Barnsley’s poor league form from 2025-2026 has continued into the
new campaign as the Reds lost their opening league game for the fourth time in
seven years.
They have also now lost at Oakwell on the opening day twice in
three years and three times in seven.
This was however Daniel Stendel’s first ever home League One
defeat – having remained unbeaten in all 23 in 2018-2019 when he guided
Barnsley to promotion.
He has though now failed to win any of his last 11 league games as
Barnsley manager at any level (D3 L8) and , excluding shootouts any of his last
12 (D4 L8)
For Barnsley themselves they have won only one of their last seven
League One outings, losing four of them.
They have now failed to win any of the last seven league games at
Oakwell, losing three of the past four.
This is the first time Barnsley have lost their final league game
of one season and the first of the next campaign since 2022 when they lost 4-0
at West Brom in their last Championship match to date in 2021-2022 and then
lost 1-0 at Plymouth in the League One opener of 2022-2023.
This is the fourth time in the last 12 years Barnsley have
suffered a 1-0 opening day defeat, also occurring in 2014-2015, 2020-2021 and
2022-2023.
These are also the only times in that run that the Reds have
failed to score on the opening day.
This defeat was a result of a goal from ex Barnsley player Victor
Adeboyejo on his Bromley league debut. The 28 year old striker who scored nine
goals in 97 appearances for the Reds between 2017 and 2022 (of which four of
those goals came under Daniel Stendel in 2018-2019) is the first ex Red to net
against them since Elliot Lee for Doncaster at Oakwell on the 21st
March.
Ironically it also means Adeboyejo has scored at Oakwell in both
of Stendel’s first league games in charge of Barnsley having being on the
scoresheet for the Reds on the opening day of 2018-2019 when they thumped
Oxford 4-0.
This was Barnsley’s first ever meeting with Bromley in the Ravens
first ever game at third tier level. The Reds have now failed to any of the
last three home matches with the previous season’s League Two champions, having
also lost 1-0 to Doncaster last season and drew 1-1 with Stockport the previous
year.
There were 11,163 in attendance, the lowest Oakwell crowd for the
first home league game of a season since 2022-2023 against Cheltenham (10,289)
Despite failing to score Barnsley had 22 shots at goal, their most
in a game since also having 22 in a 2-2 home draw with Northampton on the 3rd
February.
Only eight of those (36%) were on target but it is the most shots
on target Barnsley have had in a league game since the 12th April
2025 against Bolton (9) a game Barnsley won 4-1.
Bromley also had 12 shots in total meaning there were 34 in the
game, the most in a Barnsley match since the aforementioned Northampton game
(35)
Barnsley also won 12 corners which is their most in a game since
the 11th January 2025 at Bristol Rovers (14) and most at Oakwell
since the 1st October 2024 against Wycombe.
Barnsley:
25.
Rogan Ravenhill
32.
Josh Earl
4.
Sam Gale
2.
Arley Kay
30.
Jonathan Bland
48.
Luca Connell
8.
Cameron McGeehan
11.
Tyrese Noslin
36.
Luke Alker
22.
Patrick Kelly
19.
Reyes Cleary
Substitutes:
9. Makenzie Kirk (for Alker 71)
17. Amani Richards (for Bland 71)
34. Noah Town (for Connell 85)
37. Calum Hudson (for Kay 90+7)
Unused Substitutes:
51. Kieren Flavell, 5. Jack Shepherd, 7. Corey
O’Keeffe.
Bromley Team:
30. Shamal George
5. Omar Showunmi
21. Kamarl Grant
17. Jacob Mendy
12. Marcus Ifil
8. Ben Thompson
18. Corey Whitely
11. Mitch Pinnock
16. Will Hondermarck
22. Kamil Conteh
9. Michael Cheek
Substitutions:
2. Chanse Headman (for Mendy 66)
28. JJ McKiernan (for Thompson 67)
7. Ethon Archer (for Whitely 68)
20. Victor Adeboyejo (for Cheek 68)
Unused Substitutes:
23.
Dillon Addai, 34. Freddie Cowin, 14. Nicke Kabamba.
Sky Bet League
One Results
Saturday
15th August
Notts County (16th)
1-1 Leicester City (11th)
Joseph
62
Grant 81
Oxford United (10th) 2-2
MK Dons (9th)
Harris 20
Goode
29
Collins
34
Brown 90+5
Reading (17th) 3-4
Luton Town (4th)
Richards
6
Marriott 8
Marriott 31
Marriott 38
Palmer
50
Palmer
52
Kodua
90+6
BARNSLEY (21st) 0-1
Bromley (8th)
Adeboyejo
70
Blackpool (14th) 1-1
Wycombe Wanderers (13th)
Onyedinma
7
Munroe 77
Bradford City (3rd) 2-0
Peterborough United (23rd)
Gillesphey 54
Powell 75
Burton Albion (15th)
1-1 Stevenage (12th)
Armer 74
Sanderson
90+1
Cambridge United (5th)
3-2 Wigan Athletic (18th)
Watts 3
Appere 34
Heath 52
Perkins
69
Higgins
73
Huddersfield Town (1st)
3-0 AFC Wimbledon (24th)
Sanches Fernandes 4
Sanches Fernandes 16
Radulovic 78
Leyton Orient (20th) 1-2
Sheffield Wednesday (6th)
Slattery
19
Olowu 26
Lowe
pen 66
Mansfield Town (7th) 2-1
Doncaster Rovers (19th)
Oates 26
Senior
49
Reed 74
Plymouth Argyle (22nd)
1-3 Stockport County (2nd)
Diamond
13
Wootton
26
Glover
49
Amaechi 79
Barnsley lie in 21st place
in Sky Bet League One with 0 points from1 game. We are 3 points off the
Play-Offs, 3 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 3 points off First
Place and inside the Relegation Zone on Goals Scored.
Up to 16/8/26
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky
Bet League One Matchday Two: Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley, Saturday 22nd
August 2026. Kick-Off 12:30pm
At Oakwell:
EFL
Cup Second Round: Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra, Tuesday 25th August
2026. Kick-Off 7:45pm
