Barnsley v Doncaster Rovers

Last Updated : 20-Mar-2026 by Robert Miles

Last six Barnsley v Doncaster results: 

29/10/2024 (EFL Trophy Group Stage) LOST

Barnsley (Aiden Marsh 78) 1-3 Doncaster (Joe Ironside 45, Harry Clifton 72, Kyle Hurst 84)

24/11/2018 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Cauley Woodrow 62) 1-1 Doncaster (Herbie Kane 52)

20/02/2016 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Ashley Fletcher 81) 1-0 Doncaster

02/12/2014 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga 5) 1-1 Doncaster (Theo Robinson 52) (League One)

09/11/2013 (Championship) DREW

Barnsley 0-0 Doncaster

19/11/2011 (Championship) WON

Barnsley (Craig Davies 30, 64) 2-0 Doncaster

 

Head to Head

Overall Record:

Barnsley Wins: 26

Doncaster Wins: 28

Draws: 24

Barnsley Goals: 79

Doncaster Goals: 63

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 15

Doncaster Wins: 12

Draws: 12

Barnsley Goals: 41

Doncaster Goals: 33

 

First Met:  Doncaster 0-1 Barnsley, Saturday 7th December 1901. (Division Two)

Biggest Win: Barnsley 4-1 Doncaster, Saturday 28th November 1936. Att: 11,707. (Division Two) & Barnsley (Stephen Foster 54, Jamal Campbell-Ryce 60, Jon Macken 73, Iain Hume 87) 4-1 Doncaster (Brian Stock 11) Saturday 4th October 2008. Att: 15,086. (Championship)

Biggest Defeat:  Barnsley 1-5 Doncaster, Friday 29th October 1965. Att: 13,358. (Division Four)

Last Home Win: Barnsley (Ashley Fletcher 81) 1-0 Doncaster, Saturday 20th February 2016. Att: 11,638. (League One))

Last Away Win: Doncaster (Luke Molyneux 38) 1-2 Barnsley (Vimal Yoganathan 33, Davis Keillor-Dunn 68), Saturday 8th November 2025. Att: 11,415. (League One)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Cauley Woodrow 62) 1-1 Doncaster (Herbie Kane 52), Saturday 24th November 2018. Att: 13,573. (League One)

Last Away Draw: Doncaster 0-0 Barnsley, Friday 15th March 2019. Att: 11,710. (League One)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Aiden Marsh 78) 1-3 Doncaster (Joe Ironside 45, Harry Clifton 72, Kyle Hurst 84), Tuesday 29th October 2024. Att: 1,813. (EFL Trophy Group Stage)

Last Away Defeat: Doncaster (Keshi Anderson 35, Richard Chaplow 90) 2-1 Barnsley (Sam Winnall 60), Saturday 3rd October 2015. Att: 9,033. (League One)

 

Last Home Meeting:

Tuesday 29th October 2024 (EFL Trophy Group Stage)

Oakwell attendance: 1,813

Referee: Elliot Bell

Barnsley 1-3 Doncaster

Barnsley:
51. Kieren Flavell

21. Conor McCarthy

41. Bayley McCann

30. Jonathan Bland

15. Kyran Lofthouse

2. Barry Cotter

45. Vimal Yoganathan

10. Josh Benson

50. Kelechi Nwakali

11. Fábio Jaló

19. Aiden Marsh

Substitutions:

29. Connor Barratt (for Benson 60)

28. Callum West (for Yoganathan 68)

43. Josiah Dyer (for Bland 80)

Unused substitutes:
52. Aston Wilson, 47. Ziggy Kozluk, 31. Harrison Nejman, 46. Jean Claude Makiessi.

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

 

Doncaster:

1. Ian Lawlor

4. Tom Anderson

23. Jack Senior

34. Josh Emmanuel

22. Patrick Kelly

33. Ben Close

16. Tom Nixon

27. Brandon Fleming

11. Jordan Gibson

10. Joe Sbarra

20. Joe Ironside

Substitutions:
17. Owen Bailey (for Senior 60)

21. Kyle Hurst (for Gibson 69)

18. Ephraim Yeboah (for Nixon 69

15. Harry Clifton (for Sbarra 70)

7. Luke Molyneux (for Close 79)

Unused substitutes:

19. Teddy Sharman-Lowe, 14. Billy Sharp.

Manager: Grant McCann (12th May 2023 – present)

 

Still at respective clubs:

Barnsley: 6

Flavell, Bland, Yoganathan, Nwakali, Jalo, Barratt. 

 

Doncaster:  9

Nixon, Senior, Gibson, Close, Molyneux, Clifton, Bailey, Sharp, Hurst.

 

Managers since this game:            

Barnsley: 1

Conor Hourihane (12th March 2025 – present)

 

Doncaster: 0

 

This Season:

Last six 2025-2026 results:   

Barnsley:

17/03/26 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Charlie Lennon 90) 1–1 Wigan (Joe Taylor 29)

14/03/26 (League One) DREW

Mansfield (Lucas Akins pen 57, Stephen McLaughlin 90) 2-2 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 19, Scott Banks 49)

10/03/26 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Scott Banks 22) 1-1 Cardiff (Rubin Colwill 11)

07/03/26 (League One) WON

Barnsley (David McGoldrick 8, Vimal Yoganathan 16) 2-1 Exeter (Jayden Wareham 75)

03/03/26 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-1 Wycombe (Aaron Morley 59)

28/02/26 (League One) WON

Leyton Orient (Dylan Levitt 20) 1-3 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 10, 53, 62)

W: 2 D: 3 L: 1 F: 9 A: 7 GD: +1

League One record: W: 13 D: 11 L: 12 F: 59 A: 59 GD: 0 Points: 50 Pos: 12th

 

Doncaster:

17/03/26 (League One) DREW

Bolton 0-0 Doncaster

14/03/26 (League One) WON

Doncaster (Owen Bailey 29, Hakeeb Adelakun 83) 2-1 Blackpool (Ashley Fletcher 88)

10/03/26 (League One) DREW

Doncaster (Brandon Hanlan 60) 1-1 Luton (Kasey Palmer 27)

07/03/26 (League One) LOST

Plymouth (Aribim Pepple 45, Herbie Kane 74) 2-1 Doncaster (Elliot Lee 22)

03/03/26 (EFL Trophy Semi-Final) LOST

Doncaster 0-1 Stockport (Oliver Norwood 11)

28/02/26 (League One) LOST

Doncaster 0-4 Cardiff (Alex Robertson 26, Dylan Lawlor 46, Cian Ashford 56, Callum Robinson 90)

W: 1 D: 2 L: 3 F: 4 A: 9 GD: -5

League One record: W: 12 D: 8 L: 17 F: 40 A: 59 GD: -19 Points: 44 Pos: 17th 

 

Doncaster last time out:

Bolton 0-0 Doncaster

29. Thimothée Lo-Tutala

5. Matty Pearson 

12. Neill Byrne 

23. Jack Senior

2. Jamie Sterry 

22. Robbie Gotts

7. Luke Molyneux

17. Glenn Middleton           

4. Owen Bailey

15. Harry Clifton

47. Hakeeb Adelakun

Substitutions:

18. Elliot Lee (for Clifton 72)

11. Jordan Gibson (for Middleton 84)

14. Billy Sharp (for Adelakun 84)

8. George Broadbent (for Molyneux 88)

Unused Substitutes:

32. Jake Oram, 6. Jay McGrath, 33. Ben Close.

 

Other Fixtures:

Saturday 21st March

Cardiff City v Blackpool

Luton Town v Stockport County

AFC Wimbledon v Peterborough United

Burton Albion v Bradford City

Leyton Orient v Wycombe Wanderers

Lincoln City v Rotherham United

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

Plymouth Argyle v Huddersfield Town

Port Vale v Bolton Wanderers

Stevenage v Reading

Wigan Athletic v Exeter City