2020–21 Barnsley F.C. season explained

Club:	Barnsley
Season:	2020–21
Ownertitle:	Owner
Owner:	International Investment Consortium (80%) James Cryne/The Cryne Family (20%)
Chairman:	Chien Lee (co-chairman) Paul Conway (co-chairman)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Gerhard Struber (until 6 October)^[1] Valerien Ismael (from 23 October)^[2]
Stadium:	Oakwell
League:	Championship
League Result:	5th (lost in play-off semi-finals against Swansea City)^[3]
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fifth round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Cauley Woodrow (12 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Cauley Woodrow (15 goals)
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

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.

Squad

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

Appearances and goals correct as of 8 May 2021.

Statistics

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Goals record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name				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		0	0	1	1
	6		CB	Mads Juel Andersen	1	0	0	1
	19		CF		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

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship						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		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		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					Undisclosed	^[5]
7 September 2020					Free transfer	^[6]
9 September 2020					Undisclosed	^[7]
10 September 2020			Corey Addai		Free transfer	^[8]
17 September 2020			Daniel Bramall		Free transfer	^[9]
5 October 2020					Undisclosed	^[10]
10 October 2020					Undisclosed	^[11]
16 October 2020					Undisclosed	^[12]
11 December 2020					Free transfer	^[13]
5 January 2021					Undisclosed	^[14]
6 January 2021					Undisclosed	^[15]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
17 August 2020					6 October 2020	^[16] ^[17]
16 October 2020					1 January 2021	^[18]
1 February 2021					End of season	^[19]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
4 August 2020					31 December 2020	^[20] ^[21]
20 August 2020					8 October 2020	^[22] ^[23]
5 October 2020					End of season	^[24]
6 October 2020					End of season	^[25]
6 October 2020					5 November 2020	^[26]
15 October 2020					3 January 2021	^[27]
17 November 2020			Corey Addai		7 December 2020	^[28]
6 January 2021					End of season	^[29]
18 January 2021			Daniel Bramall		End of season	^[30]
19 January 2021					End of season	^[31]
29 January 2021					End of season	^[32]
6 February 2021					End of season	^[33]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020			Jordan Barnett		Released	^[34]
1 July 2020				Unattached	Released
1 July 2020					Released	^[35]
1 July 2020			Sam Fielding		Released	^[36]
1 July 2020			Harry Gagen		Released
1 July 2020			Jake Greatorex		Released
1 July 2020			Josh Olatubosun	Unattached	Released	^[37]
1 July 2020					Released	^[38]
1 July 2020				Unattached	Released
1 July 2020					Released	^[39]
1 July 2020			Tommy Willard		Released	^[40]
1 July 2020			Alex Wollerton		Released	^[41]
1 July 2020					Released	^[42] ^[43]
2 July 2020					Undisclosed	^[44]
6 July 2020			Miguel Spiteri		Free transfer	^[45]
9 July 2020			Lee Ciantar		Free transfer	^[46]
7 August 2020					Undisclosed	^[47]
9 September 2020					Undisclosed	^[48]
7 October 2020				Unattached	Mutual consent	^[49]
23 November 2020			Tom Wooster		Undisclosed	^[50]
4 January 2021					Mutual consent	^[51] ^[52]
22 January 2021					Mutual consent	^[53]
2 February 2021			Keaton Ward		Mutual consent	^[54] ^[55]

Competitions

EFL Championship

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship.

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[56]

Play-offs

See main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs.

FA Cup

See 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.^[57] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.^[58]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[59] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[60]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gerhard Struber Leaves Oakwell . Barnsley FC . 6 October 2020.
2. Web site: Valerien Ismael: Barnsley appoint new head coach to succeed Gerhard Struber. BBC Sport . 23 October 2020 . 23 October 2020.
3. https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-championship/league-table/ Sky Bet Championship 2020-2021 League Table standing
4. Web site: Barnsley FC Teams. Barnsley F.C.. 4 January 2016.
5. News: Dominik Frieser Joins the Reds . 20 August 2020 . . 20 August 2020.
6. News: Isaac Christie-Davies Signs for the Reds! . 7 September 2020 . . 7 September 2020.
7. News: Michał Helik Signs for the Reds! . 9 September 2020 . . 9 September 2020.
8. News: Corey Addai Joins The Reds . 10 September 2020 . . 10 September 2020.
9. News: Daniel Bramall Joins The Reds . 17 September 2020 . . 17 September 2020.
10. Web site: Jack Aitchison Signs Three-Year Deal With Barnsley . Celtic FC . 5 October 2020.
11. Web site: Callum Brittain Joins The Reds . . 10 October 2020.
12. Web site: Herbie Kane completes transfer to Barnsley . Liverpool FC . 16 October 2020.
13. Web site: Cameron Thompson Joins The Reds . Barnsley FC . 11 December 2020.
14. Web site: Liam Kitching Joins The Reds . Barnsley FC . 5 January 2021.
15. Web site: Barnsley confirm signing of Canaries striker Morris . Eastern Daily Press . 6 January 2021.
16. News: Kilian Ludewig Rejoins on Loan . 17 August 2020 . . 17 August 2020.
17. News: Jack Aitchison: Barnsley sign Celtic striker on three-year deal . BBC Sport . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020.
18. Web site: Matty James joins Barnsley FC for a second loan spell . Yorkshire Post . 16 October 2020.
19. Web site: Daryl Dike on Short-Term Loan to English Side Barnsley . Orlando City Soccer Club - Official Site . 1 February 2021.
20. News: Toby Sibbick Joins KV Oostende On Season Long Loan . 5 August 2020 . . 4 August 2020.
21. Web site: Barnsley man's season-long loan terminated without playing a single match . The 72 . 4 January 2021.
22. News: Southend United sign Barnsley winger Jordan Green on loan . 20 August 2020 . Echo News . 20 August 2020.
23. Web site: Injury ends Jordan Green's loan spell at Southend United as winger heads back to Barnsley . Basildon, Canvey, Southend Echo . 4 January 2021.
24. Web site: Marcel Ritzmaier Departs On Loan . Barnsley FC . 5 October 2020.
25. Web site: Jack Aitchison Joins Stevenage On Loan . Barnsley FC . 6 October 2020.
26. Web site: Jordan Helliwell Joins Stalybridge Celtic On Loan . Barnsley FC . 6 October 2020.
27. Web site: Matty Wolfe Joins Notts County On Loan . Barnsley FC . 15 October 2020.
28. Web site: Chesterfield sign young goalkeeper on loan from Barnsley . Derbyshire Times . 17 November 2020.
29. Web site: Barnsley FC winger Elliot Simoes joins Doncaster Rovers on loan . Yorkshire Post . 6 January 2021.
30. Web site: Dan Bramall Joins Barrow On Loan . Barrow AFC . 18 January 2021.
31. Web site: Luke Thomas Joins Ipswich Town On Loan . Barnsley FC . 19 January 2021.
32. Web site: Barnsley FC midfielder Isaac Christie-Davies heads to Slovakia in loan switch . Yorkshire Post . 29 January 2021.
33. Web site: Patrick Schmidt Joins SV Ried On Loan . Barnsley FC - Official Site . 6 February 2021.
34. News: Claxton and Cable add power to Pontefract . 20 August 2020 . Non League Yorkshire . 7 August 2020.
35. Web site: Kenny Dougall Joins On Two-Year Contract . Blackpool FC . 16 October 2020.
36. Web site: Sam Fielding (Defender) . Salford City FC . 4 January 2021 .
37. Web site: Academy Retained List . Barnsley FC . 4 January 2021.
38. Web site: Grał w La Liga, zagra w Miedzi! Dani Pinillos w Legnicy . MKS Miedz Legnica . 7 October 2020 . pl.
39. Web site: KV Oostende still brings in transfer-free striker . Al-Khaleej Today . 4 January 2021.
40. News: Barnsley FC confirm exit of out-of-contract quartet . 10 September 2020 . . 24 June 2020.
41. News: York City sign former Barnsley midfielder Alex Wollerton . 18 September 2020 . . 18 September 2020.
42. News: 2020/21 Release And Retained List . 20 August 2020 . . 24 June 2020 . 12 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812093318/https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2020/june/retainedlist2021/ . dead .
43. News: Samuel Sahin-Radlinger kehrt zur SV Guntamatic Ried zurück . 14 August 2020 . . 13 August 2020 . de . 17 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210717153005/https://www.svried.at/news/aktuelle-news/news-detail/news/samuel-sahin-radlinger-kehrt-zur-sv-guntamatic-ried-zurueck/ . dead .
44. News: Hull sign Mallik Wilks from Barnsley . 20 August 2020 . . 2 July 2020.
45. News: Goalkeeper Miguel Spiteri Joins Birkirkara FC . 20 August 2020 . . 6 July 2020.
46. News: Malta youth Lee Ciantar joins Gibraltar's Europa Point FC . 20 August 2020 . . 9 July 2020.
47. News: Cameron McGeehan: Barnsley midfielder joins KV Oostende . BBC Sport . 7 August 2020 . 7 August 2020.
48. News: Jacob Brown: Stoke City sign forward from Barnsley for undisclosed fee . BBC Sport . 9 September 2020 . 10 September 2020.
49. Web site: Club Statement: Bambo Diaby . Barnsley FC . 7 October 2020.
50. Web site: Manchester United complete goalkeeper signing . Manchester Evening News . 4 January 2021.
51. Web site: Jordan Green Departs . Barnsley FC . 4 January 2021.
52. News: Greenhalgh . Hugo . PLAYER NEWS: FIVE NEW PLAYERS SIGN AHEAD OF OPENING WEEKEND . 11 September 2021 . Dulwich Hamlet . 14 August 2021.
53. Web site: Mike Bähre Departs Oakwell . Barnsley FC - Official Site . 22 January 2021.
54. Web site: Keaton Ward Departs Oakwell . Barnsley FC - Official Site . 2 February 2021.
55. Web site: Young midfielder re-joins Stags . Mansfield Town - Official Site . 5 March 2021.
56. News: Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2020/21 . 21 August 2020 . . 21 August 2020.
57. Web site: Premier League and Championship clubs join Emirates FA Cup After third round Draw . The Football Association . 10 December 2020.
58. Web site: The Emirates FA Cup fourth and fifth round draw made . The Football Association . 11 January 2021.
59. News: Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed . 18 August 2020 . . 18 August 2020.
60. News: Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed . 6 September 2020 . . 6 September 2020.