| Club: | Barnsley |
| Season: | 2024–25 |
| Owner: | BFC Investment Company Ltd |
| Chairman: | Neerav Parekh |
| Manager: | Darrell Clarke[1] |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Stadium: | Oakwell |
| League: | League One |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
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| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
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 F.C has announced that Luca Connell is the club captain, and Marc Roberts is the vice-captain for the 2024-2025 season.[2]
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024 | Free | [3] | ||||
| 3 July 2024 | Free | [4] | ||||
| 9 July 2024 | Undisclosed | [5] | ||||
| 17 July 2024 | Connor Barrett | Free | ||||
| 17 July 2024 | Callum West | Free | [6] | |||
| 2 August 2024 | Undisclosed | [7] | ||||
| 12 August 2024 | Undisclosed | [8] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2024 | End of Season | [10] | ||||
| 9 August 2024 | End of Season | [11] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024 | End of Season | [12] | ||||
| 1 August 2024 | End of Season | [13] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [14] | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | 2 July 2024 | [15] | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | 9 July 2024 | [16] | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | 26 July 2024 | [17] | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | 31 July 2024 | [18] | ||||
| 30 June 2024 | 6 August 2024 | [19] [20] | ||||
| 30 June 2024 |  Mylan Benjamin | |||||
| 30 June 2024 | Daniel Benson | |||||
| 30 June 2024 | Paul Cooper | |||||
| 30 June 2024 | Alex Joof | |||||
| 30 June 2024 | Joshua McKay |
| Role | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Darrell Clarke | |
| Assistant Head Coach | Martin Devaney | |
| First-Team Coach | Jon Stead | |
| First-Team Coach | Conor Hourihane[21] | |
| 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[22] | |
| Academy Manager | Bobby Hassell | |
| U21 Manager | Tom Harban | |
| U18 Manager | Nicky Eaden |
On 24 May, Barnsley announced their first pre-season friendly, against Accrington Stanley.[23] A month later, the club confirmed their pre-season schedule with fixtures against Alfreton Town, RCD Mallorca and Derby County.[24] On 4 August, a final friendly was confirmed, against Roma.[25]
See main article: 2024–25 EFL League One.
On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[26]
See main article: 2024–25 FA Cup.
See 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.[27] In the second round, they were drawn at home to Sheffield United.[28]
See 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.[29] [30]
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