Barnsley v Exeter City

Last Updated : 06-Mar-2026 by Robert Miles

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Last six Barnsley v Exeter results:

01/04/2025 (League One) LOST

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

27/01/2024 (League One) LOST

Barnsley (Mael de Gevigney 87) 1-2 Exeter (Jack Aitchison 17, Reece Cole 30)

08/10/2022 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-2 Exeter (Jay Stansfield 1, 48)

10/04/1981 (Third Division) WON

Barnsley 1-0 Exeter

10/11/1979 (Third Division) DREW

Barnsley 2-2 Exeter  

03/05/1977 (Fourth Division) LOST

Barnsley 3-4 Exeter

 

Overall Record:

Barnsley Wins: 9

Exeter Wins: 14

Draws: 4

Barnsley Goals: 32

Exeter Goals: 52

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 5

Exeter Wins: 4

Draws: 4

Barnsley Goals: 17

Exeter Goals: 15

 

First Met: Exeter 3-0 Barnsley, Saturday 17th October 1964. Att: 6,313. (Third Division)

Biggest Wins: 

Exeter 0-3 Barnsley, Wednesday 16th November 1966. Att: 2,753. (Fourth Division)

Barnsley 3-0 Exeter, Saturday 23rd March 1974. Att: 3,284. (Fourth Division)

Biggest Defeat: Exeter 6-1 Barnsley, Saturday 10th November 1973. Att: 4,697. (Fourth Division)

Last Home Win: Barnsley 1-0 Exeter, Friday 10th April 1981. Att: 14,038. (Third Division)

Last Away Win: Exeter (Josh Magennis 13) 1-2 Barnsley (Kelechi Nwakali 49, Davis Keillor-Dunn 58), Saturday 14th December 2024. Att: 5,669. (League One)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley 2-2 Exeter, Saturday 10th November 1979. Att: 11,739. (Third Division)

Last Away Draw: N/A

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Stephen Humphrys 58) 1-2 Exeter (Ryan Trevitt 13, Josh Magennis 81), Tuesday 1st April 2025. Att: 10,092. (League One)

Last Away Defeat: Exeter (Ilmari Niskanen 41, Jayden Wareham 61, Reece Cole 73) 3-0 Barnsley, Saturday 20th December 2025. Att: 6,471. (League One)

 

Last Home Meeting:

Tuesday 1st April 2025; (League One)

Oakwell attendance: 10,092

Referee: Will Finnie

Barnsley 1-2 Exeter

Barnsley:

51. Kieren Flavell

4. Marc Roberts

6. Maël de Gevigney 

21. Conor McCarthy

3. Jon Russell

50. Kelechi Nwakali

30. Jonathan Bland

7. Corey O'Keeffe

11. Fábio Jaló           

40. Davis Keillor-Dunn

44. Stephen Humphrys

Substitutes:

48. Luca Connell (for Nwakali 45)

36. Max Watters (for Bland 45)

14. Jonathan Lewis (for Jalo 75)

33. Clément Rodrigues (for de Gevigney 90+1)

Unused Substitutes:

27. Adam Hayton, 29. Connor Barratt, 20. Dexter Lembikisa.

Manager: Conor Hourihane (12th March 2025 – present)

 

Exeter:

1. Joe Whitworth

4. Alex Hartridge     

20. Ed Turns 

25. Angus MacDonald

8. Ed Francis

21. Ryan Trevitt

2. Jack McMillan

14. Ilmari Niskanen

17. Caleb Watts 

16. Patrick Jones

27. Josh Magennis              

Substitutes:

30. Tony Yogane (for Jones 45)

19. Sonny Cox (for Watts 59)

18. Vincent Harper (for Niskanen 70)

3. Ben Purrington (for Trevitt 90+8)

Unused Substitutes:

28. Kevin McDonald, 12. Reece Cole, 11. Andrew Oluwabori.

Manager: Gary Caldwell (24th October 2022– 16th February 2026) – 1211 days, 180 matches

 

League positions after the game:

Barnsley: 11th P: 40 W: 15 D: 9 L: 16 F: 54 A: 57 GD: -3 Points: 54

Exeter: 16th P: 39 W: 13 D: 9 L: 17 F: 42 A: 54 GD: -12 Points: 48

 

Still at respective clubs:

Barnsley: 11 

Flavell, Roberts, de Gevigney, O’Keeffe, Russell, Bland, Nwakali, Jalo, Barratt, Connell, Watters. 

 

Exeter: 9

Whitworth, McMillan, Turns, Niskanen, Magennis, Cole, McDonald, Oluwabori, Cox.


Managers since this game (including caretakers):           

Barnsley: 0

 

Exeter: 1

Dan Green (16th February 2026 – present)

 

This Season:

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)

21/02/26 (League One) LOST

Huddersfield (Ryan Ledson 57, Ryan Hardie 74) 2-1 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 42)

 17/02/25 (League One) WON

Barnsley (Luca Connell 34, Reyes Cleary 53) 2-1 Peterborough (Kyrell Lisbie 21)

14/02/26 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (David McGoldrick 10, Tom Bradshaw 14, Scott Banks 87) 3–3 AFC Wimbledon (Omar Bugiel 25, 27, Marcus Browne 74)

07/02/26 (League One) LOST

Bolton (Sam Dalby 5, 19, John McAtee 32) 3-2 Barnsley (Luca Connell 57, Adam Phillips 60)

W: 2 D: 1 L: 3 F: 11 A: 11 GD: 0

League One record: W: 12 D: 8 L: 12 F: 53 A: 54 GD: -1 Points: 44 Pos: 13th

 

Exeter:

03/03/26 (League One) DREW

Exeter (Josh Magennis 73 1-1 Burton (Udoka Godwin-Malife 64)

28/02/26 (League One) LOST

Exeter (Jayden Wareham 67) 1-5 Bolton (Sam Dalby 21, Johnny Kenny 60, Thierry Gale 72, Ibrahim Cissoko 77, George Johnston 90)

21/02/26 (League One) DREW

Peterborough (Patryk Sykut 19, Harry Leonard 60, 79) 3-3 Exeter (Jayden Wareham 46, 52, 54)

17/02/26 (League One) DREW

Exeter (Jayden Wareham 90) 1-1 Wycombe (Fred Onyedinma 22)

14/02/26 (League One) DREW

Exeter 0-0 Northampton

07/02/26 (League One) DREW

Mansfield 0-0 Exeter

W: 0 D: 5 L: 1 F: 6 A: 10 GD: -4

League One record: W: 11 D: 9 L: 14 F: 39 A: 40 GD: -1 Points: 42 Pos: 15th        

 

Exeter last time out:

Exeter 1-1 Burton

1. Joe Whitworth

20. Luca Woodhouse

26. Pierce Sweeney

2. Jack McMillan

6. Ethan Brierley

10. Jack Aitchison

14. Ilmari Niskanen

34. Liam Oakes

28. Timur Tuterov

7. Carlos Mendes

9. Jayden Wareham 

Substitutions:

17. Akeel Higgins (for Mendes 61)

27. Josh Magennis (for Oakes 71)

29. Kevin McDonald (for Tuterov 83)

Unused Substitutes:

23. Jack Bycroft, 45. Charlie Cummins, 33. Tom Dean, 19. Sonny Cox.

 

Other Fixtures

Saturday 7th March

Cardiff City v Lincoln City

Huddersfield Town v Rotherham United

Blackpool v Wigan Athletic

Bolton Wanderers v Wycombe Wanderers

Bradford City v Leyton Orient

Burton Albion v Stevenage

Luton Town v Reading

Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

Sunday 8th March

AFC Wimbledon v Northampton Town