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
Owner	BFC Investment Company Ltd
Chairman	Neerav Parekh
Head coach	Darrell Clarke (until 12 March)[1] Conor Hourihane (interim), permanent from April 18th.[2]
Stadium	Oakwell
League One	12th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Prior to the season commencing, Barnsley announced that Luca Connell would be the new club captain, replacing Jordan Williams who joined Portsmouth on a free transfer after his contract expired at the conclusion of 2023/24. The returning Marc Roberts was named the vice-captain for the 2024-2025 season.^[3]

2024/25 is the third consecutive season in League One for Barnsley after defeat in the playoffs in the previous two seasons.

Despite battling against comparatively poor form at home, Barnsley competed in and around the top six until the turn of the year, looking well set for a third consecutive playoff campaign.

However form then suffered greatly, and after at one point being several points clear of the teams just outside the playoff positions, found themselves down in tenth, trailing the team in sixth, Huddersfield Town, by six points having played a game more than them, by mid-February.

Given Barnsley failed to bring in sufficient numbers of the desperately needed signings they sought in the winter transfer window, in particular to bolster their centre forward ranks; unless they manage to find options amongst free agents, prospects for the rest of the season seem limited to an upper mid-table finish at best, with even this being far from a guarantee; inevitably meaning a continuation of the season upon season decline they have suffered in recent years.

In March 2025, Barnsley F.C released a club statement to announce that Head Coach Darrell Clarke has left the club. Conor Hourihane will take charge of the first-team until the end of the season. He will be assisted by Jon Stead and Martin Devaney alongside Tom Harban.^[4]

The club seem destined to be playing in a fourth successive League One campaign in 2025/26.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024[a]	CM	Conor Hourihane (IRL)	Derby County (ENG)	Free	[5]
3 July 2024	CB	Marc Roberts (ENG)	Birmingham City (ENG)	Free	[6]
9 July 2024	GK	Jackson Smith (ENG)	Walsall (ENG)	Undisclosed	[7]
17 July 2024	CB	Connor Barrett (ENG)[b]	Sheffield United (ENG)	Free	[8]
17 July 2024	CM	Callum West (ENG)[b]	Burnley (ENG)	Free	[8]
2 August 2024	LB	Georgie Gent (ENG)	Blackburn Rovers (ENG)	Undisclosed	[9]
12 August 2024	CM	Kelechi Nwakali (NGA)	Chaves (POR)	Undisclosed	[10]
30 August 2024	CF	Stephen Humphrys (ENG)	Wigan Athletic (ENG)	Free	[11]
30 August 2024	AM	Davis Keillor-Dunn (ENG)	Mansfield Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[12]
3 January 2025	LM	Neil Farrugia (IRL)	Shamrock Rovers (IRL)	Free	[13]
13 February 2025	LW	Jonathan Lewis (USA)	Colorado Rapids (USA)	Free	[14]

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

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
24 July 2024	CF	Oli Shaw (SCO)	Hamilton Academical (SCO)	Undisclosed	[15]
24 August 2024	LM	Callum Styles (HUN)	West Bromwich Albion (ENG)	Undisclosed	[16]
22 January 2025	CM	Matty Wolfe (ENG)	Sligo Rovers (IRL)	Free	[17]
3 February 2025	GK	Ben Killip (ENG)	Portsmouth (ENG)	Undisclosed	[18]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
22 July 2024	DM	Matthew Craig (SCO)	Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)	9 January 2025[a]	[20]
9 August 2024	GK	Gabriel Slonina (USA)	Chelsea (ENG)	1 January 2025[b]	[22]
30 January 2025	GK	Joe Gauci (AUS)	Aston Villa (ENG)	End of Season	[23]
3 February 2025	RB	Dexter Lembikisa (JAM)	Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG)	End of Season	[24]
3 February 2025	CF	Clément Rodrigues (FRA)	Bastia (FRA)	End of Season	[25]

1. On 9 January, Craig was recalled back to Tottenham^[19]
2. On 1 January, Slonina returned to Chelsea early due to injury^[21]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024[a]	CF	Andrew Dallas (SCO)	Barrow (ENG)	15 January 2025[b]	[27]
1 August 2024	CB	Jack Shepherd (ENG)	Bradford City (ENG)	End of Season	[28]
29 August 2024	CB	Kacper Łopata (POL)	Ross County (SCO)	End of Season	[29]
1 October 2024	GK	Jackson Smith (ENG)	Grimsby Town (ENG)	22 October 2024[c]	[32]
17 January 2025	CF	Aiden Marsh (ENG)	Raith Rovers (SCO)	End of Season	[33]
31 January 2025	CM	Vimal Yoganathan (WAL)	Oldham Athletic (ENG)	End of Season	[34]
31 January 2025	CF	Andrew Dallas (SCO)	Morecambe (ENG)	End of Season	[35]
3 February 2025	CF	Sam Cosgrove (ENG)	Stockport County (ENG)	End of Season	[36]
3 February 2025	RB	Kyran Lofthouse (ENG)	Burton Albion (ENG)	End of Season	[37]

1. The loan was announced on 27 June, and would officially commence on July 1
2. On 15 January, Dallas was recalled back from his loan at Barrow^[26]
3. On 8 October, 15 and 22 October, Smith's emergency loan at Grimsby was extended by a further 7-days^[30][31]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CB	Jordan Williams (ENG)	Portsmouth (ENG)	1 July 2024	[38][39]
30 June 2024	CM	Herbie Kane (ENG)	Huddersfield Town (ENG)	2 July 2024	[38][40]
30 June 2024	CM	Joe Ackroyd (ENG)	Guiseley (ENG)	9 July 2024	[38][41]
30 June 2024	CB	Robbie Cundy (ENG)	Notts County (ENG)	26 July 2024	[38][42]
30 June 2024	CF	Devante Cole (JAM)	West Bromwich Albion (ENG)	31 July 2024	[38][43]
30 June 2024	LM	Nicky Cadden (SCO)	Hibernian (SCO)	6 August 2024	[38][44]
30 June 2024	CF	Mylan Benjamin (MSR)			[38]
30 June 2024	CB	Danny Benson (ENG)	Matlock Town (ENG)	30 August 2024	[38][45]
30 June 2024	GK	Paul Cooper (ENG)	Buxton (ENG)	24 August 2024	[38][46]
30 June 2024	CB	Alex Joof (ENG)	Brighouse Town (ENG)	6 September 2024	[38][47]
30 June 2024	CB	Joshua McKay (ENG)			[38]

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[48]
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[49]
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.^[50] A month later, the club confirmed their pre-season schedule with fixtures against Alfreton Town, RCD Mallorca and Derby County.^[51] On 4 August, a final friendly was confirmed, against Roma.^[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Alfreton Town v Barnsley

13 July 2024 Friendly	Alfreton Town	1–3	Barnsley	Alfreton
15:00 BST	Salam	Report	Earl Watters Dyer	Stadium: North Street

Accrington Stanley v Barnsley

20 July 2024 Friendly	Accrington Stanley	0–3	Barnsley	Accrington
15:00 BST		Report	Phillips Marsh 70' Earl	Stadium: Crown Ground

RCD Mallorca v Barnsley

26 July 2024 Friendly	RCD Mallorca	1–0	Barnsley	TBC
12:00 CEST (11:00 BST)	Asano 19'			Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Barnsley v Derby County

31 July 2024 Friendly	Barnsley	v	Derby County	Barnsley
19:45 BST				Stadium: Oakwell

Barnsley v Roma

6 August 2024 Friendly	Barnsley	0-4	Roma	Burton upon Trent
17:00 BST			Le Fée 2' Pisilli 65' Dybala 68' M.Soulé 84'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Referee: Tom Reeves

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Huddersfield Town	46	19	7	20	58	55	+3	64
11	Lincoln City	46	16	13	17	64	56	+8	61
12	Barnsley	46	17	10	19	69	73	−4	61
13	Rotherham United	46	16	11	19	54	59	−5	59
14	Stevenage	46	15	12	19	42	50	−8	57

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^[53]

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	17	10	19	69	73	−4	61	6	8	9	33	36	−3	11	2	10	36	37	−1

Last updated: 26 April 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.^[54]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Barnsley v Mansfield Town

9 August 2024 1	Barnsley	1–2	Mansfield Town	Barnsley
20:00 BST	Connell 32' Earl  79'	Report	Quinn 13',  25' Gregory 18' Pym  66' Nichols  90+1'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,817 Referee: Ben Toner

Lincoln City v Barnsley

17 August 2024 2	Lincoln City	1–2	Barnsley	Lincoln
15:00 BST	House 70'	Report	Cosgrove 13',  90+4' Roberts 47' Russell  65'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,768 Referee: Martin Coy

Barnsley v Northampton Town

24 August 2024 3	Barnsley	2–2	Northampton Town	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Watters 26' Phillips 46' Earl  62' Lofthouse  90+5'	Report	McCarron 73' Baldwin 78'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,248 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Crawley Town v Barnsley

31 August 2024 4	Crawley Town	0–3	Barnsley	Crawley
15:00 BST	Forster  65' Hepburn-Murphy  65'	Report	Pines 12' Pines  13' Phillips 23' Phillips 45+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,704 Referee: Lee Swabey

Barnsley v Bristol Rovers

7 September 2024 5	Barnsley	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Keillor-Dunn 11' Earl  57' Phillips 65' O'Keeffe  90+2' Connell  90+3' Roberts  90+6'	Report	Sotiriou 37'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,196 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Stevenage v Barnsley

14 September 2024 6	Stevenage	3–0	Barnsley	Stevenage
15:00 BST	List 54', 89' Piergianni 59' White  61' Phillips  78' Freestone  82' Thompson  86'	Report	de Gevigney  64' O'Keeffe  79'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,206 Referee: Jacob Miles

Burton Albion v Barnsley

21 September 2024 7	Burton Albion	1–2	Barnsley	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Vancooten  67' Cooper Love 88' Akoto  90+6'	Report	Earl  3' de Gevigney  20' Connell 36' Humphrys 90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Barnsley v Stockport County

28 September 2024 8	Barnsley	1–1	Stockport County	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Phillips 4' (pen.) de Gevigney  18' Connell  74' Benson  85'	Report	Onyango  19' Barry 90+1'	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.[55]

Barnsley v Wycombe Wanderers

1 October 2024 9	Barnsley	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Humphrys 58' Jaló  63' Roberts 89'	Report	Lubala 47' Taylor  75' Low  78' Kone 85',  90+5'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,857 Referee: Ross Joyce

Huddersfield Town v Barnsley

5 October 2024 10	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Barnsley	Huddersfield
12:30 GMT	Hodge  12' Marshall  62' Kane  74' Wiles 83' Spencer  90' Kasumu 90+6'	Report	Keillor-Dunn  48' Jaló  70'	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.[56]

Blackpool v Barnsley

19 October 2024 12	Blackpool	1–2	Barnsley	Blackpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Barnsley v Charlton Athletic

22 October 2024 13	Barnsley	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Roberts  22' Keillor-Dunn 34' Earl  70' Connell  71' Watters 90+5'	Report	Edmonds-Green  15' Berry 77', 90+3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,441 Referee: Lewis Smith

Shrewsbury Town v Barnsley

26 October 2024 14	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Barnsley	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Nsiala  90+2'	Report	Pines  44' Russell 45+2' Watters 47'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,129 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Barnsley v Rotherham United

8 November 2024 15	Barnsley	2–0	Rotherham United	Barnsley
19:15 GMT	Russell 32' Humphrys 86' Connell  89'	Report	Kelly  76'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,731 Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[56] It was then later moved again to avoid a possilbe postponement due to international call-ups.[57]

Cambridge United v Barnsley

16 November 2024 16	Cambridge United	1–1	Barnsley	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Nlundulu 4' Njoku  49' Bennett  71' Loft  75'	Report	Humphrys  16', 17' Gent  17' Russell  51'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,817 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Barnsley v Wigan Athletic

23 November 2024 17	Barnsley	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Pines  61' Connell  65'	Report	Aasgaard 42' Sibbick  64' Smith  66' Robinson  90+7'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,438 Referee: Tom Reeves

Barnsley v Reading

26 November 2024 11[58]	Barnsley	2–2	Reading	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 7' Phillips  49' Earl 72'	Report	Smith 50', 66'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 12 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups in the Reading squad.[59][58][60]

Wrexham v Barnsley

3 December 2024 18	Wrexham	1–0	Barnsley	Wrexham
19:45 GMT	McClean  72' Dobson  75' James  86' Rathbone 90+2'	Report	Russell  47' O'Keeffe  72' Connell  85'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 12,386 Referee: Ben Speedie

Barnsley v Birmingham City

7 December 2024 19	Barnsley	1–2	Birmingham City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Connell  15' O'Keeffe  23' Phillips  38'  70' Paik Seung-ho 58' (o.g.) Cosgrove  83'	Report	Harris  31' Stansfield 60', 79' Laird  87' Gardner-Hickman  90+4'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,367 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Exeter City v Barnsley

14 December 2024 20	Exeter City	1–2	Barnsley	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Magennis 13'	Report	McCarthy  11' Nwakali 49' Keillor-Dunn 58' Pines  90+1' Lofthouse  90+3'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,669 Referee: Scott Tallis

Barnsley v Leyton Orient

21 December 2024 21	Barnsley	0–4	Leyton Orient	Barnsley
15:00 GMT		Report	Donley 6' Currie  20' Beckles 28' Kelman 51' Pratley  84' O'Neill  88' Perkins 90+3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,373 Referee: Dale Baines

Bolton Wanderers v Barnsley

26 December 2024 22	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Barnsley	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Lolos 26',  58' Thomason  75' Williams  75' Charles  90'	Report	McCarthy  42' Cotter  76' Keillor-Dunn 80' Nwakali  85' Phillips 89' Yoganathan  90+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 22,215 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Peterborough United v Barnsley

29 December 2024 23	Peterborough United	1–3	Barnsley	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Mothersille 74' Mills  81'	Report	Pines  29', 47' Keillor-Dunn 55' Russell 86' O'Keeffe  88'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Barnsley v Wrexham

1 January 2025 24	Barnsley	2–1	Wrexham	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 11' Phillips 24' McCarthy  82' O'Keeffe  87' Killip  90+5'	Report	Cleworth 80'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,248 Referee: Ben Toner

Barnsley v Crawley Town

4 January 2025 25	Barnsley	3–0	Crawley Town	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Russell 11' Gent  45+1' Watters 51' Keillor-Dunn 54' McCarthy  64' Cosgrove  90+3'	Report	John-Jules  45+1' Barker  90+3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,016 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bristol Rovers v Barnsley

18 January 2025 27	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Barnsley	Horfield
15:00 GMT	O'Donkor 41' Hutchinson 52' Wilson  66' Sotiriou 85'	Report	Earl 67'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,638 Referee: Martin Woods

Barnsley v Stevenage

25 January 2025 28	Barnsley	0–1	Stevenage	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	McCarthy  89'	Report	Phillips  56' Goode  86' Kemp 90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,831 Referee: Ross Joyce

Wycombe Wanderers v Barnsley

28 January 2025 29	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Barnsley	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Leahy  5' Bakinson  50' Kone 65', 90+5' Lubala  90+10'	Report	Russell 10' O'Keeffe  59' Killip  62' Roberts  66' Humphrys  75' Connell  90+9'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,803 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Barnsley v Burton Albion

1 February 2025 30	Barnsley	0–0	Burton Albion	Barnsley
12:30 GMT	de Gevigney  81'	Report	Armer  82' McKiernan  90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,555 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved due to live Sky Sports broadcasting.[61]

Stockport County v Barnsley

8 February 2025 31	Stockport County	2–1	Barnsley	Edgeley
12:30 GMT	Olaofe 31' Collar 35' (pen.)	Report	Keillor-Dunn 90'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,148 Referee: Jacob Miles
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved due to live Sky Sports broadcasting.[61]

Barnsley v Huddersfield Town

15 February 2025 32	Barnsley	1–2	Huddersfield Town	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Russell 14' Farrugia  39' Keillor-Dunn  49' Earl  87'	Report	Kasumu  45' Koroma 59' Wiles 61' Spencer  72'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,600 Referee: David Rock

Rotherham United v Barnsley

22 February 2025 33	Rotherham United	0–1	Barnsley	Rotherham
12:30 GMT	Wilks  90+6'	Report	Phillips 52' (pen.) Connell  72'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,755 Referee: Oliver Yates
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved due to live Sky Sports broadcasting.[61]

Northampton Town v Barnsley

25 February 2025 26[62]	Northampton Town	1–2	Barnsley	Sixfields
19:45 GMT	Costelloe  68' Hoskins 78'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 36', 59' Humphrys  73' Earl  76' Nwakali  86' de Gevigney  87'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,817 Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[63]

Barnsley v Lincoln City

1 March 2025 34	Barnsley	4–3	Lincoln City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 14' O'Keeffe  25' Phillips 33' Gent 53' Watters 76'	Report	Jefferies  63' Darikwa 67' Hackett 84' Makama 90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,914 Referee: Scott Oldham

Charlton Athletic v Barnsley

4 March 2025 35	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Barnsley	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Gillesphey 12' Edwards  39'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,707 Referee: Carl Brook

Barnsley v Blackpool

8 March 2025 36	Barnsley	0–3	Blackpool	Barnsley
15:00 GMT		Report	Carey 56', 73' Fletcher 64'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,563 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Mansfield Town v Barnsley

15 March 2025 37	Mansfield Town	2–1	Barnsley	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Vickers 11' Oshilaja 90'	Report	Benson 54'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 8,592 Referee: Tom Reeves

Barnsley v Cambridge United

22 March 2025 38	Barnsley	1–1	Cambridge United	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	de Gevigney  55' Lewis 90+2' Nwakali  90+4' Russell  90+5'	Report	Brophy 9' Malone  45+1' Stevenson  49' Gibbons  77' Morrison  90+5'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,790 Referee: Richard Eley

Wigan Athletic v Barnsley

29 March 2025 39	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Barnsley	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Dale  37' Tickle  45+2' Asamoah 77' Kerr  83'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 8' Jaló  45+2' McCarthy  89'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 10,942 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Barnsley v Exeter City

1 April 2025 40	Barnsley	1–2	Exeter City	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Nwakali  33' de Gevigney  42' Humphrys 58'	Report	Trevitt 13' Watts  45' Magennis 81'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,092 Referee: Will Finnie

Birmingham City v Barnsley

5 April 2025 41	Birmingham City	6–2	Barnsley	Bordesley
15:00 BST	Stansfield 33' (pen.) May 47', 55' Klarer  54' Harris 72' Dowell 82' Jutkiewicz 89'	Report	de Gevigney  3' Keillor-Dunn 35' Humphrys 59' Bland  76'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 25,018 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Barnsley v Bolton Wanderers

12 April 2025 42	Barnsley	4–1	Bolton Wanderers	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Russell 15', 86',  74' Keillor-Dunn  22' Jaló 25', 71' Connell  66'	Report	Collins 74' Dempsey  85' Lolos  90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,685 Referee: Elliot Bell

Leyton Orient v Barnsley

18 April 2025 43	Leyton Orient	4–3	Barnsley	Leyton
15:00 BST	Galbraith 51' Williams  63' Kelman 68' Clare 72' Beckles 74'	Report	Humphrys 11', 19' Roberts  31' Phillips  35' Bland  40' Keillor-Dunn 64'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,410 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Barnsley v Peterborough United

21 April 2025 44	Barnsley	1–1	Peterborough United	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Connell  43' Russell 45+1' Bland  90+4'	Report	Jones 17' Hughes  90+11'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,049 Referee: Andrew Humphries

Barnsley v Shrewsbury Town

26 April 2025 45	Barnsley	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Russell 78'	Report	Marquis 18', 67' Nurse  29'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,159 Referee: Scott Tallis

Reading v Barnsley

3 May 2025 46	Reading	2–4	Barnsley	Reading
15:00 BST	Yiadom  60' Wing 67' Bodin 90+4'	Report	Humphrys 52' Russell 57'  76' Connell  76' Keillor-Dunn 79', 85'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 21,481 Referee: Carl Brook

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Barnsley were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round^[64] and at home to Bristol Rovers in the second round.^[65][66]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Port Vale v Barnsley

2 November 2024 First round	Port Vale	1–3	Barnsley	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Cover  16' Curtis 31' Debrah  82'	Report	Roberts 17' Connell  43' Keillor-Dunn 64' Phillips 82' (pen.) O'Keeffe  84'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Barnsley v Bristol Rovers

30 November 2024 Second round	Barnsley	0–0 (3–4 p)	Bristol Rovers	Barnsley
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Scott Oldham
	Penalties
	Phillips Cosgrove Russell Jaló Earl		Martin Sotiriou Sinclair Forde

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Barnsley being drawn away against Wigan Athletic.^[67] In the second round, they were drawn at home to Sheffield United.^[68] In the third round an away tie against Manchester United was confirmed.^[69][70]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wigan Athletic v Barnsley

13 August 2024 First round	Wigan Athletic	1–1 (2–4 p)	Barnsley	Wigan
19:45 BST	Carragher  21' Aasgaard 35' (pen.)	Report	Yoganathan  17' Pines 48' Cotter  55'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Will Finnie
	Penalties
	Aasgaard Jones Stones McHugh		Phillips Connell Earl Watters Russell

Barnsley v Sheffield United

27 August 2024 Second round	Barnsley	1–0	Sheffield United	Barnsley
19:45 BST	De Gevigney  27' Watters 52'	Report	Marsh  39'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,739 Referee: Tom Reeves

Manchester United v Barnsley

17 September 2024 Third round	Manchester United	7–0	Barnsley	Trafford
20:00 BST	Rashford 16', 58' Antony 35' (pen.) Garnacho 45+2', 49' Eriksen 81', 85'	Report	Slonina  34' Humphrys  72' O'Keeffe  90+3'	Stadium: Old Trafford Referee: Gavin Ward

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Barnsley were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town and Manchester United U21.^[71][72]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	0	1	0	8	5	+3	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Huddersfield Town	3	2	0	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	ACA	Manchester United U21	3	1	1	0	1	7	9	−2	5
4	L1	Barnsley	3	0	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0

Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Barnsley v Manchester United U21

20 August 2024 Group Stage	Barnsley	2–3	Manchester United U21	Barnsley
19:00 BST	Yoganathan 10', 37',  86' Bland  90' O'Keeffe  90+2'	Report	Fredricson  35' Ennis 81' Fletcher 84', 87'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 2,638 Referee: Mark Ryder

Huddersfield Town v Barnsley

8 October 2024 Group stage	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Barnsley	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Ladapo 59' Kane  70' Ward 90+1'	Report	McCarthy  26' Marsh  54' Pines  83' Humphrys  86'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Barnsley v Doncaster Rovers

29 October 2024 Group stage	Barnsley	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Barnsley
19:00 GMT	Bland  45' Marsh 78'	Report	Ironside 45+1' Anderson  47' Fleming  67' Clifton 72' Hurst 84'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 1,813 Referee: Elliot Bell

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 26 April 2025

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
2	DF	IRL	Barry Cotter	25	0	13+7	0	0+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
3	MF	JAM	Jon Russell	45	10	33+6	10	1+1	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Marc Roberts	40	4	34+2	3	2+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	USA	Donovan Pines	27	3	17+7	2	0+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
6	DF	FRA	Maël de Gevigney	43	0	38+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
7	DF	IRL	Corey O'Keeffe	45	0	35+5	0	2+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Adam Phillips	40	10	34+1	9	1+1	1	2+1	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Sam Cosgrove	22	1	8+11	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Josh Benson	17	1	2+12	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
11	FW	POR	Fábio Jaló	19	2	5+11	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
12	GK	ENG	Jackson Smith	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	USA	Jonathan Lewis	5	1	0+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Kyran Lofthouse	24	0	3+14	0	0+1	0	0+3	0	3+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Georgie Gent	30	1	19+6	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
18	GK	AUS	Joe Gauci	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Aiden Marsh	12	1	0+7	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	1
20	DF	JAM	Dexter Lembikisa	11	0	2+9	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	IRL	Conor McCarthy	24	0	16+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
22	MF	IRL	Neil Farrugia	9	0	6+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Callum West	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
29	DF	IRL	Connor Barratt	8	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
30	MF	WAL	Jonathan Bland	11	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
31	MF	ENG	Harrison Nejman	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32	DF	ENG	Josh Earl	38	2	33+0	2	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	FRA	Clément Rodrigues	6	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Oliver Wilkinson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
35	DF	POL	Kacper Łopata	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
36	FW	ENG	Max Watters	33	6	18+11	5	1+0	0	2+1	1	0+0	0
40	MF	ENG	Davis Keillor-Dunn	43	17	41+0	16	2+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	MF	NIR	Bayley McCann	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
42	FW	ENG	Luke Alker	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
43	FW	MSR	Josiah Dyer	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
44	FW	ENG	Stephen Humphrys	40	8	25+11	8	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
45	MF	WAL	Vimal Yoganathan	10	2	1+4	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	2
47	MF	ENG	Ziggy Kozluk	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
48	MF	IRL	Luca Connell	45	2	36+4	2	2+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
50	MF	NGA	Kelechi Nwakali	26	1	12+11	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
51	GK	ENG	Kieran Flavell	8	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
1	GK	USA	Gabriel Slonina	14	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Matthew Craig	16	0	10+4	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
14	MF	IRL	Conor Hourihane	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	GK	ENG	Ben Killip	21	0	17+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0