Luton Town v Barnsley

Last Updated : 24-Apr-2026 by Robert Miles

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Last six Luton v Barnsley results:

08/02/2022 (Championship) LOST

Luton (Allan Campbell 28, Elijah Adebayo pen 59) 2-1 Barnsley

05/04/2021 (Championship) WON

Luton (James Collins 83) 1-2 Barnsley (Daryl Dike 27, 59)

07/07/2020 (Championship) DREW

Luton (Luke Berry 13) 1-1 Barnsley (Aapo Halme 84)

01/01/2019 (League One) DREW

Luton 0-0 Barnsley

20/01/2007 (Championship) WON

Luton 0-2 Barnsley (Brian Howard 7, Martin Devaney 90)

25/03/2005 (League One) WON

Luton (Enoch Showunmi 67) 1-3 Barnsley (Chris Shuker 33, Curtis Davies og 37, Michael Chopra 42) 

 

Overall Record:

Luton Wins: 27

Barnsley Wins: 29

Draws: 10

Luton Goals: 110

Barnsley Goals: 110

At Luton:

Luton Wins: 17

Barnsley Wins: 8

Draws: 7

Luton Goals: 71

Barnsley Goals: 38

 

First Met: Barnsley 2-1 Luton, Saturday 10th September 1898. (Second Division)

Biggest Win: Barnsley 6-1 Luton, Saturday 9th September 1950. Att: 22,052. (Second Division)

Biggest Defeat: Luton 6-0 Barnsley, Saturday 14th March 1953. Att: 15,315. (Second Division)

Last Home Win: Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 7, Patrick Kelly 35, Luca Connell 45, Tennai Watson 62, Davis Keillor-Dunn 75) 5-0 Luton, Saturday 22nd November 2025. Att: 10,882. (League One)

Last Away Win: Luton (James Collins 83) 1-2 Barnsley (Daryl Dike 27, 59), Monday 5th April 2021. Att: 0. (Championship)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley 0-0 Luton, Saturday 6th March 2004. Att: 8,656. (Division Two)

Last Away Draw: Luton (Luke Berry 13) 1-1 Barnsley (Aapo Halme 84), Tuesday 7th July 2020. Att: 0. (Championship)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-1 Luton (Amari’i Bell 4), Tuesday 17th August 2021. Att: 12,999. (Championship)

Last Away Defeat: Luton (Allan Campbell 28, Elijah Adebayo pen 59) 2-1 Barnsley (Carlton Morris 44), Tuesday 8th February 2022. Att: 9,101 (Championship)

 

Last Away Meeting:

Tuesday 8th February 2022 (Championship)

Kenilworth Road attendance: 9,101

Referee: Andy Davies

Luton 2-1 Barnsley

Luton:

1. James Shea

4. Kal Naismith

16. Reece Burke

32. Gabriel Osho

17. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu

22. Allan Campbell

2. James Bree           

29. Amari'i Bell

23. Henri Lansbury

7. Harry Cornick

11. Elijah Adebayo

Substitutions:

24. Fred Onyedinma (for Osho 55)

20. Peter Kioso (for Cornick 80)

9. Danny Hylton (for Adebayo 85)

Unused Substitutes:

25. Jed Steer, 3. Dan Potts, 15. Tom Lockyer, 14. Carlos Mendes.

Manager: Nathan Jones (28th May 2020 – 9th November 2022) – 895 days, 133 matches

 

Barnsley:

40. Brad Collins 

5. Liam Kitching 

6. Mads Andersen

30. Michal Helik

17. Claudio Gomes

10. Josh Benson

4. Callum Styles

26. Rémy Vita

28. Domingos Quina

27. Amine Bassi

14. Carlton Morris

Substitutes:

2. Jordan Williams (for Vita 64)

44. Devante Cole (for Bassi 64)

21. Romal Palmer (for Benson 78)

Unused Substitutes:

1. Jack Walton, 24. Aapo Halme, 23. Will Hondermarck, 11. Aaron Leya Iseka.

Manager: Poya Asbaghi (17th November 2021 – 24th April 2022) – 158 days, 28 matches

 

League positions after the game:

Luton: 7th P: 29 W: 12 D: 9 L: 8 F: 41 A: 33 GD: +8 Points: 45

Barnsley: 24th P: 29 W: 2 D: 8 L: 19 F: 18 A: 45 GD: -27 Points: 14

 

Still at respective clubs:

Luton: 3

Shea, Naismith, Adebayo.

 

Barnsley: 0

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers): 

Luton: 6

Mick Harford (10th November 2022 – 16th November 2022) – 6 days 1 match

Rob Edwards (17th November 2022 – 9th January 2025) – 784 days, 103 matches

Paul Trollope (10th January 2025 – 14th January 2025) – 4 days, 1 match

Matt Bloomfield (14th January 2025 – 6th October 2025) – 265 days, 33 matches

Alex Lawless (7th October 2025 – 12th October 2025) – 5 days, 1 match

Jack Wilshere (13th October 2025 – present)

 

Barnsley: 6

Martin Devaney (25th April 2022 – 14th June 2022) – 50 days, 3 matches


Michael Duff (1st July 2022 – 30th June 2023) – 364 days, 58 matches


Neill Collins (10th July 2023 – 22nd April 2024) – 287 days, 52 matches


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


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


Conor Hourihane (12th March 2025 – present)

 

This Season:

Last six 2025-2026 results:   

Luton:

21/04/26 (League One) WON

Rotherham 0-2 Luton (Kasey Palmer 8, 44)

18/04/26 (League One) DREW

Mansfield (Jon Russell 21, 28) 2-2 Luton (Kasey Palmer 40, Shayden Morris 50)

15/04/26 (League One) WON

Luton (Liam Walsh 43, Kal Naismith 85) 2-1 Northampton (Sam Hoskins 31)

12/04/26 (EFL Trophy Final) WON

Luton (Emilio Lawrence 22, Nahki Wells 39, 90) 3-1 Stockport (Adama Sidibeh 11)

06/04/26 (League One) WON

Wimbledon 0-3 Luton (Kasey Palmer 12, Ali Al Hamadi 59, Jake Richards 79)

03/04/26 (League One) WON

Luton (Jake Richards 20, Jordan Clark 50) 2-1 Peterborough (Jimmy-Jay Morgan 75)

W: 5 D: 1 L: 0 F: 14 A: 5 GD: +9

League One: W: 19 D: 11 L: 14 F: 63 A: 53 GD: +10 Points: 68 Pos: 7th   

 

Barnsley:

21/04/26 (League One) LOST

Stevenage (Dan Kemp 22) 1-0 Barnsley

18/04/26 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Eoghan O’Connell 50, Leo Farrell 90) 2-2 Bradford (Nick Powell 73, Marc Roberts og 82)

14/04/26 (League One) DREW

Port Vale 0-0 Barnsley

11/04/26 (League One) WON

Rotherham (Sam Nombe pen 90) 1-3 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 37, Tom Bradshaw 64, 74)

06/04/26 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-3 Plymouth (Owen Oseni 16, pen 79, Laurent Tolaj 57)

03/04/26 (League One) DREW

Burton (Charlie Webster 60) 1-1 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 90)

W: 1 D: 3 L: 2 F: 6 A: 8 GD: -2

League One record: W: 14 D: 14 L: 15 F: 65 A: 68 GD: -3 Points: 56 Pos: 13th

 

Luton last time out:

Rotherham 0-2 Luton

24. Josh Keeley 

3. Kal Naismith

16. Hakeem Odoffin 

38. Joe Johnson

17. Nigel Lonwijk

6. Davy van den Berg

8. Liam Walsh

14. Shayden Morris

32. Emilio Lawrence

54. Kasey Palmer

21. Nahki Wells

Substitutions:

27. Jake Richards (for Morris 61)

30. Gideon Kodua (for Van den Berg 61)

12. Ali Al-Hamadi (for Wells 73)

23. George Saville (for Walsh 74)

4. Sverre Sandal (for Lawrence 86)

Unused Substitutes:

1. James Shea, 22. Devante Cole.

 

Other Fixtures:

Saturday 25th April 2026:

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Stockport County v Peterborough United

Blackpool v Leyton Orient

Bradford City v Bolton Wanderers

Burton Albion v Exeter City

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

Huddersfield Town v Mansfield Town

Lincoln City v Wycombe Wanderers

Plymouth Argyle v Port Vale

Rotherham United v Reading

Wigan Athletic v AFC Wimbledon