2024–25 Barnsley F.C. season

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
2024–25 season
OwnerBFC Investment Company Ltd
ChairmanNeerav Parekh
Head CoachDarrell Clarke[1]
StadiumOakwell
2025–26 →

Transfers

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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]
  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
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
24 July 2024 CF   Oli Shaw   Hamilton Academical Undisclosed [7]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
22 July 2024 DM   Matthew Craig   Tottenham Hotspur End of Season [8]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CF   Andrew Dallas   Barrow End of Season [9]
1 August 2024 CB   Jack Shepherd   Bradford City End of Season [10]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1

Released / Out of Contract

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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

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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

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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
  • 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 v 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
1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 9 August 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[22]

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
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

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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]
12 October 2024 11 Barnsley v Reading Barnsley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Oakwell
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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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.[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Wigan Athletic v Barnsley Wigan
19:45 BST Stadium: Brick Community Stadium

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.[27][28]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Manchester United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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
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

References

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  1. ^ "Darrell Clarke Appointed As Head Coach". Barnsley FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Conor Hourihane Rejoins The Reds". Barnsley F.C. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Marc Roberts Rejoins The Reds!". Barnsley FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Jackson Smith Signs For The Reds". Barnsley FC. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Additions Made To U21s Squad". Barnsley FC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ^ "George Gent Signs For The Reds". Barnsley FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Oli Shaw Departs Oakwell". Barnsley FC. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Matthew Craig Joins The Reds". Barnsley FC. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Dallas Heads To Barrow On Loan". Barnsley FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Jack Shepherd Signs New Deal With Reds And Departs On Loan". Barnsley FC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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  12. ^ "Williams Becomes First Summer Signing". Portsmouth FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Herbie Kane Signs For Town!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Lions Seal Ackroyd Return". Guiseley AFC. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Signing: Robbie Cundy". Notts County FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Albion Complete Devante Cole Signing". West Bromwich Albion FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  17. ^ Conor Hourihane rejoins the Reds Barnsley Football Club, Official website. Retrieved on 6 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Reds make Senior Leadership Appointment". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Reds To Face Accrington Stanley In Pre-Season". Barnsley FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". Barnsley FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Reds To Play Additional Friendly". Barnsley FC. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  22. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Sky Bet EFL Broadcast Selections Confirmed Until End Of September". Barnsley FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Reds Receive Sky TV Selections Until January". Barnsley FC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.