2020–21 Barnsley F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was the 134th season in existence of Barnsley Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Barnsley participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Barnsley

2020–21 season
Owner	International Investment Consortium (80%) James Cryne/The Cryne Family (20%)
Chairman	Chien Lee (co-chairman) Paul Conway (co-chairman)
Head coach	Gerhard Struber (until 6 October)[1] Valerien Ismael (from 23 October)[2]
Stadium	Oakwell
Championship	5th (lost in play-off semi-finals against Swansea City)[3]
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Cauley Woodrow (12 goals) All: Cauley Woodrow (15 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Squad

As of 18 January 2021^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Jack Walton		GK	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 27)	43	0	2015	Academy	Trainee	2023
31	Henry Kendrick		GK	(2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24)	0	0	2019	Academy	Trainee	2021
40	Bradley Collins		GK	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 28)	48	0	2019	Chelsea	Free	2023
Defenders
2	Jordan Williams		RB/CB	(1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 25)	73	2	2018	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	2023
3	Ben Williams		LB	(1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 26)	36	0	2017	Blackburn Rovers	Free	2022
5	Liam Kitching		CB	(1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25)	1	0	2021	Forest Green Rovers	£600,000	2024
6	Mads Juel Andersen		CB	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 27)	89	1	2019	Horsens	Undisclosed	2023
7	Callum Brittain		RB	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 27)	40	0	2020	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	2023
20	Toby Sibbick		RB/CB/DM	(1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 26)	40	0	2019	Wimbledon	Undisclosed	2023
22	Clarke Oduor		LB	(1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 26)	32	1	2019	Leeds United	Undisclosed	2023
24	Aapo Halme		CB/DM	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 27)	55	4	2019	Leeds United	£200,000	2022
26	Michael Sollbauer		CB/RB	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 35)	61	0	2020	Wolfsberger AC	£450,000	2022
30	Michał Helik		CB/RB	(1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 29)	45	6	2020	KS Cracovia	£720,000	2023
34	Jasper Moon		CB	(2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24)	3	0	2020	Academy	Trainee	Unidsclosed
Midfielders
4	Callum Styles		AM/CM/LM	(2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 25)	71	6	2018	Bury	Undisclosed	2023
8	Herbie Kane		CM/AM/DM	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 26)	25	0	2020	Liverpool	£1,250,000	2024
21	Romal Palmer		CM/RM/LM	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)	38	1	2018	Academy	Trainee	2022
27	Alex Mowatt		CM/AM	(1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 30)	159	20	2017	Leeds United	£600,000	2021
Forwards
9	Cauley Woodrow		CF/SS	(1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 30)	124	47	2019	Fulham	£765,000	2023
10	Daryl Dike		CF	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 25)	18	9	2020	Orlando City	Loan	End of Season
11	Conor Chaplin		CF/SS/RW	(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 28)	84	18	2019	Coventry	Undisclosed	2023
14	Carlton Morris		CF	(1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 29)	22	7	2021	Norwich City	Undisclosed	2023
25	George Miller		CF	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 27)	8	0	2019	Middlesbrough	£200,000	2022
28	Dominik Frieser		RW/LW/CF	(1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 31)	43	3	2020	LASK Linz	Undisclosed	2022
29	Victor Adeboyejo		CF/RW	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 27)	65	6	2017	Leyton Orient	Free	2022
Out on Loan
16	Luke Thomas		RW/AM	(1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 26)	64	2	2019	Derby County	£1,220,000	2023
17	Marcel Ritzmaier		CM/LM/LB	(1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 32)	23	0	2020	Wolfsberger AC	Undisclosed	2022
18	Isaac Christie-Davies		AM/CM/LM	(1997-10-18) 18 October 1997 (age 27)	0	0	2020	Liverpool	Free	2023
19	Patrick Schmidt		CF/LW/RW	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 27)	39	4	2019	Admira Wacker	£1,000,000	2023
23	Elliot Simões		LW/AM	(1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 25)	27	3	2019	United of Manchester	Undisclosed	2023
33	Matty Wolfe		CM	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 25)	1	0	2020	Academy	Trainee	2022
	Jack Aitchison		CF	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 25)	0	0	2020	Celtic	Free	2023

Appearances and goals correct as of 8 May 2021.

Statistics

As of 8 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jack Walton	25	0	24+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Jordan Williams	24	1	7+13	0	0+1	0	3+0	1
4	MF	ENG	Callum Styles	46	5	39+2	4	2+0	1	2+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Liam Kitching	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	DEN	Mads Juel Andersen	49	1	45+0	1	2+0	0	2+0	0
7	DF	ENG	Callum Brittain	42	0	40+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Herbie Kane	26	0	6+18	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Cauley Woodrow	46	14	40+1	12	2+0	1	2+1	1
10	FW	USA	Daryl Dike	18	9	12+6	9	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	ENG	Conor Chaplin	37	4	30+3	4	1+1	0	1+1	0
14	FW	ENG	Carlton Morris	22	7	6+16	7	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Toby Sibbick	21	0	10+10	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Romal Palmer	35	1	22+11	1	1+1	0	0+0	0
22	DF	KEN	Clarke Oduor	13	0	5+6	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
24	DF	FIN	Aapo Halme	20	0	3+15	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
25	FW	ENG	George Miller	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
26	DF	AUT	Michael Sollbauer	42	0	34+3	0	1+1	0	3+0	0
27	MF	ENG	Alex Mowatt	48	8	43+0	8	2+0	0	3+0	0
28	MF	AUT	Dominik Frieser	47	3	26+16	3	2+0	0	2+1	0
29	FW	ENG	Victor Adeboyejo	33	2	9+21	2	1+1	0	1+0	0
30	DF	POL	Michał Helik	45	6	42+0	5	2+0	1	1+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Jasper Moon	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	GK	ENG	Bradley Collins	25	0	21+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
Players out on loan:
16	MF	ENG	Luke Thomas	22	0	7+12	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
17	MF	AUT	Marcel Ritzmaier	6	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
19	FW	AUT	Patrick Schmidt	11	1	2+5	0	1+1	0	2+0	1
23	MF	ANG	Elliot Simões	9	1	4+4	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who have left the club:
14	DF	GER	Kilian Ludewig	7	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
32	MF	ENG	Matty James	15	0	13+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 8 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	9		CF	Cauley Woodrow	12	1	1	14
2	10		CF	Daryl Dike	9	0	0	9
3	27		CM	Alex Mowatt	8	0	0	8
4	14		CF	Carlton Morris	7	0	0	7
	30		CB	Michał Helik	5	1	0	6
6	4		AM	Callum Styles	4	1	0	5
7	11		CF	Conor Chaplin	4	0	0	4
8	28		RW	Dominik Frieser	3	0	0	3
9	29		CF	Victor Adeboyejo	2	0	0	2
10	2		RB	Jordan Williams	0	0	1	1
	6		CB	Mads Juel Andersen	1	0	0	1
	19		CF	Patrick Schmidt	0	0	1	1
	21		CM	Romal Palmer	1	0	0	1
	23		LW	Elliot Simões	1	0	0	1
Total					1	0	0	1
Total					58	2	3	64

Disciplinary record

As of 8 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	6		CB	Mads Juel Andersen	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
2	4		AM	Callum Styles	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	9		CF	Cauley Woodrow	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	27		CM	Alex Mowatt	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1
	30		CB	Michał Helik	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1
6	24		CB	Aapo Halme	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	26		CB	Michael Sollbauer	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	7		RB	Callum Brittain	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14		CF	Carlton Morris	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	20		RB	Toby Sibbick	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	10		CF	Daryl Dike	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11		CF	Conor Chaplin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CM	Romal Palmer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23		RW	Elliot Simões	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	32		CM	Matty James	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	40		GK	Bradley Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
17	1		GK	Jack Walton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	2		RB	Jordan Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	8		CM	Herbie Kane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		RW	Luke Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		CM	Marcel Ritzmaier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24		CB	Aapo Halme	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					64	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	68	1	2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
20 August 2020	RW		Dominik Frieser	LASK	Undisclosed	[5]
7 September 2020	AM		Isaac Christie-Davies	Liverpool	Free transfer	[6]
9 September 2020	CB		Michał Helik	KS Cracovia	Undisclosed	[7]
10 September 2020	GK		Corey Addai	Coventry City	Free transfer	[8]
17 September 2020	RM		Daniel Bramall	Buxton	Free transfer	[9]
5 October 2020	CF		Jack Aitchison	Celtic	Undisclosed	[10]
10 October 2020	RB		Callum Brittain	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[11]
16 October 2020	CM		Herbie Kane	Liverpool	Undisclosed	[12]
11 December 2020	CF		Cameron Thompson	Fulham	Free transfer	[13]
5 January 2021	CB		Liam Kitching	Forest Green Rovers	Undisclosed	[14]
6 January 2021	CF		Carlton Morris	Norwich City	Undisclosed	[15]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
17 August 2020	RB		Kilian Ludewig	Red Bull Salzburg	6 October 2020	[16][17]
16 October 2020	CM		Matty James	Leicester City	1 January 2021	[18]
1 February 2021	CF		Daryl Dike	Orlando City	End of season	[19]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
4 August 2020	RB		Toby Sibbick	KV Oostende	31 December 2020	[20][21]
20 August 2020	RW		Jordan Green	Southend United	8 October 2020	[22][23]
5 October 2020	CM		Marcel Ritzmaier	Rapid Wien	End of season	[24]
6 October 2020	CF		Jack Aitchison	Stevenage	End of season	[25]
6 October 2020	CB		Jordan Helliwell	Stalybridge Celtic	5 November 2020	[26]
15 October 2020	CM		Matty Wolfe	Notts County	3 January 2021	[27]
17 November 2020	GK		Corey Addai	Chesterfield	7 December 2020	[28]
6 January 2021	LW		Elliot Simões	Doncaster Rovers	End of season	[29]
18 January 2021	RM		Daniel Bramall	Barrow	End of season	[30]
19 January 2021	RW		Luke Thomas	Ipswich Town	End of season	[31]
29 January 2021	AM		Isaac Christie-Davies	Dunajská Streda	End of season	[32]
6 February 2021	CF		Patrick Schmidt	Ried	End of season	[33]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	LB		Jordan Barnett	Pontefract Collieries	Released	[34][35]
1 July 2020	DM		Jared Bird	Unattached	Released	[36]
1 July 2020	DM		Kenneth Dougall	Blackpool	Released	[34][37]
1 July 2020	CB		Sam Fielding	Salford City	Released	[36][38]
1 July 2020	CB		Harry Gagen	Ossett United	Released	[36]
1 July 2020	GK		Jake Greatorex	Penistone Church	Released	[36]
1 July 2020	RW		Josh Olatubosun	Unattached	Released	[39]
1 July 2020	LB		Daniel Pinillos	Miedź Legnica	Released	[34][40]
1 July 2020	CF		Chris Sang	Unattached	Released	[36]
1 July 2020	CF		Mamadou Thiam	KV Oostende	Released	[34][41]
1 July 2020	CF		Tommy Willard	Aldershot Town	Released	[36]
1 July 2020	CM		Alex Wollerton	York City	Released	[36][42]
1 July 2020	GK		Samuel Şahin-Radlinger	SV Ried	Released	[34][43]
2 July 2020	LW		Mallik Wilks	Hull City	Undisclosed	[44]
6 July 2020	GK		Miguel Spiteri	Birkirkara	Free transfer	[45]
9 July 2020	RB		Lee Ciantar	Europa Point	Free transfer	[46]
7 August 2020	CM		Cameron McGeehan	KV Oostende	Undisclosed	[47]
9 September 2020	RW		Jacob Brown	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[48]
7 October 2020	CB		Bambo Diaby	Unattached	Mutual consent	[49]
23 November 2020	GK		Tom Wooster	Manchester United	Undisclosed	[50]
4 January 2021	RW		Jordan Green	Dulwich Hamlet	Mutual consent	[51][52]
22 January 2021	AM		Mike-Steven Bähre	Meppen	Mutual consent	[53]
2 February 2021	MF		Keaton Ward	Mansfield Town	Mutual consent	[54][55]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley

22 August 2020 Pre-season friendly	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Barnsley	Crewe
15:00 BST		Report	M.Andersen C.Chaplin	Stadium: The Alexandra Stadium

Newcastle United v Barnsley

29 August 2020 Pre-season friendly	Newcastle United	2–1	Barnsley	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Carroll 27' Murphy 77' (pen.)	Report	Ritzmaier 54'	Stadium: Darsley Park

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL Championship	12 September 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1	5th	44	23	8	13	56	46	+10	052.27
FA Cup	10 January 2021	11 February 2021	Third round	Fifth round	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	066.67
EFL Cup	5 September 2020	23 September 2020	First round	Third round	3	2	0	1	3	6	−3	066.67
Total					50	27	8	15	62	53	+9	054.00

Last updated: 27 April 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Watford (P)	46	27	10	9	63	30	+33	91	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Brentford (O, P)	46	24	15	7	79	42	+37	87	Qualification for Championship play-offs
4	Swansea City	46	23	11	12	56	39	+17	80
5	Barnsley	46	23	9	14	58	50	+8	78
6	Bournemouth	46	22	11	13	73	46	+27	77
7	Reading	46	19	13	14	62	54	+8	70
8	Cardiff City	46	18	14	14	66	49	+17	68

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^[56]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	23	9	14	58	50	+8	78	12	6	5	30	22	+8	11	3	9	28	28	0

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Result	L	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	D
Position	15	20	20	22	22	21	21	18	15	18	16	13	14	16	14	17	16	13	12	13	10	8	9	10	11	12	12	12	10	10	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[57]

Barnsley v Luton Town

12 September 2020 1	Barnsley	0–1	Luton Town	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Woodrow  7'	Report	Berry  31' Collins  57' 71' Ruddock  84'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Reading v Barnsley

19 September 2020 2	Reading	2–0	Barnsley	Reading
15:00 BST	Laurent  49' Méïté 67' Olise 76'	Report	Andersen  23'  68' Helik  42' Ritzmaier  45' Mowatt  74'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Barnsley v Coventry City

26 September 2020 3	Barnsley	0–0	Coventry City	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Woodrow  45' Styles  80' Mowatt  85'	Report	Dabo  87' Hamer  90+1'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Middlesbrough v Barnsley

3 October 2020 4	Middlesbrough	2–1	Barnsley	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Tavernier  9' Morsy  27' Howson 45+1'  52' Akpom 48' McNair  61' Saville  68' Bettinelli  90+1'	Report	Styles  49' Woodrow 89' (pen.) Simões  90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Barnsley v Bristol City

17 October 2020 5	Barnsley	2–2	Bristol City	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Helik 2'  88' Andersen  81' Woodrow 90+11' (pen.)	Report	Hunt 47' Bakinson 51'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Stoke City v Barnsley

21 October 2020 6	Stoke City	2–2	Barnsley	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Campbell 44' Smith 48' Collins  60'	Report	Simões 18' Frieser 45+1'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Millwall v Barnsley

24 October 2020 7	Millwall	1–1	Barnsley	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Cooper 45+1'	Report	Helik  17' Mowatt 44' Brittain  51'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers

27 October 2020 8	Barnsley	3–0	Queens Park Rangers	Barnsley
19:00 GMT	Woodrow 27' (pen.) Chaplin 37' Barbet 64' (o.g.)	Report	Dickie  26'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Barnsley v Watford

31 October 2020 9	Barnsley	1–0	Watford	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Mowatt 6' Styles  82'	Report	Troost-Ekong  3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Cardiff City v Barnsley

3 November 2020 10	Cardiff City	3–0	Barnsley	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Hoilett 4' Ralls 45+1' (pen.) Wilson 77'	Report	James  39'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Derby County v Barnsley

7 November 2020 11	Derby County	0–2	Barnsley	Derby
15:00 GMT	Byrne  45' Jóźwiak  53' Sibley  90'	Report	Chaplin 30' Andersen  59' Sollbauer  61' Adeboyejo 83'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Barnsley v Nottingham Forest

21 November 2020 12	Barnsley	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Styles 86' Woodrow 88'	Report	Samba  86'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Barnsley v Brentford

24 November 2020 13	Barnsley	0–1	Brentford	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Chaplin  40'	Report	Toney 66'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Blackburn Rovers v Barnsley

28 November 2020 14	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Barnsley	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Armstrong 44'  69' Gallagher 78' Rothwell  90+6'	Report	Palmer 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

Birmingham City v Barnsley

1 December 2020 15	Birmingham City	1–2	Barnsley	Bordesley
19:45 GMT	Hogan 56' McGree  68' Leko  77'	Report	Andersen  58' Woodrow 71' (pen.) Styles 84'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Barnsley v Bournemouth

4 December 2020 16	Barnsley	0–4	Bournemouth	Barnsley
17:30 GMT	Woodrow  32' Andersen  76' Sollbauer  85'	Report	Billing 12' Solanke 45+2' Rico 52' Surridge 68'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Barnsley v Wycombe Wanderers

9 December 2020 17	Barnsley	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Styles 31'  89' Woodrow 61' (pen.) Mowatt  73' Brittain  77'	Report	Jacobson 49' (pen.)  81' Allsop  60' Grimmer  73'	Stadium: Oakwell Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley

12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 18	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Barnsley	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST	Windass 4' Bannan  31'	Report	Woodrow 14' Frieser 37'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Barnsley v Preston North End

15 December 2020 19	Barnsley	2–1	Preston North End	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Mowatt 54' Adeboyejo 80' Styles  84' Thomas  90'	Report	Maguire 2' Browne  63' Johnson  71'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Swansea City v Barnsley

19 December 2020 20	Swansea City	2–0	Barnsley	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Lowe 2' Adeboyejo 66' (o.g.) Roberts  90+4'	Report	Walton  29'	Stadium: The Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Barnsley v Huddersfield Town

26 December 2020 21	Barnsley	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Helik 21', 90+4'  30'	Report	Edmonds-Green 13'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Rotherham United v Barnsley

29 December 2020 22	Rotherham United	1–2	Barnsley	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Smith 57'  81' Lindsay  69' Wood  77'	Report	Woodrow 8' Mowatt 15' Sollbauer  56'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Norwich City v Barnsley

2 January 2021 23	Norwich City	1–0	Barnsley	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Buendía 62'	Report	James  61'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Barnsley v Swansea City

16 January 2021 24	Barnsley	0–2	Swansea City	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Andersen  82'	Report	Cabango 45+1' Lowe 55',  90+4'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Watford v Barnsley

19 January 2021 25	Watford	1–0	Barnsley	Watford
19:45 GMT	Deeney 27' (pen.) Sarr  90+3'	Report	Sollbauer  90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Barnsley v Cardiff City

27 January 2021 26	Barnsley	2–2	Cardiff City	Barnsley
19:00 GMT	Andersen 20' Woodrow 52'	Report	Ojo 58' Moore 68'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Nottingham Forest v Barnsley

30 January 2021 27	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Barnsley	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Bong  35'	Report	Kane  56' Helik  60'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Brentford v Barnsley

14 February 2021 28	Brentford	0–2	Barnsley	Brentford
13:00 GMT	Toney  90+6'	Report	Chaplin 13' Sollbauer  26' Dike  43' Morris 47' Woodrow  83' Mowatt  90+1' Valérien Ismaël	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

Barnsley v Blackburn Rovers

17 February 2021 29	Barnsley	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Andersen  53' Morris 72' Mowatt 90'	Report	Harwood-Bellis  83' Armstrong 90+4'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Bristol City v Barnsley

20 February 2021 30	Bristol City	0–1	Barnsley	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Hunt  4'	Report	Morris 67' Mowatt  79' Collins  90+3'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Barnsley v Stoke City

24 February 2021 31	Barnsley	2–0	Stoke City	Barnsley
19:00 GMT	Styles 9' Dike 90'	Report	Batth  8' Mikel  76' Powell  90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Barnsley v Millwall

27 February 2021 32	Barnsley	2–1	Millwall	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Woodrow 2',  89' Helik 59'	Report	Bennett 6' Woods  46'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley

3 March 2021 33	Queens Park Rangers	1–3	Barnsley	Shepherd's Bush
19:00 GMT	Austin 27' Dickie  89'	Report	Dike 23' Mowatt 29' Morris 57'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Barnsley v Birmingham City

6 March 2021 34	Barnsley	1–0	Birmingham City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Dike 49' Halme  77' Brittain  90+5'	Report	Friend  33' Harper  72'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Barnsley v Derby County

10 March 2021 35	Barnsley	0–0	Derby County	Barnsley
19:00 GMT	Woodrow  9' Dike  87'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Bournemouth v Barnsley

13 March 2021 36	Bournemouth	2–3	Barnsley	King's Park
15:00 GMT	Danjuma 22' Solanke 45+1' Surridge  78' Kelly  86'	Report	Helik 16' Woodrow  24' Andersen  43' Frieser 60' Morris  75', 80'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Wycombe Wanderers v Barnsley

17 March 2021 37	Wycombe Wanderers	1–3	Barnsley	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Ikpeazu 85' Knight  90' Jacobson  90'	Report	Woodrow 45+2' (pen.) Dike 49', 81' Styles  59' Mowatt  73' Morris  77' Sibbick  90'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday

20 March 2021 38	Barnsley	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Halme  71' Morris 78'	Report	Lees  25' Börner  36' Rhodes 38', 53' Paterson  87' Wildsmith  88'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Barnsley v Reading

2 April 2021 39	Barnsley	1–1	Reading	Barnsley
17:30 BST	Woodrow  18' Palmer  25' Mowatt 61' (pen.) Halme  68'	Report	Ejaria 34'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Luton Town v Barnsley

5 April 2021 40	Luton Town	1–2	Barnsley	Luton
15:00 BST	Bradley  54' Collins 83'	Report	Dike 27', 59' 83'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Barnsley v Middlesbrough

10 April 2021 41	Barnsley	2–0	Middlesbrough	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Mowatt  31', 62' Dike 75'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Barnsley

18 April 2021 42	Coventry City	2–0	Barnsley	Bordesley
15:00 BST	Hyam 9' Godden 90+2'	Report	Styles  85'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

Huddersfield Town v Barnsley

21 April 2021 43	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Barnsley	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Hogg  21'	Report	Andersen  59' Dike 65' Morris  85'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Barnsley v Rotherham United

24 April 2021 44	Barnsley	1–0	Rotherham United	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Morris 2' Sibbick  65' Halme  85'	Report	S. MacDonald  28' Wood  45+1' A. MacDonald  54'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Preston North End v Barnsley

1 May 2021 45	Preston North End	2–0	Barnsley	Preston
15:00 BST	Storey 38' Evans 49' Whiteman  58'	Report	Helik  45+1' Dike  72'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue

Barnsley v Norwich City

8 May 2021 46	Barnsley	2–2	Norwich City	Barnsley
12:30 BST	Chaplin  17', 43' Woodrow 24' Palmer  63' Sibbick  66'	Report	Buendía 26',  90' Idah 54'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Play-offs

Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs

Barnsley v Swansea City

17 May 2021 Semi-final first leg	Barnsley	0–1	Swansea City	Barnsley
20:15 BST		Report	Ayew 39',  52'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Swansea City v Barnsley

22 May 2021 Semi-final second leg	Swansea City	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Barnsley	Swansea
18:30 BST	Grimes 39' Fulton  90+6'	Report	Woodrow 71'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: John Brooks

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[58] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.^[59]

Barnsley v Tranmere Rovers

10 January 2021 Third round	Barnsley	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Barnsley
13:30 GMT	Helik 59' Woodrow 90+5' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Barnsley v Norwich City

23 January 2021 Fourth round	Barnsley	1–0	Norwich City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Styles 56'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Barnsley v Chelsea

11 February 2021 Fifth round	Barnsley	0–1	Chelsea	Barnsley
20:00 GMT		Report	Abraham 64'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[60] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[61]

Barnsley v Nottingham Forest

5 September 2020 First round	Barnsley	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Williams  31' Woodrow 49' Simões  66'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Middlesbrough v Barnsley

15 September 2020 Second round	Middlesbrough	0–2	Barnsley	Middlesbrough
18:00 BST	Morsy  67' Wood-Gordon  84'	Report	Schmidt 22' Williams 34' Halme  81'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Chelsea v Barnsley

23 September 2020 Third round	Chelsea	6–0	Barnsley	Fulham
19:45 BST	Abraham 19' Havertz 28', 55', 65' Barkley 49' Giroud 83'	Report	Collins  45'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

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