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2024–25 Barnsley F.C. season

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Barnsley
2024–25 season
OwnerBFC Investment Company Ltd
ChairmanNeerav Parekh
Head CoachDarrell Clarke[1]
StadiumOakwell
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The 2024–25 season is the 138th season in the history of Barnsley Football Club and their third consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Barnsley F.C has announced that Luca Connell is the club captain, and Marc Roberts is the vice-captain for the 2024-2025 season.[2]

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CM Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane England Derby County Free [3]
3 July 2024 CB England Marc Roberts England Birmingham City Free [4]
9 July 2024 GK England Jackson Smith England Walsall Undisclosed [5]
17 July 2024 CB England Connor Barrett[b] England Sheffield United Free [6]
17 July 2024 CM England Callum West[c] England Burnley Free [6]
2 August 2024 LB England Georgie Gent England Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [7]
12 August 2024 CM Nigeria Kelechi Nwakali Portugal Chaves Undisclosed [8]
30 August 2024 CF England Stephen Humphrys England Wigan Athletic Free [9]
30 August 2024 AM England Davis Keillor-Dunn England Mansfield Town Undisclosed [10]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 6 June and would become official on July 1 once his Derby County contract expired
  2. ^ Signed initially for the Under-21s
  3. ^ Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
24 July 2024 CF Scotland Oli Shaw Scotland Hamilton Academical Undisclosed [11]
24 August 2024 LM Hungary Callum Styles England West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed [12]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
22 July 2024 DM Scotland Matthew Craig England Tottenham Hotspur End of Season [13]
9 August 2024 GK United States Gabriel Slonina England Chelsea End of Season [14]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CF Scotland Andrew Dallas England Barrow End of Season [15]
1 August 2024 CB England Jack Shepherd England Bradford City End of Season [16]
29 August 2024 CB Poland Kacper Łopata Scotland Ross County End of Season [17]
1 October 2024 GK England Jackson Smith England Grimsby Town 22 October 2024[b] [18][19][20]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1
  2. ^ On 8 October, 15 and 22 October, Smith's emergency loan at Grimsby was extended by a further 7-days

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Jordan Williams England Portsmouth 1 July 2024 [21][22]
30 June 2024 CM England Herbie Kane England Huddersfield Town 2 July 2024 [21][23]
30 June 2024 CM England Joe Ackroyd England Guiseley 9 July 2024 [21][24]
30 June 2024 CB England Robbie Cundy England Notts County 26 July 2024 [21][25]
30 June 2024 CF Jamaica Devante Cole England West Bromwich Albion 31 July 2024 [21][26]
30 June 2024 LM Scotland Nicky Cadden Scotland Hibernian 6 August 2024 [21][27]
30 June 2024 CF Montserrat Mylan Benjamin [21]
30 June 2024 CB England Daniel Benson [21]
30 June 2024 GK England Paul Cooper [21]
30 June 2024 CB England Alex Joof [21]
30 June 2024 CB England Joshua McKay [21]

First-team coaches and staff

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Role Name
Head Coach England Darrell Clarke
Assistant Head Coach Republic of Ireland Martin Devaney
First-Team Coach England Jon Stead
First-Team Coach Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane[28]
Goalkeeping Coach England Thomas Fawdry
Head of Sports Science England Matt Cook
Sports Scientist England James Walsh
Head Physiotherapist England Vacant
Club Doctor England Dr John Harban
Performance Analyst England Tom Yeomans
England Ed Davies
Head of Football Operations and Club Secretary Ann Hough[29]
Academy Manager England Bobby Hassell
U21 Manager England Tom Harban
U18 Manager England Nicky Eaden

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 24 May, Barnsley announced their first pre-season friendly, against Accrington Stanley.[30] A month later, the club confirmed their pre-season schedule with fixtures against Alfreton Town, RCD Mallorca and Derby County.[31] On 4 August, a final friendly was confirmed, against Roma.[32]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly Alfreton Town 1–3 Barnsley Alfreton
15:00 BST
  • Salam
Report Stadium: North Street
20 July 2024 Friendly Accrington Stanley 0–3 Barnsley Accrington
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Crown Ground
26 July 2024 Friendly RCD Mallorca 1–0 Barnsley TBC
12:00 CEST
(11:00 BST)
Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
31 July 2024 Friendly Barnsley v Derby County Barnsley
19:45 BST Stadium: Oakwell
6 August 2024 Friendly Barnsley 0-4 Roma Burton upon Trent
17:00 BST Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Birmingham City 13 9 3 1 24 12 +12 30 Promotion to EFL Championship
3 Wrexham 14 8 4 2 22 10 +12 28 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Barnsley 14 7 4 3 23 18 +5 25
5 Lincoln City 14 7 4 3 21 17 +4 25
6 Stockport County 15 6 6 3 25 17 +8 24
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[33]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 7 4 3 23 18  +5 25 2 4 1 12 10  +2 5 0 2 11 8  +3

Last updated: 8 November 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2024 1 Barnsley 1–2 Mansfield Town Barnsley
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,817
Referee: Ben Toner
17 August 2024 2 Lincoln City 1–2 Barnsley Lincoln
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,768
Referee: Martin Coy
24 August 2024 3 Barnsley 2–2 Northampton Town Barnsley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,248
Referee: Darren Drysdale
31 August 2024 4 Crawley Town 0–3 Barnsley Crawley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,704
Referee: Lee Swabey
7 September 2024 5 Barnsley 2–1 Bristol Rovers Barnsley
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,196
Referee: Edward Duckworth
14 September 2024 6 Stevenage 3–0 Barnsley Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Jacob Miles
21 September 2024 7 Burton Albion 1–2 Barnsley Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,711
Referee: Dean Whitestone
28 September 2024 8 Barnsley 1–1 Stockport County Barnsley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,882
Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[35]
1 October 2024 9 Barnsley 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Barnsley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,857
Referee: Ross Joyce
5 October 2024 10 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Barnsley Huddersfield
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 19,523
Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[36]
19 October 2024 12 Blackpool 1–2 Barnsley Blackpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
22 October 2024 13 Barnsley 2–2 Charlton Athletic Barnsley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,441
Referee: Lewis Smith
26 October 2024 14 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Barnsley Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,129
Referee: Adam Herczeg
8 November 2024 15 Barnsley 2–0 Rotherham United Barnsley
19:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,731
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[36] It was then later moved again to avoid a possilbe postponement due to international call-ups.[37]
16 November 2024 16 Cambridge United v Barnsley Cambridge
15:00 GMT Stadium: Abbey Stadium
23 November 2024 17 Barnsley v Wigan Athletic Barnsley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Oakwell
26 November 2024 11[38] Barnsley v Reading Barnsley
19:45 GMT Stadium: Oakwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 12 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups in the Reading squad.[39][38][40]

FA Cup

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Barnsley were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round[41] and at home to Bristol Rovers in the second round.[42][43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 November 2024 First round Port Vale 1–3 Barnsley Burslem
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,128
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 November 2024 Second round Barnsley v Bristol Rovers Barnsley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Oakwell

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Barnsley being drawn away against Wigan Athletic.[44] In the second round, they were drawn at home to Sheffield United.[45] In the third round an away tie against Manchester United was confirmed.[46][47]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Wigan Athletic 1–1
(2–4 p)
Barnsley Wigan
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
27 August 2024 Second round Barnsley 1–0 Sheffield United Barnsley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,739
Referee: Tom Reeves
17 September 2024 Third round Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley Trafford
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Referee: Gavin Ward

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Barnsley were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town and Manchester United U21.[48][49]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Doncaster Rovers (A) 3 2 0 1 0 8 5 +3 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Manchester United U21 2 1 1 0 0 6 5 +1 5
3 L1 Huddersfield Town 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 +1 3
4 L1 Barnsley (E) 3 0 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2024. Source: EFL
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 August 2024 Group Stage Barnsley 2–3 Manchester United U21 Barnsley
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,638
Referee: Mark Ryder
8 October 2024 Group stage Huddersfield Town 2–0 Barnsley Huddersfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 2,182
Referee: Michael Salisbury
29 October 2024 Group stage Barnsley 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Barnsley
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Elliot Bell

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 8 November 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Gabriel Slonina 14 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Barry Cotter 15 0 9+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
3 MF Jamaica JAM Jon Russell 13 2 4+4 2 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
4 DF England ENG Marc Roberts 17 4 13+1 3 1+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF United States USA Donovan Pines 12 2 6+3 1 0+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
6 DF France FRA Maël de Gevigney 18 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
7 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Corey O'Keeffe 15 0 8+3 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
8 MF England ENG Adam Phillips 14 6 10+0 5 0+1 1 2+1 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Sam Cosgrove 12 1 8+2 1 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF England ENG Josh Benson 9 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
11 FW Portugal POR Fábio Jaló 9 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Hourihane 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Kyran Lofthouse 14 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 0+3 0 3+0 0
17 DF England ENG Georgie Gent 12 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Matthew Craig 15 0 9+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
19 FW England ENG Aiden Marsh 11 1 0+6 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 1
21 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor McCarthy 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
23 GK England ENG Ben Killip 6 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
28 MF England ENG Callum West 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Connor Barratt 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
30 MF Wales WAL Jonathan Bland 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
31 MF England ENG Harrison Nejman 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 DF England ENG Josh Earl 17 0 13+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF England ENG Oliver Wilkinson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 DF Poland POL Kacper Łopata 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
36 FW England ENG Max Watters 12 4 6+2 3 1+0 0 2+1 1 0+0 0
40 MF England ENG Davis Keillor-Dunn 11 4 10+0 3 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 MF Northern Ireland NIR Bayley McCann 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
42 FW England ENG Luke Alker 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
43 FW Montserrat MSR Josiah Dyer 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
44 FW England ENG Stephen Humphrys 12 3 5+4 3 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
45 MF Wales WAL Vimal Yoganathan 8 2 1+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 2
47 MF England ENG Ziggy Kozluk 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
48 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Luca Connell 18 2 14+0 2 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
50 MF Nigeria NGA Kelechi Nwakali 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
51 GK England ENG Kieran Flavell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

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