Port Vale v Barnsley

Last Updated : 13-Apr-2026 by Robert Miles

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Last six Port Vale v Barnsley results:     

02/12/2025 (EFL Trophy Second Round) LOST

Port Vale (Ruari Paton 5, 8, Dajuane Brown 72, Ben Waine 80, Jesse Debrah 83) 5-0 Barnsley

02/11/2024 (FA Cup First Round) WON

Port Vale (Ronan Curtis 31) 1-3 Barnsley (Marc Roberts 17, Davis Keillor-Dunn 64, Adam Phillips pen 82)

26/12/2023 (League One) WON

Port Vale (Ethan Chislett 72, Jack Shorrock 90) 2-3 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 17, John McAtee 32, 37)

14/02/2023 (League One) WON

Port Vale (Nathan Smith 14) 1-3 Barnsley (Luca Connell 1, Liam Kitching 21, Adam Phillips 61)

23/11/2022 (Football League Trophy) LOST

Port Vale (Dennis Politic 14, David Worrall 27) 2-1 Barnsley (Tom Edwards 73)

28/02/2016 (League One) WON

Port Vale 0-1 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane 9)

 

Overall Record:

Port Vale Wins: 49

Barnsley Wins: 50

Draws: 20

Port Vale Goals: 165

Barnsley Goals: 175

At Vale Park:

Port Vale Wins: 38

Barnsley Wins: 13

Draws: 10

Port Vale Goals: 114

Barnsley Goals: 60

 

First Met In League: Burslem Port Vale 2-0 Barnsley, Saturday 3rd September 1898. Att: 4,000 (Second Division)

Biggest Win: Barnsley (Devante Cole 23, 47, 53, Dan Jones og 45, Liam Kitching 60, Jon Russell 64, Andrew Dallas 90) 7-0 Port Vale, Saturday 5th August 2023. Att: 13,796 (League One)

Biggest Defeats: 

Port Vale (Chris Birchall 16, Billy Paynter 41,50, Tony Dinning 57,70) 5-0 Barnsley, Saturday 23rd April 2005. Att: 4,324 (League One)

Port Vale (Ruari Paton 5, 8, Dajuane Brown 72, Ben Waine 80, Jesse Debrah 83) 5-0 Barnsley, Tuesday 2nd December 2025. Att: 636 (EFL Trophy Second Round)

Last Home Win: Barnsley (Devante Cole 23, 47, 53, Dan Jones og 45, Liam Kitching 60, Jon Russell 64, Andrew Dallas 90) 7-0 Port Vale, Saturday 5th August 2023. Att: 13,796 (League One) 

Last Away Win: Port Vale (Ronan Curtis 31) 1-3 Barnsley (Marc Roberts 17, Davis Keillor-Dunn 64, Adam Phillips pen 82), Saturday 2nd November 2024. Att: 5,128 (FA Cup First Round)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Liam Kitching 43) 1-1 Port Vale (Ellis Harrison 83), Tuesday 13th September 2022. Att; 9,552 (League One)

Last Away Draw: Port Vale 0-0 Barnsley, Saturday 25th January 2003. Att: 4,033 (Division Two)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-2 Port Vale (Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 65, Ryan Croasdale 89), Saturday 27th September 2025. Att: 10,688 (League One)

Last Away Defeat: Port Vale (Ruari Paton 5, 8, Dajuane Brown 72, Ben Waine 80, Jesse Debrah 83) 5-0 Barnsley, Tuesday 2nd December 2025. Att: 636 (EFL Trophy Second Round)

 

Last Away Meeting:

Tuesday 2nd December 2025:

Vale Park attendance: 636

Referee: Elliot Bell

Port Vale 5-0 Barnsley                                                       

Port Vale:

13. Ben Amos           

5. Connor Hall

22. Jesse Debrah

3. Jaheim Headley

24. Kyle John

7. George Byers

12. Rhys Walters

10. Dajaune Brown

19. Ben Waine

17. Ruari Paton

36. Mo Faal

Substitutions:

4. Ben Heneghan (for Hall 61)

25. Cameron Humphreys (for John 45)

18. Ryan Croasdale (for Walters 75)

14. Funso Ojo (for Byers 61)

11. Ronan Curtis (for Paton 69)

Unused substitutes:

1. Marko Marosi, 26. Jordan Shipley.

Manager: Darren Moore (13th February 2024 – 28th December 2025) – 689 days, 99 matches

 

Barnsley:

1. Murphy Cooper

5. Jack Shepherd

4. Marc Roberts

6. Maël de Gevigney

27. Tennai Watson

30. Jonathan Bland

48. Luca Connell

45. Vimal Yoganathan

19. Reyes Cleary

7. Caylan Vickers

10. David McGoldrick

Substitutions:

22. Patrick Kelly (for Vickers 53)

3. Jon Russell (for Connell 69)

8. Adam Phillips (for Yoganathan 45)

23. Neil Farrugia (for Cleary 53)

40. Davis Keillor-Dunn (for McGoldrick 53)

Unused substitutes:

51. Kieren Flavell, 18. Jake Rooney.

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

 

Still at respective clubs:

Port Vale: 16

Amos, Headley, Hall, Debrah, John, Byers, Walters, Brown, Paton, Waine, Marosi, Heneghan, Humphreys, Ojo, Croasdale, Shipley.

 

Barnsley: 13

Roberts, Shepherd, de Gevigney, Watson, McGoldrick, Cleary, Bland, Yoganathan, Connell, Flavell, Russell, Phillips, Kelly.  

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers):

Port Vale: 2

Jamie Smith (29th December 2025 – 5th January 2026) – 7 days, 2 matches

Jon Brady (6th January 2026 – present)

 

Barnsley: 0


This Season:

Last six 2025-2026 results:   

Port Vale:

07/04/26 (League One) WON

Port Vale (Ryan Croasdale 6) 1-0 Rotherham

04/04/26 (FA Cup Quarter-Final) LOST

Chelsea (Jorrel Hato 2, Joao Pedro 25, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel og 43, Tosin Adarabioyo 57, Andrey Santos 69, Estevao 82, Alejandro Garnacho pen 90) 7-0 Port Vale

28/03/26 (League One) LOST

Wycombe (Cauley Woodrow 24, Connor Taylor 69, Fred Onyedinma 85, Junior Quitirna 90) 4-0 Port Vale

24/03/26 (League One) LOST

Doncaster (Elijah Campbell og 22) 1-0 Port Vale

21/03/26 (League One) WON

Port Vale (George Hall 35) 1-0 Bolton

17/03/26 (League One) LOST

Blackpool (Niall Ennis 46, Ashley Fletcher 72, Reuell Walters 81) 3-2 Port Vale (Dajuane Brown 2, Rhys Walters 59)

W: 2 D: 0 L: 4 F: 8 A: 15 GD: -7

League One: W: 8 D: 10 L: 21 F: 30 A: 54 GD: -24 Points: 34 Pos: 24th         

 

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)

21/03/26 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-1 Doncaster (Elliot Lee pen 65)

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)

W: 1 D: 4 L: 2 F: 8 A: 10 GD: -2

League One record: W: 14 D: 12 L: 14 F: 63 A: 65 GD: -2 Points: 54 Pos: 12th

 

Port Vale last time out:

Port Vale 1-0 Blackpool

46. Joe Gauci

25. Cameron Humphreys

24. Kyle John

15. Liam Gordon

6. Jordan Gabriel

18. Ryan Croasdale 

12. Rhys Walters

33. George Hall

11. Ethon Archer

8. Ben Garrity

21. Martin Sherif

Substitutions:

9. Jayden Stockley (for Croasdale 61)

19. Ben Waine (for Sherif 61)

45. Andre Gray (for Archer 61)

5. Connor Hall (for Gordon 87)

27. Elijah Campbell (for Hall 88)

Unused Substitutes:

13. Ben Amos, 26. Jordan Shipley.

 

Other Fixtures:

Tuesday 14th April

Bolton Wanderers v Stevenage

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

Leyton Orient v Mansfield Town

Wigan Athletic v Rotherham United

Wednesday 15th April

AFC Wimbledon v Stockport County

Luton Town v Northampton Town