2024–25 Barnsley F.C. season
2024–25 season | ||||
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Owner | BFC Investment Company Ltd | |||
Chairman | Neerav Parekh | |||
Head Coach | Darrell Clarke[1] | |||
Stadium | Oakwell | |||
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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.
Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2024[a] | CM | Conor Hourihane | Derby County | Free | [2] |
3 July 2024 | CB | Marc Roberts | Birmingham City | Free | [3] |
9 July 2024 | GK | Jackson Smith | Walsall | Undisclosed | [4] |
17 July 2024 | CB | Connor Barrett[b] | Sheffield United | Free | [5] |
17 July 2024 | CM | Callum West[c] | Burnley | Free | [5] |
2 August 2024 | LB | Georgie Gent | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed | [6] |
Out
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 July 2024 | CF | Oli Shaw | Hamilton Academical | Undisclosed | [7] |
Loaned in
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
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22 July 2024 | DM | Matthew Craig | Tottenham Hotspur | End of Season | [8] |
Loaned out
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
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1 July 2024[a] | CF | Andrew Dallas | Barrow | End of Season | [9] |
1 August 2024 | CB | Jack Shepherd | Bradford City | End of Season | [10] |
- ^ The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1
Released / Out of Contract
Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 June 2024 | CB | Jordan Williams | Portsmouth | 1 July 2024 | [11][12] |
30 June 2024 | CM | Herbie Kane | Huddersfield Town | 2 July 2024 | [11][13] |
30 June 2024 | CM | Joe Ackroyd | Guiseley | 9 July 2024 | [11][14] |
30 June 2024 | CB | Robbie Cundy | Notts County | 26 July 2024 | [11][15] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Devante Cole | West Bromwich Albion | 31 July 2024 | [11][16] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Mylan Benjamin | [11] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | Daniel Benson | [11] | ||
30 June 2024 | LM | Nicky Cadden | [11] | ||
30 June 2024 | GK | Paul Cooper | [11] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | Alex Joof | [11] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | Joshua McKay | [11] |
First-team coaches and staff
Role | Name |
---|---|
Head Coach | Darrell Clarke |
Assistant Head Coach | Martin Devaney |
First-Team Coach | Jon Stead |
First-Team Coach | Conor Hourihane[17] |
Goalkeeping Coach | Thomas Fawdry |
Head of Sports Science | Matt Cook |
Sports Scientist | James Walsh |
Head Physiotherapist | Vacant |
Club Doctor | Dr John Harban |
Performance Analyst | Tom Yeomans |
Ed Davies | |
Head of Football Operations and Club Secretary | Ann Hough[18] |
Academy Manager | Bobby Hassell |
U21 Manager | Tom Harban |
U18 Manager | Nicky Eaden |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 24 May, Barnsley announced their first pre-season friendly, against Accrington Stanley.[19] A month later, the club confirmed their pre-season schedule with fixtures against Alfreton Town, RCD Mallorca and Derby County.[20] On 4 August, a final friendly was confirmed, against Roma.[21]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
13 July 2024 Friendly | Alfreton Town | 1–3 | Barnsley | Alfreton |
15:00 BST | 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) |
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Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium |
31 July 2024 Friendly | Barnsley | v | Derby County | Barnsley |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Oakwell |
6 August 2024 Friendly | Barnsley | v | Roma | Burton upon Trent |
17:00 BST | Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre |
Competitions
League One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 |
10 | Blackpool | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 15 |
11 | Barnsley | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
12 | Peterborough United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 15 |
13 | Stevenage | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 14 |
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[22]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[23]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
9 August 2024 1 | Barnsley | v | Mansfield Town | Barnsley |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Oakwell |
17 August 2024 2 | Lincoln City | v | Barnsley | Lincoln |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Sincil Bank |
24 August 2024 3 | Barnsley | v | Northampton Town | Barnsley |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Oakwell |
31 August 2024 4 | Crawley Town | v | Barnsley | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium |
7 September 2024 5 | Barnsley | v | Bristol Rovers | Barnsley |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Oakwell |
14 September 2024 6 | Stevenage | v | Bristol Rovers | Stevenage |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Broadhall Way |
21 September 2024 7 | Burton Albion | v | Barnsley | Burton upon Trent |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium |
28 September 2024 8 | Barnsley | v | Stockport County | Barnsley |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Oakwell | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[24] |
1 October 2024 9 | Barnsley | v | Wycombe Wanderers | Barnsley |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Oakwell |
5 October 2024 10 | Huddersfield Town | v | Barnsley | Huddersfield |
12:30 GMT | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[25] |
19 October 2024 12 | Blackpool | v | Barnsley | Blackpool |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Bloomfield Road |
22 October 2024 13 | Barnsley | v | Charlton Athletic | Barnsley |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Oakwell |
26 October 2024 14 | Shrewsbury Town | v | Barnsley | Shrewsbury |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: New Meadow |
11 November 2024 15 | Barnsley | v | Rotherham United | Barnsley |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Oakwell | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[25] |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Barnsley being drawn away against Wigan Athletic.[26]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
13 August 2024 First round | Wigan Athletic | v | Barnsley | Wigan |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Brick Community Stadium |
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Barnsley were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town and Manchester United U21.[27][28]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | L1 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | L1 | Barnsley (E) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of pre-season
List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
— | GK | ENG | Adam Hayton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | GK | ENG | Jackson Smith | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
— | DF | IRL | Barry Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | FRA | Maël de Gevigney | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Josh Earl | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Georgie Gent | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | THA | Nathan James | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Kyran Lofthouse | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | POL | Kacper Łopata | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | IRL | Conor McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | IRL | Corey O'Keeffe | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | USA | Donovan Pines | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Marc Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
— | MF | ENG | Aaron Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Josh Benson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | IRL | Luca Connell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | SCO | Matthew Craig (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | IRL | Conor Hourihane | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Adam Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | JAM | Jon Russell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | HUN | Callum Styles | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Matty Wolfe | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | WAL | Vimal Yoganathan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
— | FW | ENG | Sam Cosgrove | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | POR | Fábio Jaló | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Max Watters | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
— | FW | SCO | Andrew Dallas | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Jack Shepherd | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
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