Northampton Town v Barnsley

Last Updated : 27-Apr-2026 by Robert Miles

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Last six Northampton v Barnsley results:

25/02/2025 (League One) WON

Northampton (Sam Hoskins 78) 1-2 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 36, 59)

23/09/2023 (League One) WON

Northampton (Louis Appere 90) 1-2 Barnsley (Callum Styles 4, Devante Cole 88)

13/11/2004 (FA Cup First Round) LOST

Northampton (Scott McGleish 5) 1-0 Barnsley

31/08/2002 (Division Two) LOST

Northampton (Paul McGregor 74) 1-0 Northampton

26/04/1979 (Fourth Division) WON

Northampton 0-1 Barnsley

19/11/1979 (Fourth Division) DREW

Northampton 1-1 Barnsley

 

Overall Record:

Northampton Wins: 14

Barnsley Wins: 8

Draws: 7

Northampton Goals: 53

Barnsley Goals: 42

At Northampton:

Northampton Wins: 10

Barnsley Wins: 3

Draws: 2

Northampton Goals: 32

Barnsley Goals: 16

 

First Met: Northampton 3-1 Barnsley, Saturday 28th November 1925 (FA Cup First Round)

Biggest Win: Barnsley 5-1 Northampton Saturday 21st December 1974. Att: 2,666 (Fourth Division)

Biggest Defeat: Northampton 5-0 Barnsley Saturday 10th January 1976. Att: 6,132 (Fourth Division)

Last Home Win: Barnsley 3-1 Northampton Saturday 30th August 1975. Att: 3,649 (Fourth Division)

Last Away Win: Northampton (Sam Hoskins 78) 1-2 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 36, 59), Tuesday 25th February 2025. Att: 5,817 (League One)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley (David McGoldrick 30, Adam Phillips 62) 2-2 Northampton (Nesta Guinness-Walker 3, Max Dyche 71), Tuesday 3rd February 2026. Att: 8,806 (League One)

Last Away Draw: Northampton 1-1 Barnsley Saturday 19th November 1977. Att: 3,131 (Division Four)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Josh Scowen 21) 1-2 Northampton (Adam Davies og 52, John-Joe O’Toole 114) Tuesday 9th August 2016. Att: 4,455 (League Cup First Round)

Last Away Defeat: Northampton (Scott McGleish 5) 1-0 Barnsley Saturday 13th November 2004. Att: 4,876 (FA Cup First Round)

 

Last Away Meeting:

Tuesday 25th February 2025 (League One)

Sixfields attendance: 5,817

Referee: Declan Bourne

Northampton 1-2 Barnsley

Northampton:

13. Nik Tzanev

6. Jordan Willis

22. Akin Odimayo

35. Max Dyche

16. Terry Taylor

29. Liam Shaw

7. Sam Hoskins

12. Nesta Guinness-Walker

10. Mitch Pinnock

24. Tariqe Fosu

15. Dara Costelloe

Substitutions:

8. Ben Perry (for Odimayo 51)

2. Tyler Magloire (for Guinness-Walker 64)

3. Aaron McGowan (for Willis 64)

23. Will Hondermarck (for Shaw 72)

Unused Substitutes:

1. Lee Burge, 26. Jack Baldwin, 11. James Wilson.

Manager: Kevin Nolan (23rd December 2024 – 9th March 2026) – 441 days, 70 matches

 

Barnsley:

12. Jackson Smith

32. Josh Earl

4. Marc Roberts

6. Maël de Gevigney

50. Kelechi Nwakali 

7. Corey O'Keeffe

22. Neil Farrugia

3. Jon Russell

8. Adam Phillips

40. Davis Keillor-Dunn

44. Stephen Humphrys 

Substitutes:

17. Georgie Gent (for Farrugia 64)

20. Dexter Lembikisa (for O’Keeffe 80)

36. Max Watters (for Humphrys 80)

21. Conor McCarthy (for Keillor-Dunn 89)

Unused Substitutes:

51. Kieren Flavell, 10. Josh Benson, 33. Clément Rodrigues.

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

 

 

Still at respective clubs:

Northampton: 7

Willis, Guinness-Walker, Dyche, Taylor, Shaw, Hoskins, Burge.

 

Barnsley: 11 

Smith, Roberts, de Gevigney, O’Keeffe, Earl, Russell, Phillips, Nwakali, Flavell, Gent, Watters.

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers): 

Northampton: 1

Colin Calderwood 10th March 2026 – present

 

Barnsley: 1

Conor Hourihane (12th March 2025 – present)

 

 This Season:

Last six 2025-2026 results:   

Northampton:

25/04/26 (League One) LOST

Cardiff (Ollie Tanner 9, 54, Joel Colwill 19, Callum Robinson 37, Yousef Salech 85) 5-1 Northampton (Jake Evans 68)

18/04/26 (League One) LOST

Northampton (Cameron McGeehan 90) 1-3 Doncaster (Elliot Lee 50, Hakeeb Adelakun 57, George Broadbent 90)

15/04/26 (League One) LOST

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

06/04/26 (League One) LOST

Northampton (Jake Evans 80) 1-3 Wigan (Callum Wright 15, Jon Guthrie og 45, Will Aimson 88)

03/04/26 (League One) LOST

Bradford (Stephen Humphrys 14) 1-0 Northampton

21/03/2026 (League One) LOST

Mansfield (Will Evans 5, 48, Lucas Akins 62, 90) 4-1 Northampton (Cameron McGeehan 73)

W: 0 D: 0 L: 6 F: 5 A: 18 GD: -13

League One record: W: 9 D: 8 L: 27 F: 37 A: 70 GD: -33 Points: 35 Pos: 24th        

 

Barnsley:

25/04/26 (League One) LOST

Luton (Nahki Wells pen 16, Kasey Palmer 79) 2-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 26)

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)

W: 1 D: 2 L: 3 F: 6 A: 9 GD: -3

League One record: W: 14 D: 14 L: 16 F: 66 A: 70 GD: -4 Points: 56 Pos: 15th

 

Northampton last time out:

Cardiff 5-1 Northampton

1 Lee Burge

5. Jon Guthrie

35. Max Dyche

12. Nesta Guinness-Walker

3. Conor McCarthy

4. Dean Campbell

8. Cameron McGeehan

14. Tyrese Fornah

11. Kamarai Swyer

7. Sam Hoskins

27. Jack Vale

Substitutions:

23. Terry Taylor (for Campbell 80)

26. Kyle McAdam (for Swyer 45)

17. Michael Jacobs (for Fornah 81)

10. Elliott List (for Vale 45)

15. Jake Evans (for Hoskins 66)

Unused Substitutes:

34. Ross Fitzsimons, 9. Tom Eaves.

 

Other Fixtures

Tuesday 28th April:

Peterborough United v Mansfield Town

Stockport County v Port Vale