2021–22 Barnsley F.C. season explained

Club:	Barnsley
Season:	2021–22
Owner:	Chien Lee Pacific Media Group James Cryne Neerav Parekh Billy Beane
Chairman:	Chien Lee Paul Conway
Chrtitle:	Co-Chairman
Manager:	Markus Schopp (Until 1 November)^[1] Poya Asbaghi (Between 15 November-24 April)^[2] ^[3] Martin Devaney (Caretaker Manager, April 2022-present)
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Stadium:	Oakwell
League:	Championship
League Result:	24th (relegated)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fourth round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
League Topscorer:	Carlton Morris (7)
Season Topscorer:	Carlton Morris (9)
Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23
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The 2021–22 season is Barnsley's 135th year in existence and their third consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Managerial changes

During pre-season, Valérien Ismaël departed the club as head coach and joined West Bromwich Albion.^[4] Five days later Markus Schopp was appointed head coach on a three-year contract.^[5]

Pre-season friendlies

Barnsley revealed as part of their pre-season preparations, they would have pre-season friendly matches against AFC Fylde,^[6] Rochdale,^[7] Sheffield Wednesday,^[8] Morecambe,^[9] Watford^[10] and Manchester City.

Competitions

Championship

See main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship.

Matches

Barnsley's league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[11]

FA Cup

See main article: 2021–22 FA Cup.

Barnsley were drawn at home to Barrow in the third round.^[12]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup.

On 24 June 2021, the first round draw was confirmed.^{[13] [14]}

Statistics

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Barnsley.|-!colspan=14|Players out on loan:|-!colspan=14|Players who left the club:|}

Goals record

width=50px	Rank !	width=50px	No. !	width=50px	Nat. !	width=50px	Po. !	width=150px	Name !	width=150px	Championship !	width=150px	FA Cup !	width=150px	League Cup !	width=150px	Total
1	14		CF	Carlton Morris	7	2	0	9
2	9		CF	Cauley Woodrow	4	0	0	4
3	4		LM	Callum Styles	3	0	0	3
	11		CF	Aaron Leya Iseka	3	0	0	3
	29		CF	Victor Adeboyejo	3	0	0	3
6	6		CB	Mads Juel Andersen	1	1	0	2
	27		AM	Amine Bassi	2	0	0	2
	28		RW	Dominik Frieser	2	0	0	2
	28		CM	Domingos Quina	2	0	0	2
	44		CF	Devante Cole	1	1	0	1
11	2		RB		0	1	0	1
	17		DM	Claudio Gomes	1	0	0	1
	21		CM	Romal Palmer	1	0	0	1
	30		CB	Michał Helik	1	0	0	1
	37		CF	Aiden Marsh	1	0	0	1
Total					32	5	0	37

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	30		CB	Michał Helik	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
2	5		CB	Liam Kitching	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
	21		CM	Romal Palmer	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
4	6		CB	Mads Juel Andersen	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	7		RB	Callum Brittain	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
6	10		CM	Josh Benson	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
	14		CF	Carlton Morris	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
8	33		CM	Matty Wolfe	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
9	4		LM	Callum Styles	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	15		CB	Jasper Moon	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	28		CM	Domingos Quina	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	40		GK		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
13	9		CF	Cauley Woodrow	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	17		DM	Claudio Gomes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	29		CF	Victor Adeboyejo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	2		RB		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8		CM	Herbie Kane	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	11		CF	Aaron Leya Iseka	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	20		RB	Toby Sibbick	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	23		CM		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		LB	Rémy Vita	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28		RW	Dominik Frieser	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	58		CF	Obbi Oularé	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					76	0	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	84	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021					Free transfer	^[15]
1 July 2021					Free transfer	^[16]
1 July 2021			Daniel Jinadu		Free transfer	^[17]
1 July 2021					Free transfer
21 July 2021			Tomas Kalinauskas		Free transfer	^[18]
26 July 2021					Undisclosed	^[19]
29 July 2021					Undisclosed	^[20]
2 August 2021					Undisclosed	^[21]
10 September 2021					Free transfer	^[22]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
31 August 2021					End of season	^[23]
2 September 2021					End of season	^[24]
31 January 2022					End of season	^[25]
1 February 2022					End of season	^[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2021					End of season	^[27]
2 July 2021					End of season	^[28]
10 July 2021					End of season	^[29]
11 July 2021					31 December 2021	^[30]
11 July 2021			Steve Simpson		8 September 2021
11 July 2021			Charlie Winfield		31 December 2021
11 July 2021					31 December 2021
6 August 2021			Rudi Pache		8 September 2021	^[31] ^[32]
30 August 2021					End of season	^[33]
31 August 2021					End of season	^[34]
14 January 2022			Tomas Kalinauskas		End of season	^[35]
5 February 2022						^[36]
5 February 2022
25 February 2022					End of season	^[37]
4 March 2022					End of season	^[38]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021			Corey Addai		Released	^[39] ^[40]
30 June 2021			Brad Binns		Released
30 June 2021			Jack Birks		Released	^[41]
30 June 2021			Daniel Bramall		Released	^[42]
30 June 2021			Will Calligan		Released
30 June 2021			Henry Kendrick		Released
30 June 2021					Rejected contract	^[43] ^[44]
30 June 2021			Sam Nicholson		Released
30 June 2021			Ali Omar		Released	^[45]
30 June 2021			Newton Sila-Conde		Released
30 June 2021			Harry Widdop		Released
7 July 2021					Undisclosed	^[46]
27 July 2021					Undisclosed	^[47]
5 August 2021					Mutual consent	^[48] ^[49]
6 August 2021					Undisclosed	^[50]
8 September 2021			Rudi Pache		Undisclosed
8 September 2021			Steve Simpson		Undisclosed
21 December 2021					Mutual consent	^[51]
5 January 2022					Undisclosed	^[52]
27 January 2022					Undisclosed	^[53]

Notes and References

1. News: Club Statement Markus Schopp . 1 November 2021 . Barnsley FC . 1 November 2021.
2. News: Tykes appoint Sweden U21 boss Asbaghi . 17 November 2021 . BBC . 17 November 2021.
3. News: Club Statement Poya Asbaghi . 25 April 2022 . Barnsley FC . 24 April 2022.
4. Web site: Club Statement - Valerien Ismael . Barnsley FC . 24 June 2021.
5. Web site: Markus Schopp Joins The Reds . Barnsley FC . 29 June 2021.
6. Web site: Initial 21/22 Pre-Season Plans . Barnsley FC . 15 June 2021.
7. Web site: Reds Head To Dale In Pre-Season . Barnsley FC . 25 June 2021.
8. Web site: Reds To Face Wednesday In Pre-Season . Barnsley FC . 2 July 2021.
9. Web site: Reds To Take On Morecambe This Friday . Barnsley FC . 22 July 2021.
10. Web site: Reds To Face Watford In Pre-Season . Barnsley FC . 6 July 2021.
11. Web site: 2021/22 Sky Bet Championship Fixtures . Barnsley FC . 24 June 2021.
12. News: Third Round Draw . 6 December 2021 . The Football Association . 9 December 2021.
13. Web site: Reds Face Wanderers In Carabao Cup First Round . Barnsley FC . 24 June 2021.
14. Web site: Details Of Carabao Cup Trip To Bolton Confirmed . Barnsley FC . 5 July 2021.
15. Web site: David Bremang And Jason Sraha Join The Reds . Barnsley FC . 29 June 2021.
16. Web site: Welcome Back, Devante Cole . Barnsley FC . 8 June 2021.
17. Web site: Daniel Jinadu Joins The Reds . Barnsley FC . 4 June 2021.
18. Web site: Tomas Kalinauskas Joins The Reds . Barnsley FC . 21 July 2021.
19. Web site: Obbi Oularé Signs For The Reds . Barnsley FC . 26 July 2021.
20. Web site: Josh Benson Signs For The Reds . Barnsley FC . 29 July 2021.
21. Web site: Aaron Leya Iseka Joins The Reds . Barnsley FC . 2 August 2021.
22. Web site: Will Hondermarck Signs For The Reds . Barnsley Football Club . 13 September 2021.
23. Web site: Claudio Gomes Joins On Loan . Barnsley FC . 1 September 2021.
24. Web site: Rémy Vita Joins The Reds . Barnsley FC . 3 September 2021.
25. Web site: January transfer window: Amine Bassi finally confirmed as a Barnsley FC player . Yorkshire Post . 31 January 2022.
26. Web site: Quina's Barnsley switch confirmed . Watford Observer . 1 February 2022.
27. Web site: Schmidt Departs For Danish Loan Spell . Barnsley FC . 21 June 2021.
28. Web site: Jack Aitchison Joins Forest Green On Loan . Barnsley FC . 2 July 2021.
29. Web site: Luke Thomas Joins Bristol Rovers On Loan . Barnsley FC . 10 July 2021.
30. Web site: Reds Quartet Head To Denmark . Barnsley FC . 11 July 2021.
31. Web site: Rudi Pache Joins Esbjerg On Loan . Barnsley FC . 6 August 2021.
32. Web site: Rudi Pache And Steve Simpson Sign For Esbjerg fB . Barnsley FC . 9 September 2021.
33. Web site: Herbie Kane Joins Oxford On Loan . Barnsley FC . 30 August 2021.
34. Web site: George Miller Heads To Walsall On Loan . Barnsley FC . 31 August 2021.
35. Web site: Tomas Kalinauskas Leaves On Loan . Barnsley FC . 14 January 2022.
36. Web site: Bremang And Sraha Join Guiseley On Loan . Barnsley FC . 10 February 2022.
37. Web site: Joe Ackroyd Joins MFK Vyškov On Loan . Barnsley FC . 25 February 2022.
38. Web site: Cameron Thompson Joins Darlington On Loan . Barnsley FC . 5 March 2022.
39. Web site: Retained List . Barnsley FC - Official Site . 23 May 2021.
40. Web site: Ghanaian goalkeeper Corey Addai moves to Esbjerg fB in Denmark. August 9, 2021. ghanasoccernet.com. November 7, 2021.
41. Web site: Ellam, Greaves and Geordie Shore star join Parkgate . Non League Yorkshire . 5 January 2022.
42. Web site: Ballymena United confirm signing of former Everton U23 winger Daniel Bramall . BelfastLive . 3 September 2021.
43. Web site: Club Statement Alex Mowatt . Barnsley FC . 1 July 2021.
44. Web site: Albion Secure Mowatt Signature . West Bromwich Albion FC . 2 July 2021.
45. Web site: #ManicMonday . 19 July 2021 . Torquay United FC . 19 July 2021.
46. Web site: Sollbauer To Join Dynamo Dresden . Barnsley FC . 7 July 2021.
47. Web site: Conor Chaplin Signs For Ipswich Town . Barnsley FC . 27 July 2021.
48. Web site: Marcel Ritzmaier Leaves The Club . Barnsley FC . 5 August 2021.
49. Web site: Marecel Ritzmaier Wechselt Vom FC Barnsley An Den Hardtwald . SV Sandhausen . 5 August 2021 . German.
50. Web site: Elliot Simoes Departs . Barnsley FC . 6 August 2021.
51. Web site: Dominik Frieser To Leave Oakwell . Barnsley FC . 5 January 2022.
52. Web site: Ben Williams Joins Cheltenham Town . Barnsley FC . 5 January 2022.
53. Web site: January transfer window: Barnsley FC defender Toby Sibbick joins Heart of Midlothian . Yorkshire Post . 28 January 2022.