Season Review 2025-2026

League Only:

Wins: 15 (Ranked 15^th in Division – most Lincoln 31, fewest Northampton 9)

Draws: 14 (Ranked 5^th in Division – most Bolton 18, fewest Plymouth 7)

Defeats: 17 (Ranked 13^th in Division – most Northampton 29, fewest Lincoln 5)

Goals scored: 68 (Ranked 9^th in Division – most Cardiff 90, fewest Port Vale 36)

Goals conceded: 73 (Ranked 2^nd most in Division – most Northampton 74, fewest Lincoln 41)

Goal Difference: -5 (Ranked 14^th in Division – worst Northampton -35, best Lincoln +48)

Points: 59 (Ranked 15^th in Division - most Lincoln 103, fewest Northampton 35)

Home Record: W9 D6 L8 F39 A37 Points 33 (15^th in Division – 1^st Lincoln 58, 24^th Port Vale 21)

Away Record: W6 D8 L9 F29 A36 Points 26 (11^th in Division – 1^st Lincoln 45, 24^th Northampton 13)

Games scored 0 goals: 12 (3 more than last season) 

Games scored 1 goal: 12 (7 less than last season)

Games scored 2 goals: 12 (3 less than last season)

Games scored 3 goals: 9 (5 more than last season)

Games scored 4 goals: 0 (3 less than last season) – first time in a third tier season since 2003-2004.

Games scored 5 goals: 1 (1 more than last season) – first time in a season since 2022-2023

AUGUST 2025

02/08/2025 Plymouth Argyle (Caleb Watts 50) 1-3 Barnsley (Brendan Wiredu og 13, Adam Phillips 30, Davis Keillor-Dunn 86), Goal Difference: +2 League Position: 2^nd   

09/08/2025 Barnsley (Caylan Vickers 55, Davis Keillor-Dunn 63, David McGoldrick 90) 3-2 Burton Albion (Jake Beesley pen 4, Fabio Tavares 35) Goal Difference: +3 League Position: 2^nd   

EFL Cup First Round 13/08/2025 Barnsley (Jon Russell 15, Toby Mullarkey og 59) 2-2 Fleetwood Town (Liam Roberts 45, Owen Devonport 90) – Barnsley win 5-4 on pens 

16/08/2025 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 47) 1-1 Bolton Wanderers (John McAtee 86) Goal Difference: +3 League Position: 3^rd     

19/08/2025 Peterborough United 0-1 Barnsley (Caylan Vickers 44), Goal Difference: +4 League Position: 3^rd   

23/08/2025 AFC Wimbledon (Matty Stevens 29, Antwoine Hackford 70) 2–0 Barnsley, Goal Difference: +2 League Position: 6^th    

EFL Cup Second Round 26/08/2025 Barnsley (Jon Russell 59, Adam Phillips 68) 2–1 Rotherham United (Ar’Jany Martha 19)  

30/08/2025 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 9, 85, Luca Connell 44) 3–1 Huddersfield Town (Joe Taylor 87), Goal Difference: +4 League Position: 4^th

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF AUGUST

P:6 W:4 D:1 L:1 F11 A:7 POINTS:13 POS: 4TH 

SEPTEMBER 2025

13/09/2025 Barnsley (Josh Earl 9, Davis Keillor-Dunn 55, Adam Phillips pen 59) 3-2 Reading (Jack Marriott 35, Daniel Kywereaa 66) Goal Difference:  +5 League Position: 3^rd      

20/09/2025 Blackpool (Jordan Brown 90) 1-0 Barnsley Goal Difference: +4 League Position: 6^th

23/09/2025 (EFL Cup Third Round) Barnsley 0-6  Brighton and Hove Albion (Diego Gomez 9, 21, 33, 68, Harry Howell 87, Yasin Ayari 89) 

27/09/2025 Barnsley 0–2 Port Vale (Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 65, Ryan Croasdale 89) Goal Difference: +2 League Position: 8^th

30/09/2025 (Football League Trophy Notts County (Jayden Luker 9, Tyrese Hall 89) 2-1 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 50) Goal Difference: -1 Group Position: 3^rd  

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER

P:9 W:5 D:1 L:3 F:14 A:12 POINTS:12 POS:9TH

OCTOBER 2025

04/10/2025 Wycombe Wanderers (Sam Bell 88, Alex Lowry 90) 2-2 Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 25, Davis Keillor-Dunn 50), Goal Difference: +2 League Position: 9^th    

18/10/2025 Bradford City (Antoni Sarcevic 9, Stephen Humphrys 45) 2-2 Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 24, Patrick Kelly 64) Goal Difference: +2 League Position: 10^th    

21/10/2025 (Football League Trophy) Barnsley (David McGoldrick pen 43, 52, 62, Neil Farrugia 74, Jon Russell 79) 5–2 Manchester United Under 21s (Jack Fletcher 7, Chido Obi 53) Goal Difference: +2 Group Position: 2^nd     

25/10/2025 Barnsley 0-1 Rotherham United (Kian Spence 64) Goal Difference: +1 League Position: 11^th 

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF OCTOBER

P:12 W:5 D:3 L:4 F:18 A:17 POINTS:18 POS:11^th  

NOVEMBER 2025

01/11/2025 (FA Cup First Round)  Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 30, 77, Marc Roberts 90) 3–2 York City (Josh Stones 23, Mark Kitching 87)   

08/11/2025 Doncaster Rovers (Luke Molyneux 38) 1-2 Barnsley (Vimal Yoganathan 33, Davis Keillor-Dunn 68) Goal Difference: +2 League Position: 11^th  

10/11/2025 (Football League Trophy) Barnsley 0–2 Lincoln City (Francis Okoronkwo 29, James Collins 61) Goal Difference: 0 Group Position: 2^nd  

22/11/2025 Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 7, Patrick Kelly 35, Luca Connell 45, Gideon Kodua og 62, Davis Keillor-Dunn 75) 5-0 Luton Town Goal Difference: +7 League Position:  9^th 

29/11/2025 Stockport County (Callum Connolly 89) 1-1 Barnsley (Vimal Yoganathan 27) Goal Difference: +7 League Position: 10^th     

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF NOVEMBER

P:15 W:7 D:4 L:4 F:26 A:19 POINTS:25 POS:10TH

DECEMBER 2025

02/12/2025 (EFL Trophy Second Round) Port Vale (Ruari Paton 5,8, Dajaune Brown 72, Ben Waine 80, Jesse Debrah 83) 5-0 Barnsley   

06/12/2025 (FA Cup Second Round) Peterborough United 0-1 Barnsley (Patrick Kelly 73)  

09/12/2025 Lincoln City (Reeco Hackett 36, 71, Tom Bayliss 68) 3-1 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 67) Goal Difference: +5 League Position: 10^th   

13/12/2025 Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 10, Jon Russell 77, Davis Keillor-Dunn 85) 3-2 Leyton Orient (Dom Ballard pen 30, Ollie O’Neill 38) Goal Difference: +6 League Position: 8^th   

20/12/2025 Exeter City (Ilmari Niskanen 41, Jayden Wareham 61, Reece Cole 73) 3-0 Barnsley Goal Difference: +3 League Position: 10^th     

26/12/2025 Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 2, Davis Keillor-Dunn 13) 2-3 Mansfield Town (Louis Reed pen 25, Stephen McLaughlin 58, Aaron Lewis 83), Goal Difference: +2 League Position: 9^th  

29/12/2025 Barnsley 0-2 Lincoln City (Tom Hamer 8, Adam Reach 72) Goal Difference: 0 League Position: 15^th  

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF DECEMBER

P:20 W:8 D:4 L:8 F:32 A:32 POINTS:28 POS:15TH 

JANUARY 2026

01/01/2026 Wigan Athletic (Dara Costelloe 6) 1-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 69) Goal Difference: 0 League Position: 16^th    

12/01/2026 (FA Cup Third Round) Liverpool (Dominik Szoboszlai 9, Jeremie Frimpong 36, Florian Wirtz 84, Hugo Ekitike 90) 4-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 40)  

17/01/2026 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 27, 90) 2–1 Blackpool (Ashley Fletcher 74) Goal Difference: +1 League Position: 15^th

25/01/2026 Reading (Haydon Roberts 32, Jack Marriott 84) 2-2 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 38, Adam Phillips 67) Goal Difference: +1 League Position: 15^th    

27/01/2026 Cardiff City (Perry Ng 3, Chris Willock 45, 69, Omari Kellyman 63) 4-0 Barnsley Goal Difference: -3 League Position: 15^th

31/01/2026 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 14, Davis Keillor-Dunn 31, 48) 3-1 Stevenage (Dan Kemp 37) Goal Difference: -1 League Position: 15^th     

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF JANUARY

P:25 W:10 D:6 L:9 F:40 A:41 POINTS:36 POS:15TH

FEBRUARY 2026

03/02/2026 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 30, Adam Phillips 62) 2–2 Northampton Town (Nesta Guinness-Walker 3, Max Dyche 71) Goal Difference: -1 League Position: 14^th    

07/02/2026 Bolton Wanderers (Sam Dalby 5, 19, John McAtee 32) 3-2 Barnsley (Luca Connell 57, Adam Phillips 60) Goal Difference: -2 League Position: 15^th       

14/02/2026 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 10, Tom Bradshaw 14, Scott Banks 87) 3-3 AFC Wimbledon (Omar Bugiel 25, 27, Marcus Browne 74) Goal Difference: -2 League Position: 16^th  

17/02/2026 Barnsley (Luca Connell 34, Reyes Cleary 53) 2–1 Peterborough United (Kyrell Lisbie 21) Goal Difference: -1 League Position: 13^th   

21/02/2026 Huddersfield Town (Ryan Ledson 57, Ryan Hardie 74) 2-1 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 42) Goal Difference: -2 League Position: 15^th

28/02/2026 Leyton Orient (Dylan Levitt 20) 1-3 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 10, 53, 62) Goal Difference: 0 League Position: 13^th  

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF FEBRUARY

P:31 W:12 D:8 L:11 F:53 A:53 POINTS:44 POS:13TH

MARCH 2026

03/03/2026 Barnsley 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers (Aaron Morley 59) Goal Difference: -1 League Position:  13^th

07/03/2026 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 8, Vimal Yoganathan 16) 2–1 Exeter City (Jayden Wareham 75) Goal Difference: 0 League Position: 12^th   

10/03/2026 Barnsley (Scott Banks 22) 1–1 Cardiff City (Rubin Colwill 11) Goal Difference: 0 League Position: 13^th      

14/03/2026 Mansfield Town (Lucas Akins pen 57, Stephen McLaughlin 90) 2-2 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 19, Scott Banks 49) Goal Difference: 0 League Position: 12^th 

17/03/2026 Barnsley (Charlie Lennon 90) 1–1 Wigan Athletic (Joe Taylor 29) Goal Difference: 0 League Position: 12^th      

21/03/2026 Barnsley 0–1 Doncaster Rovers (Elliot Lee pen 65) Goal Difference: -1 League Position: 13^th      

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF MARCH

P:37 W:13 D:11 L:13 F:59 A:60 POINTS:50 POS:13^th  

APRIL 2026

03/04/2026 Burton Albion (Charlie Webster 60) 1-1 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 90) Goal Difference: -1 League Position: 13^th

06/04/2026 Barnsley 0–3 Plymouth Argyle (Owen Oseni 16, pen 79, Lorent Tolaj 57) Goal Difference: -4 League Position: 14^th   

11/04/2026 Rotherham United (Sam Nombe pen 90) 1-3 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 37, Tom Bradshaw 64, 74) Goal Difference: -2 League Position: 12^th       

14/04/2026 Port Vale 0-0 Barnsley Goal Difference: -2 League Position: 12^th

18/04/2026 Barnsley (Eoghan O’Connell 50, Leo Farrell 90) 2–2 Bradford City (Nick Powell 73, Marc Roberts og 82) Goal Difference: -2 League Position: 12^th     

21/04/2026 Stevenage (Dan Kemp 22) 1-0 Barnsley Goal Difference: -3 League Position: 13^th 

25/04/2026 Luton Town (Nahki Wells pen 16, Kasey Palmer 79) 2-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 26) Goal Difference: -4 League Position: 15^th

28/04/2026 Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 37) Goal Difference: -3 League Position: 13^th

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF APRIL

P:45 W:15 D:14 L:16 F:67 A:70 POINTS:59 POS:13^th

MAY 2025

02/05/2026 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 52) 1–3 Stockport County (Adama Sidibeh 23, Oliver Norwood pen 71, Benony Andresson 90) Goal Difference: -5 League Position: 15^th

LEAGUE STANDING ON LAST DAY OF SEASON

P:46 W:15 D:14 L:17 F:68 A:73 POINTS:59 POS:15

Highest League Position: 2^nd (2^nd August and 9^th August)

Lowest League Position: 16^th (1^st January and 14^th February)

All Comps

Earliest Goal Scored: 2 minutes (Reyes Cleary v Mansfield 26^th December)

Earliest Goal Conceded: 3 minutes (Perry Ng for Cardiff 27^th January and Nesta Guinness-Walker for Northampton 3^rd February)

Latest Goal Scored: 90+6 (Charlie Lennon v Wigan 17^th March and Leo Farrell v Bradford 18^th April)

Latest Goal Conceded: 90+9 (Benony Andresson 90+0 v Stockport 2^nd May)

Total Yellow Cards: 99 (2 less than last season)

Total Red Cards: 5 (1 less than last season)

Highest ball possession percentage: 68.5% (v Lincoln 9^th December)

Lowest ball possession percentage: 24.9% (v Liverpool 12^th January – FA Cup)

Most Total Appearances: Jonathan Bland - 53

Most Total Goals: David McGoldrick - 18