021227/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2012/july/club-honours/|archive-date=18 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''League'''
*[[Football League First Division|First Division]] (level 2)
**Runners-up: [[1996–97 Football League First Division|1996–97]]
*[[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] / [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] / [[EFL League One|League One]] (level 3)
**Champions: [[1933–34 Football League Third Division North|1933–34]], [[1938–39 Football League Third Division North|1938–39]], [[1954–55 Football League Third Division North|1954–55]]
**Runners-up: [[1980–81 Football League Third Division|1980–81]], [[2018–19 EFL League One|2018–19]]
**Play-off winners: [[2006 Football League play-offs#League One|2006]], [[2016 Football League play-offs#League One|2016]]
*[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] (level 4)
**2nd place promotion: [[1967–68 Football League Fourth Division|1967–68]]
**4th place promotion: [[1978–79 Football League Fourth Division|1978–79]]

'''Cup'''
*[[FA Cup]]
**Winners: [[1911–12 FA Cup|1911–12]]
**Runners-up: [[1909–10 FA Cup|1909–10]]
*[[Football League Trophy]]
**Winners: [[2015–16 Football League Trophy|2015–16]]

== Notes ==
{{NoteFoot}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk}}
* {{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=barnsley}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150521015658/http://www.scoreshelf.com/wmbb/en/Barnsley Barnsley] at ScoreShelf (archived)
* [http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/sport/ Barnsley FC] at the [[Barnsley Chronicle]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110812054251/http://barnsleyfcsupporterstrust.org.uk/ Barnsley FC Supporters Trust] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070125015021/http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/sport/barnsley_fc/index.shtml BBC South Yorkshire's Barnsley FC Page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060701110732/http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/teams/Barnsley.html Barnsley Statistics] at [[Football365]] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150801010605/http://barnsleyfc.com/ Independent Barnsley FC News&nbsp;– barnsleyfc.com] (archived)
* [http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Football/Championship/Barnsley Barnsley FC News] at [[NewsNow]]

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