List of Barnsley F.C. seasons explained

Barnsley Football Club is an English association football club based in the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley. Founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St Peter's, the team played in the Sheffield & District League from the 1890–91 season and first entered the FA Cup in 1893–94. Two years later, they were accepted into the Midland League. The club changed its name to Barnsley F.C. in 1897; its team finished as Midland League runners-up in the first season under the new name and were elected to the newly expanded Second Division of the Football League for the 1898–99 season.[1] A 16th-place finish in their second season meant they had to apply for re-election; the application was successful, and Barnsley continued safely in mid-table until 1911, when they again needed to be re-elected to the League. Their cup form was rather better: either side of that poor League placing, they reached the FA Cup final. In 1909–10, they drew 1–1 with Newcastle United in the final at Crystal Palace, but lost 1–0 in the replay at Everton's Goodison Park ground. Two seasons later, after taking three replays to get through the quarter-final, they played out a goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace; this time Barnsley won the replay, at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane ground, by one goal to nil.

In the remaining years before competitive football was suspended for the duration of the First World War, Barnsley established themselves as one of the stronger sides in the Second Division, placing third in 1914–15. The First Division was to be expanded by two teams for the first post-war season. Traditionally, existing top-flight teams were reprieved from relegation when such an expansion took place, but when the League chose to relegate Tottenham Hotspur, who had finished bottom, Barnsley had expectations of promotion. Instead of promoting the top three from the Second Division, the top two went up and the League opted to ballot its members as to the third candidate; Arsenal, who had finished fifth in 1915, won the ballot.[2] Barnsley missed out on promotion in 1921–22 on goal average, and continued in the Second Division until 1931–32 when they went down to the Third Division North, also on goal average. They returned to the second tier as champions two years later, were relegated in 1938, and won another Third Division title in 1939.

After relegation in 1953, Barnsley won the Third Division championship for a third time in 1955, but ten years later they were in the Fourth Division. They moved between fourth and third tiers before two promotions in three years took them back to the Second Division in 1981, in which they remained for the next sixteen seasons. With two matches left to play in the 1996–97 season, to the accompaniment of chants of "It's just like watching Brazil", Danny Wilson had managed Barnsley to within one win of promotion to the Premier League. At home to Bradford City, Paul Wilkinson gave them a first-half lead, and with three minutes to go, Clint Marcelle scored the goal that made sure of the win.[3] [4] Barnsley's visit to the top flight was brief; they finished 19th, five points short of safety. They came close to a return in 2000 via the play-offs, losing 4–2 in the final after Ipswich Town's goalkeeper had saved a penalty and made a late save to deny them an equaliser.[5]

Two years later, they were relegated to the third tier, which combined with the loss of revenue following the failure of ITV Digital and its broadcasting deal with the Football League made Barnsley one of some thirty clubs driven into administration.[6] They recovered, and went on to beat Swansea City in a penalty shoot-out in the 2006 play-off final and return to the second tier, by then renamed the Championship.[7] Despite finishing no higher than 17th place, they retained their second-tier status for eight seasons. Relegated in 2014, they returned via the play-offs, beating Millwall 3–1 in the 2016 final.[8] Also in 2015–16, Barnsley beat Oxford United 3–2 in the final to win the Football League Trophy, a cup competition open to teams from the lower two divisions of the Football League, for the first time.[9] They were again relegated in 2017–18, but made an immediate return to the Championship, and in 2020–21, reached the play-offs, in which they lost to Swansea City in the semi-final.[10] In finishing bottom of the 2021–22 Championship, they recorded the second lowest number of wins and points (adjusted for three points for a win) in the club's history, won the fewest away matches since 1930, scored the fewest goals for 50 years and set a club record for fewest scored at home.[11] The following season, they reached the play-offs, losing to Sheffield Wednesday in the final to a goal scored with six seconds of extra time remaining.[12] In the 2023–24 FA Cup, Barnsley were taken to a replay by seventh-tier team Horsham which they won 3–0, but were then disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.

As of the end of the 2023–24 season, Barnsley have spent 10 seasons in the fourth tier of the English football league system, 26 in the third, 78 in the second and 1 in the top tier. The table details the team's achievements and the top goalscorer in senior first-team competitions from their first season in the Sheffield & District League in 1890–91 to the end of the most recently completed season.

Key

Key to league record:

Key to colours and symbols:
scope=colSymbolscope=colMeaning
style=background:gold1st or W Winners
style=background:silver2nd or F Runners-up
style=background:#cfcPromoted
style=background:MistyRoseRelegated
style=background:yellow♦ Top league scorer in Barnsley's division

Key to divisions:

Key to rounds:

Details of the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons

List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results and top scorer(s)
SeasonLeague[13] [14] FA Cup[15] League Cup[16] Other[17] Top league scorer(s)
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The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War.

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The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1887–1911 – The beginnings . Barnsley F.C. . 25 June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080303135416/http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10309~925078,00.html . 3 March 2008.
  2. News: Audacious Arsenal supplant Spurs . Tom . Adams . ESPN FC . 11 November 2010 . 20 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510185653/http://www.espnfc.co.uk/story/843199/rewind-to-1919-audacious-arsenal-supplant-spurs . 10 May 2017.
    Web site: 1914–1939 – The wars . Barnsley F.C. . 10 May 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080307222454/http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10309~925081%2C00.html . 7 March 2008.
  3. News: Football: Barnsley board the Premiership . Simon . Turnbull . The Independent . London . 26 April 1997 . 20 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813124316/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-barnsley-board-the-premiership-1269494.html . 13 August 2016 . live . registration.
    News: Brazil style promotes Barnsley to Premiership . Gideon . Long . The Moscow Times . 29 April 1997 . 20 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701001726/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/sitemap/free/1997/4/article/brazil-style-promotes-barnsley-to-premiership/307936.html . 1 July 2016.
  4. News: Frozen in time: Reds rise to the top . BBC Sheffield & South Yorkshire . 18 March 2008 . 20 June 2016.
  5. News: Ipswich triumph at last . BBC Sport . 29 May 2000 . 20 June 2016.
  6. Web site: 2000–2005 – On the slide both on and off the pitch . Barnsley F.C. . 10 May 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080307231020/http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10309~925092%2C00.html . 7 March 2008.
    News: Football League loses damages bid . BBC News . 23 June 2006 . 20 June 2016 .
  7. News: Swansea 2–2 Barnsley (aet) . BBC Sport . 27 May 2006 . 9 June 2016.
  8. News: Barnsley promoted to Championship with play-off final win over Millwall . Nick . Miller . The Guardian . London . 29 May 2016 . 20 June 2016.
  9. News: Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United . Phil . Cartwright . BBC Sport . 3 April 2016 . 9 June 2016.
  10. News: Championship play-offs: Swansea City 1–1 Barnsley (2–1 agg.) . Gareth . Vincent . BBC Sport . 22 May 2021 . 23 May 2021.
  11. News: Comment: Worst Reds season ever? . Doug . O'Kane . Barnsley Chronicle . 6 May 2022 . 7 July 2022.
  12. News: Sheffield Wednesday promoted after last-gasp goal sinks Barnsley . Ben . Fisher . The Guardian . London . 29 May 2023 . 29 September 2023.
  13. Web site: Barnsley St Peter's . none. and Web site: Barnsley . Football Club History Database . Richard Rundle . 4 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Barnsley league performance history . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 4 July 2024. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  15. Web site: The Emirates FA Cup: Past Results . The Football Association . 4 July 2024. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  16. Web site: Barnsley football club complete match record . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 4 July 2024. Select content required via dropdown menus.
  17. For Football League Group Cup: Web site: Football League Group Cup . Football Club History Database . Richard Rundle . 22 May 2016.
    For Full Members' Cup: Web site: Football League Full Members' Cup . Football Club History Database . Richard Rundle . 19 June 2016.
    For Third Division North Cup: Web site: Football League Division Three North Cup Summary – Contents . Football Club History Database . Richard Rundle . 19 June 2016.
  18. News: Sheffield and District League . Sheffield and Rotherham Independent . 27 April 1891 . 7 . Newspapers.com.
  19. News: Football & cricket notes . Derbyshire Courier . 7 May 1892 . 3.
  20. Web site: English League Leading Goalscorers . James M. . Ross . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . 25 June 2015 . 7 June 2016.

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