Barnsley v Blackpool

Last Updated : 15-Jan-2026 by Robert Miles

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Last six Barnsley v Blackpool results:  

08/03/2025 (League One) LOST

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

30/09/2023 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-1 Blackpool (Jordan Rhodes pen 24)

26/04/2022 (Championship) LOST

Barnsley 0-2 Blackpool (Owen Dale 39, Oliver Casey 66)

27/04/2019) (League One) WON

Barnsley (Cauley Woodrow 40, Liam Lindsay 59) 2-1 Blackpool (Harry Pritchard 15)

17/01/2017 (FA Cup Third Round Replay) LOST

Barnsley (Angus MacDonald 49) 1-2 Blackpool (Kelvin Mellor 30, Bright Osayi-Samuel 120)

28/12/2015 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Sam Winnall 3, 54, Marley Watkins 56, Matthew Templeton 90) 4-2 Blackpool (Mark Cullen 52, Andrew Little 90)

 

Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 47

Blackpool Wins: 38

Draws: 27

Barnsley Goals: 161

Blackpool Goals: 148

 

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 30

Blackpool Wins: 17

Draws: 9

Barnsley Goals: 103

Blackpool Goals: 71

 

First Met: Barnsley 2-1 Blackpool, Saturday 11th February 1899. (Division Two)

Biggest Win: Barnsley 6-0 Blackpool, Saturday 10th January 1903 (Division Two) & Thursday 20th January 1910. (FA Cup First Round Replay)

Biggest Defeat: Blackpool 6-0 Barnsley, Saturday 7th January 1905. (Division Two)

Last Home Win: Barnsley (Cauley Woodrow 40, Liam Lindsay 59) 2-1 Blackpool (Harry Pritchard 15), Saturday 27th April 2019. Att: 14,703. (League One)

Last Away Win: Blackpool (Oliver Casey 68) 1-2 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 27, Marc Roberts 90), Saturday 19th October 2024. Att: 10,565. (League One)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Craig Davies 14) 1-1 Blackpool (Tom Ince 30), Saturday 15th September 2012. Att: 14, 134. (Championship)

Last Away Draw: Blackpool 0-0 Barnsley, Saturday 7th January 2017. Att: 4,875. (FA Cup)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-3 Blackpool (Sonny Carey 56, 73, Ashley Fletcher 64), Saturday 8th March 2025. Att: 11,563. (League One)

Last Away Defeat: Blackpool (Jordan Brown 90) 1-0 Barnsley, Saturday 20th September 2025. Att: 10,529 (League One)

 

Last Home Meeting:

Saturday 8th March 2025 (League One)

Oakwell attendance: 11,563

Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Barnsley 0-3 Blackpool

Barnsley:

12. Jackson Smith

4. Marc Roberts

21. Conor McCarthy

29. Connor Barratt

48. Luca Connell

3. Jon Russell

7. Corey O'Keeffe

22. Neil Farrugia

40. Davis Keillor-Dunn

44. Stephen Humphrys

36. Max Watters

Substitutions:

10. Josh Benson (for Watters 61)

50. Kelechi Nwakali (for Connell 61)

33. Clément Rodrigues (for Barratt 65)

41. Bayley McCann (for Farrugia 88)

Unused Substitutes:

51. Kieren Flavell, 20. Dexter Lembikisa, 30. Jonathan Bland.

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

 

Blackpool:

30. Harry Tyrer

5. Matthew Pennington

20. Oliver Casey

15. Hayden Coulson

24. Odeluga Offiah

7. Lee Evans

8. Albie Morgan

10. Sonny Carey

25. Rob Apter

11. Ashley Fletcher

21. Niall Ennis

Substitutes:

4. Jordan Gabriel (for Offiah 77)

17. Josh Onomah (for Apter 77)

19. Sam Silvera (for Fletcher 77)

18. Jake Beesley (for Ennis 77)

12. Elkan Baggott (for Coulson 85)

Unused Substitutes:

1. Richard O'Donnell, 3. James Husband.

Manager: Steve Bruce (3rd September 2024 – 4th October 2015) – 396 days, 59 matches

 

Still at respective clubs:

Barnsley:  11

Smith, Roberts, O’Keeffe, Barratt, Russell (out on loan at Mansfield), Connell, Watters (out on loan at Dundee United), Keillor-Dunn, Flavell, Bland, Nwakali.

 

Blackpool: 7

Casey, Evans, Morgan, Coulson, Fletcher, Ennis, Husband. 

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers): 

Barnsley: 1

Conor Hourihane 12th March 2025 – present

 

Blackpool: 2

Stephen Dobbie 4th October 2025 – 20th October 2025 (16 days, 3 matches)

Ian Evatt 21st October 2025 – present

 

Last six 2025-2026 results:   

 

Barnsley:

12/01/26 (FA Cup Third Round) LOST

Liverpool (Dominik Szoboszlai 9, Jeremie Frimpong 36, Florian Wirtz 84, Hugo Ekitike 90) 4-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 40)

01/01/26 (League One) DREW

Wigan (Dara Costelloe 6) 1-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 69)

29/12/25 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-2 Lincoln (Tom Hamer 8, Adam Reach 72)

26/12/25 (League One) LOST

Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 2, Davis Keillor-Dunn 13) 2-3 Mansfield (Louis Reed pen 25, Stephen McLaughlin 58, Aaron Lewis 83)

20/12/25 (League One) LOST

Exeter (Ilmari Niskanen 41, Jayden Wareham 61, Reece Cole 73) 3-0 Barnsley

13/12/25 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 10, Jon Russell 77, Davis Keillor-Dunn 85) 3-2 Leyton Orient (Dom Ballard pen 30, Ollie O’Neill 38)

W: 1 D: 1 L: 4 F: 7 A: 15 GD: -8

League One record: W: 8 D: 5 L: 8 F: 33 A: 33 GD: 0 Points: 29 Pos: 17th

 

Blackpool:

10/01/26 (FA Cup Third Round) LOST

Ipswich (Jaden Philogene 35, Jacob Greaves 87) 2-1 Blackpool (Ashley Fletcher pen 90)

04/01/26 (League One) LOST

Blackpool (Ashley Fletcher 56) 1-2 Bradford (Aden Baldwin 25, Will Swan 67)

01/01/26 (League One) LOST

Port Vale (Jayden Stockley 54, George Byers 58, Jaheim Headley 73, Devante Cole 86, Ronan Curtis 90) 5-1 Blackpool (Tom Bloxham 27)

29/12/25 (League One) WON

Blackpool (Josh Bowler 11, Danny Imray 19, Ashley Fletcher 62, Tom Bloxham 90) 4-0 Rotherham

26/12/25 (League One) WON

Blackpool (Tom Bloxham 17) 1-0 Doncaster

20/12/25 (League One) WON

Wigan 0-2 Blackpool (Ashley Fletcher 59, Dale Taylor 64)

W: 3 D: 0 L: 3 F: 11 A: 9 GD: +2

League One: W: 8 D: 5 L: 12 F: 31 A: 37 GD: -6 Points: 29 Pos: 19th         

 

Blackpool last time out:

Ipswich 2-1 Blackpool

1.Bailey Peacock-Farrell

30. Danny Imray 

2. Andrew Lyons 

4. Oliver Casey

26. Zachary Ashworth

22. CJ Hamilton

10. George Honeyman

7. Lee Evans

8. Albie Morgan

11. Ashley Fletcher

14. Tom Bloxham

Substitutions:

6. Jordan Brown (for Evans 62)

19. Josh Bowler (fir Bloxham 70)

23. Scott Banks (for Honeyman 77)

Unused Substitutes:

 25. Franco Ravizzoli, 46. Oluchukwu Nwankwo, 28. Ryan Finnigan, 40. Theo Upton, 42. Spencer Knight, 9. Niall Ennis.

 

Other Fixtures:

Saturday 17th January

Bradford City v Cardiff City

Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

AFC Wimbledon v Doncaster Rovers

Burton Albion v Huddersfield Town

Exeter City v Stevenage

Leyton Orient v Reading

Luton Town v Lincoln City

Mansfield Town v Port Vale

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle

Stockport County v Rotherham United