Barnsley v Bolton Wanderers

Last updated : 11 April 2025 By Robert Miles

Head to Head

Last six Barnsley v Bolton results:    

03/05/2024 (League One Play-Off Semi-Final First Leg) LOST

Barnsley (Sam Cosgrove 75) 1-3 Bolton (Dion Charles 23, pen 53, Randell Williams 90)

05/03/2024 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (John McAtee 25, Donovan Pines 47) 2-2 Bolton (Victor Adeboyejo 62, Randell Williams 90)

19/05/2023 (League One Play-Off Final Semi-Final Second Leg) WON

Barnsley (Liam Kitching 24) 1-0 Bolton

02/02/2023 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-3 Bolton (Dion Charles 12, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson 41, Kyle Dempsey 76)

14/04/2018 (Championship) DREW

Barnsley (Gary Gardner 22, Oli McBurnie 90) 2-2 Bolton (Adam Le Fondre pen 82, Craig Noone 85)

26/12/2013 (Championship) LOST

Barnsley 0-1 Bolton (Neill Danns 64)

 

Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 16

Bolton Wins: 18

Draws: 18

Barnsley Goals: 66

Bolton Goals: 85

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 10

Bolton Wins: 7

Draws: 8

Barnsley Goals: 35

Bolton Goals: 33

 

First Met: Barnsley 1-6 Bolton, Tuesday 26th December 1899. (Second Division)

Biggest Win: Barnsley 3-0 Bolton, Saturday 12th September 1981. Att: 13,844 (Second Division) & Barnsley (Nicky Eaden, Steve Davis, Neil Redfearn) 3-0 Bolton. Saturday 26th November 1994. Att: 8,507 (Division One)

Biggest Defeat: Bolton 8-0 Barnsley, Saturday 6th October 1934. Att: 15,009. (Second Division)

Last Home Win: Barnsley (Liam Kitching 24) 1-0 Bolton, Friday 19th May 2023. Att: 16,274. (League One Play-Off Semi-Final Second Leg)

Last Away Win: Bolton (Klaidi Lolos 26) 1-2 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 80, Adam Phillips 89), Thursday 26th December 2024. Att: 22,215. (League One)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley (John McAtee 25, Donovan Pines 47) 2-2 Bolton (Victor Adeboyejo 62, Randell Williams 90), Tuesday 5th March 2024. Att: 14,808 (League One)

Last Away Draw: Bolton (Zac Ashworth 64) 1-1 Barnsley (Devante Cole 5), Saturday 3rd February 2024. Att: 21,709. (League One)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Sam Cosgrove 75) 1-3 Bolton (Dion Charles 23, pen 53, Randell Williams 90), Friday 3rd May 2024. Att: 13,846. (League One Play-Off Semi-Final First Leg)

Last Away Defeat: Bolton (Gary Madine 20, pen 39, Mark Little 69) 3-1 Barnsley (Tom Bradshaw pen 22), Saturday 2nd December 2017. Att: 14,371. (Championship)

 

Last Home Meeting:

Friday 3rd May 2024 (League One Play-Off Semi-Final First Leg)

Oakwell attendance: 13,846

Referee: Will Finnie

Barnsley 1-3 Bolton

Barnsley:

1. Liam Roberts

43. Josh Earl

6. Maël de Gevigney

2. Jordan Williams

48. Luca Connell

22. Corey O'Keeffe

7. Nicky Cadden

8. Herbie Kane

30. Adam Phillips

45. John McAtee

44. Devante Cole

Substitutes:

9. Sam Cosgrove (for Cole 66)

11. Conor Grant (for Kane 66)

12. Fábio Jaló (for McAtee 88)

Unused Substitutes:

23. Ben Killip, 26. Jamie McCart, 17. Barry Cotter, 3. Jon Russell.

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

 

Bolton:

1. Nathan Baxter

5. Ricardo Santos

18. Eoin Toal

2. Gethin Jones

8. Josh Sheehan

12. Josh Dacres-Cogley

27. Randell Williams

4. George Thomason

19. Paris Maghoma

10. Dion Charles

28. Aaron Collins

Substitutes:

22. Kyle Dempsey (for Maghoma 83)

35. Cameron Jerome (for Charles 87)

14. Victor Adeboyejo (for Collins 87)

Unused Substitutes:

13. Joel Coleman, 3. Jack Iredale, 17. Nathanael Ogbeta, 16. Aaron Morley.

Manager: Ian Evatt (1st July 2020 - 22nd January 2025) 1666 days, 261 matches

 

League positions after the game:

Barnsley: 6th P: 46 W: 21 D: 13 L: 12 F: 82 A: 64 GD: +18 Points: 76

Bolton: 3rd P: 46 W: 25 D: 12 L: 9 F: 86 A: 51 GD: +35 Points: 87

 

Still at respective clubs:

Barnsley: 9

De Gevigney, Earl, O’Keeffe, Phillips, Connell, Russell, Cotter, Cosgrove, Jalo.

 

Bolton:  12

Baxter, Jones, Santos, Toal, Thomason, Sheehan, Dacres-Cogley, Collins, Coleman, Adeboyejo, Morley, Dempsey.

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers):           

Barnsley: 2

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

Conor Hourihane 12th March 2025 – present

 

Bolton: 2

Julian Darby 23rd January 2025 – 29th January 2025 (6 days, 2 matches)

Steven Schumacher 30th January 2025 – present

 

This Season:

Last six 2024-2025 results:   

Barnsley:

05/04/25 (League One) LOST

Birmingham (Jay Stansfield pen 33, Alfie May 47, 55, Luke Harris 72, Kieran Dowell 82, Lukas Jutkiewicz 89) 6-2 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 35, Stephen Humphrys 59)

01/04/25 (League One) LOST

Barnsley (Stephen Humphrys 58) 1-2 Exeter (Ryan Trevitt 13, Josh Magennis 81)

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)

W: 0 D: 2 L: 4 F: 6 A: 15 GD: -9

League One record: W: 15 D: 9 L: 17 F: 56 A: 63 GD: -7 Points: 54 Pos: 13th 

 

Bolton:

08/04/25 (League One) LOST

Bolton 0–1 Rotherham (Sam Nombe 11)

05/04/25 (League One) WON

Bolton (Aaron Collins 76) 1–0 Bristol Rovers

01/04/25 (League One) WON

Wigan 0-1 Bolton (Chris Forino 90)

29/03/25 (League One) LOST

Blackpool (Ashley Fletcher 13, Niall Ennis 59) 2-1 Bolton (Aaron Collins 35)

15/03/25 (League One) LOST

Bolton 0-1 Stockport (Isaac Olaofe 72)

11/03/25 (League One) LOST

Bristol Rovers (Chris Martin pen 6, 63, Connor Taylor 88) 3-2 Bolton (Aaron Morley 39, John McAtee 70)

W: 2 D: 0 L: 4 F: 5 A: 7 GD: +2

League One record: W: 20 D: 6 L: 15 F: 62 A: 58 GD: +4 Points: 66 Pos: 7th          

 

Bolton last time out:

Bolton 0-1 Rotherham

1. Nathan Baxter

2. Gethin Jones

21. Chris Forino

6. George Johnston

12. Josh Dacres-Cogley

8. Josh Sheehan

4. George Thomason

14. Jordi Osei-Tutu

16. Aaron Morley

19. Aaron Collins

45. John McAtee

Substitutions:

22. Kyle Dempsey (for Dacres-Cogley 66)

31. Joel Randall (for McAtee 76)

7. Carlos Gomes (for Thomason 76)

29. Kion Etete (for Jones 84)

Unused Substitutes:

20. Luke Southwood, 5. Ricardo Santos, 3. Alex Murphy.

 

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