Barnsley v Exeter City

Last updated : 31 March 2025 By Robert Miles

Head to Head

Last six Barnsley v Exeter results:

27/01/2024 (League One) LOST

Barnsley (Mael de Gevigney 87) 1-2 Exeter (Jack Aitchison 17, Reece Cole 30)

08/10/2022 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-2 Exeter (Jay Stansfield 1, 48)

10/04/1981 (Third Division) WON

Barnsley 1-0 Exeter

10/11/1979 (Third Division) DREW

Barnsley 2-2 Exeter  

03/05/1977 (Fourth Division) LOST

Barnsley 3-4 Exeter

21/10/1975 (Fourth Division) DREW

Barnsley 0-0 Exeter

 

Overall Record:

Barnsley Wins: 9

Exeter Wins: 12

Draws: 4

Barnsley Goals: 31

Exeter Goals: 47

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 5

Exeter Wins: 3

Draws: 4

Barnsley Goals: 16

Exeter Goals: 13

 

First Met: Exeter 3-0 Barnsley, Saturday 17th October 1964. Att: 6,313. (Third Division)

Biggest Wins: 

Exeter 0-3 Barnsley, Wednesday 16th November 1966. Att: 2,753. (Fourth Division)

Barnsley 3-0 Exeter, Saturday 23rd March 1974. Att: 3,284. (Fourth Division)

Biggest Defeat: Exeter 6-1 Barnsley, Saturday 10th November 1973. Att: 4,697. (Fourth Division)

Last Home Win: Barnsley 1-0 Exeter, Friday 10th April 1981. Att: 14,038. (Third Division)

Last Away Win: Exeter (Josh Magennis 13) 1-2 Barnsley (Kelechi Nwakali 49, Davis Keillor-Dunn 58), Saturday 14th December 2024. Att: 5,669. (League One)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley 2-2 Exeter, Saturday 10th November 1979. Att: 11,739. (Third Division)

Last Away Draw: N/A

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Mael de Gevigney 87) 1-2 Exeter (Jack Aitchison 17, Reece Cole 30), Saturday 27th January 2024. Att: 11,858. (League One)

Last Away Defeat: Exeter (Jay Stansfield 26, Harry Kite 49, Sam Nobme pen 89) 3-1 Barnsley (Bobby Thomas 37), Tuesday 28th March 2023. Att: 6,720. (League One)

 

Last Home Meeting:

Saturday 27th January 2024 (League One)

Oakwell attendance: 11,858

Referee: Thomas Kirk

Barnsley 1-2 Exeter

Barnsley:

1. Liam Roberts

41. Jack Shepherd

6. Maël de Gevigney

2. Jordan Williams

3. Jon Russell

22. Corey O'Keeffe

7. Nicky Cadden

30. Adam Phillips

45. John McAtee

36. Max Watters

44. Devante Cole

Substitutes:

17. Barry Cotter (for O’Keeffe 45)

9. Sam Cosgrove (for Watters 45)

48. Luca Connell (for Russell 70)

Unused Substitutes:

23. Ben Killip, 4. Kacper Lopata, 40. Aaron Atkinson, 19. Aiden Marsh.

Manager: Neill Collins (10th July 2023 – 22nd April 2024) 287 days, 52 matches

 

Exeter:

1. Viljami Sinisalo

3. Zak Jules

26. Pierce Sweeney

39. Cheick Diabaté

6. Tom Carroll

12. Reece Cole

14. Ilmari Niskanen

31. Vincent Harper

21. Dion Rankine

29. Jack Aitchison

19. Sonny Cox              

Substitutes:

5. Alex Hartridge (for Harper 64)

13. Yanic Wildschut (for Cox 70)

16. Harry Kite (for Cole 81)

23. Kyle Taylor (for Carroll 81)

17. Caleb Watts (for Rankine 81)

Unused Substitutes:

30. Shaun MacDonald, 24. Jack Fitzwater.

Manager: Gary Caldwell (24th October 2022– present)

 

League positions after the game:

Barnsley: 5th P: 28 W: 15 D: 7 L: 6 F: 52 A: 32 GD: +20 Points: 52

Exeter: 14th P: 29 W: 9 D: 6 L: 14 F: 21 A: 40 GD: -19 Points: 33

 

Still at respective clubs:

Barnsley: 11

De Gevigney, Shepherd, Russell, O’Keeffe, Phillips, Watters, Lopata, Cotter, Connell, Cosgrove, Marsh.

 

Exeter: 12

Sweeney, Harper, Diabate, Cole, Niskanen, Cox, Aitchison, MacDonald, Hartridge, Fitzwater, Wildschut, Watts.

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers):           

Barnsley: 3

Martin Devaney 23rd April 2024 – 22nd May 2024 (29 days, 3 matches)

Darrell Clarke 23rd May 2024 – 12th March 2025 (293 days, 44 matches)

Conor Hourihane 12th March 2025 – present

 

Exeter: 0

 

This Season:

Last six 2024-2025 results:   

Barnsley:

29/03/25 (League One) DREW

Wigan (Maleace Asamoah 77) 1-1 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 8)

22/03/25 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Jonathan Lewis 90) 1–1 Cambridge (James Brophy 9)

15/03/25 (League One) LOST

Mansfield (Caylan Vickers 11, Adedeji Oshilaja 90) 2-1 Barnsley (Josh Benson 54)

08/03/25 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-3 Blackpool (Sonny Carey 56, 73, Ashley Fletcher 64)

04/3/25 (League One) LOST

Charlton (Macauley Gillesphey 12) 1-0 Barnsley

01/03/25 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 13, Adam Phillips 33, Georgie Gent 53, Max Watters 76) 4–3 Lincoln (Tendayi Darikwa 67, Reeco Hackett 84, Jovon Makama 90)

W: 1 D: 2 L: 3 F: 7 A: 11 GD: -4

League One record: W: 15 D: 9 L: 15 F: 53 A: 55 GD: -2 Points: 54 Pos: 11th 

  

Exeter:

29/03/25 (League One) LOST

Exeter 0-2 Wrexham (Oliver Rathbone 23, Jay Rodriguez pen 60)

22/03/25 (League One) DREW

Lincoln 0-0 Exeter

15/03/25 (League One) DREW

Rotherham (Reece James 45) 1-1 Exeter (Alex Hartridge 56)

11/03/25 (League One) WON

Exeter (Demetri Mitchell 8, Angus MacDonald 45) 2-0 Mansfield

08/03/25 (League One) WON

Exeter (Caleb Watts 29, Demetri Mitchell 48) 2-0 Shrewsbury

04/03/25 (League One) DREW

Reading 0-0 Exeter

W: 2 D: 3 L: 1 F: 5 A: 3 GD: +2

League One record: W: 12 D: 9 L: 17 F: 40 A: 53 GD: -13 Points: 45 Pos: 17th        

 

Exeter last time out:

Exeter 0-2 Wrexham

1. Joe Whitworth

16. Pat Jones

20. Ed Turns

25. Angus MacDonald

4. Alex Hartridge

3. Ben Purrington

2. Jack McMillan

23. Joel Colwill

21. Ryan Trevitt

30. Tony Yogane

27. Josh Magenis

Substitutions:

18. Vincent Harper (for Yogane 67)

12. Reece Cole (for Colwill 67) 

8. Ed Francis (for Purrington 67)

17. Caleb Watts (for Jones 78)

19. Sonny Cox (for Magennis 78)

Unused Substitutes:

37. Shaun MacDonald, 14. Ilmari Niskanen.

 

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