2021–22 Barnsley F.C. season

Barnsley
2021–22 season
Owner	Chien Lee; Pacific Media Group; James Cryne; Neerav Parekh; Billy Beane
Co-Chairman	Chien Lee; Paul Conway
Head Coach	Markus Schopp; (Until 1 November); Poya Asbaghi; (Between 15 November-24 April) ; Martin Devaney; (Caretaker Manager, April 2022-present)
Stadium	Oakwell
Championship	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Carlton Morris (7); All: Carlton Morris (9)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is Barnsley's 135th year in existence and their third consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Managerial changes

During pre-season, Valérien Ismaël departed the club as head coach and joined West Bromwich Albion.^[4] Five days later Markus Schopp was appointed head coach on a three-year contract.^[5]

Pre-season friendlies

Barnsley revealed as part of their pre-season preparations, they would have pre-season friendly matches against AFC Fylde,^[6] Rochdale,^[7] Sheffield Wednesday,^[8] Morecambe,^[9] Watford^[10] and Manchester City.^[11]

6 July 2021 Friendly	AFC Fylde	Cancelled	Barnsley	Medlar-with-Wesham
19:30 BST				Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village
Note: Postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions placed by the Director of Public Health.^[12]

14 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	1–2	Barnsley	Spotland
13:00 BST	Morley 53' (pen.)	Report	Morris 12' Kitching 19'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

17 July 2021 Friendly	Barnsley	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Barnsley
12:00 BST	Williams 21' Oduor 69'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

23 July 2021 Friendly	Barnsley	0–0	Morecambe	Loughborough
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Loughborough University Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

31 July 2021 Friendly	Watford	Cancelled	Barnsley	Watford
16:00 BST				Stadium: Vicarage Road
Note: Match was later cancelled.^[11]

31 July 2021 Friendly	Manchester City	4–0	Barnsley	Manchester
18:00 BST	Edozie 23' Knight 30' Mahrez 34' Aké 69'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Hull City	46	14	9	23	41	54	−13	51
20	Birmingham City	46	11	14	21	50	75	−25	47
21	Reading	46	13	8	25	54	87	−33	41^[a]
22	Peterborough United (R)	46	9	10	27	43	87	−44	37	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Derby County (R)	46	14	13	19	45	53	−8	34^[b]
24	Barnsley (R)	46	6	12	28	33	73	−40	30

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[16]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	6	12	28	33	73	−40	30	5	7	11	18	29	−11	1	5	17	15	44	−29

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Home/away	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L
Position	9	9	13	13	14	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	24	24	24	24	24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Barnsley's league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[17]

7 August 2021 1	Cardiff City	1–1	Barnsley	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Pack 54'	Report	Sibbick 69'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,431 Referee: Stephen Martin

14 August 2021 2	Barnsley	1–0	Coventry City	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Frieser 39', 71' Palmer 50' Sibbick 68' Styles 81' Woodrow 82' Collins 85' Benson 87' Kitching 88'	Report	Dabo 74' O'Hare 89' Gyökeres 90+3'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 16,961 Referee: John Busby

17 August 2021 3	Barnsley	0–1	Luton Town	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Helik 37'	Report	Bell 4' Muskwe 41' Adebayo 45' Lansbury 57' Cornick 90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,999 Referee: Oliver Langford

21 August 2021 4	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Barnsley	White City
12:30 BST	Barbet 56' Chair 76', 78' Austin 90+1'	Report	Frieser 14' Woodrow 27' Benson 49' Styles 56' Kitching 70'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 11,882 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports

28 August 2021 5	Barnsley	1–1	Birmingham City	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Styles 6', 86' Palmer 29'	Report	Woods 25' Jutkiewicz 33' Chong 58' Dean 65' Pedersen 80'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,950 Referee: Matt Donohue

11 September 2021 6	Bournemouth	3–0	Barnsley	Kings Park
15:00 BST	Zemura 8', 82' Billing 23' Kelly 36' Solanke 46' Lerma 90+6'	Report	Helik 60' Brittain 88' Moon 90+6'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,486 Referee: James Linington

15 September 2021 7	Stoke City	1–1	Barnsley	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Surridge 17' Vrančić 45+3' Østigård 78' Smith 85'	Report	Brittain 20' Woodrow 38' Collins 45+2' Helik 45+3' Adeboyejo 82' Hondermarck 90+3'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 17,832 Referee: Leigh Doughty

18 September 2021 8	Barnsley	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Barnsley
15:00 BST		Report	Dolan 47'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,640 Referee: Andy Woolmer

25 September 2021 9	Blackpool	1–0	Barnsley	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Lavery 32' Wintle 64'	Report	Moon 58' Benson 70' Leya Iseka 89'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,698 Referee: Steve Martin

29 September 2021 10	Barnsley	1–3	Nottingham Forest	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Woodrow 20' (pen.) Palmer 34'	Report	Zinckernagel 61' Johnson 68' Grabban 82'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,657 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

2 October 2021 11	Barnsley	0–1	Millwall	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Palmer 45+1' Adeboyejo 69'	Report	Evans 32' Wallace 89'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,888 Referee: David Webb

16 October 2021 12	Reading	1–0	Barnsley	Reading
15:00 BST	Swift 77'	Report	Brittain 29' Gomes 56'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,199 Referee: Andy Davies

20 October 2021 13	Middlesbrough	2–0	Barnsley	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Šporar 20' Peltier 73' Crooks 87'	Report	Moon 86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,931 Referee: Andrew Madley

24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 14	Barnsley	2–3	Sheffield United	Barnsley
12:30 BST	Cole 78' Leya Iseka 82'	Report	Mousset 51', 52', 53' Stevens 56' Osborn 72'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,720 Referee: Gavin Ward

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Bristol City	2–1	Barnsley	Ashton Gate
15:00 BST	Weimann 42', 45+2'	Report	Leya Iseka 28'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Referee: Thomas Bramall

3 November 2021 (2021-11-03) 16	Barnsley	2–1	Derby County	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Adeboyejo 39' Leya Iseka 50' Brittain 64' Andersen 81'	Report	Morrison 15' Baldock 24' Buchanan 50'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,786 Referee: Robert Jones

6 November 2021 17	Barnsley	0–2	Hull City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Benson 66' Brittain 88'	Report	Honeyman 26', 33' Greaves 50' Lewis-Potter 75'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,003 Referee: Steve Martin

20 November 2021 18	Fulham	4–1	Barnsley	Fulham
15:00 GMT	Mitrović 24' Carvalho 34' Kebano 72' Wilson 81'	Report	Adeboyejo 78'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Josh Smith

24 November 2021 19	Barnsley	0–2	Swansea City	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Brittain 85' Oularé 87'	Report	Naughton 31' Bennett 65' Ntcham 74' Paterson 79' Smith 89'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,342 Referee: David Webb

27 November 2021 20	Peterborough United	0–0	Barnsley	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Butler 29' Coventry 36' Norburn 74'	Report	Andersen 78' Gomes 83'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Referee: John Busby

4 December 2021 21	Barnsley	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Morris 45+2', 90+2' Helik 71'	Report	O'Brien 33'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,190 Referee: Matt Donohue

11 December 2021 22	Preston North End	2–1	Barnsley	Preston
15:00 GMT	Browne 57' Johnson 78'	Report	Woodrow 27', 65' Andersen 77'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,106 Referee: Keith Stroud

17 December 2021 23	Barnsley	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Helik 90+2'	Report	Livermore 52' Townsend 70' Molumby 90+5'	Stadium: Oakwell Referee: Tim Robinson

26 December 2021	Barnsley	v	Stoke City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Oakwell

29 December 2021 24	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Barnsley	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Rothwell 24' Brereton 65' Lenihan 67' Gallagher 83' Kaminski 88'	Report	Morris 45+1' Benson 64'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,228 Referee: Dean Whitestone

22 January 2022 25	Birmingham City	2–1	Barnsley	Bordesley
15:00 GMT	Hernández 34' Hogan 51' Gardner 90'	Report	Palmer 38' Adeboyejo 87' Helik 90+5'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,742 Referee: Tony Harrington

25 January 2022 26	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Barnsley	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT	Davis 15', 61' Yates 38' Garner 52' Johnson 75'	Report	Palmer 7' Andersen 12' Helik 61'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 27,504 Referee: Michael Salisbury

29 January 2022 27	Barnsley	0–1	Bournemouth	Barnsley
15:00 GMT		Report	Billing 12' Cahill 66' 88' Solanke 71' Zemura 90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,972 Referee: Andre Marriner

2 February 2022 28	Barnsley	0–1	Cardiff City	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Andersen 59' Williams 64'	Report	McGuiness 39' Doyle 66' Ikpeazu 71', 72' Flint 90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,432 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

8 February 2022 29	Luton Town	2–1	Barnsley	Luton
19:45 GMT	Campbell 28', 87' Adebayo 59' (pen.)	Report	Morris 44' Collins 60' Kitching 89'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,101 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

12 February 2022 30	Barnsley	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Quina 59', 74'	Report	Dickie 75'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,476 Referee: Michael Salisbury

19 February 2022 31	Coventry City	1–0	Barnsley	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Hyam 90+3'	Report	Quina 68' Morris 90+9'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Josh Smith

22 February 2022 32	Hull City	0–2	Barnsley	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Fleming 45+1'	Report	Styles 27' Morris 45+2'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 16,421 Referee: Steve Martin

26 February 2022 33	Barnsley	3–2	Middlesbrough	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Andersen 7' Bassi 16', 54' Vita 62' Kitching 72' Collins 79'	Report	Šporar 61' (pen.) Kitching 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 16,107 Referee: James Linington

5 March 2022 34	Derby County	2–0	Barnsley	Derby
15:00 GMT	Morrison 22', 47'	Report	Wolfe 7' Morris 90+4'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,891 Referee: Robert Jones

8 March 2022 35	Barnsley	1–1	Stoke City	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Quina 70', 90+6' Helik 90+7'	Report	Baker 90+5'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 12,512 Referee: Leigh Doughty

12 March 2022 36	Barnsley	1–1	Fulham	Barnsley
12:30 GMT	Wolfe 23' Morris 44' (pen.), 61' Kitching 54' Quina 73'	Report	Adarabioyo 43' Ream 66' Robinson 70' Wilson 86'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Referee: Tim Robinson

15 March 2022 37	Barnsley	2–0	Bristol City	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	Morris 10' Helik 21'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 11,322 Referee: David Webb

19 March 2022 38	Sheffield United	2–0	Barnsley	Sheffield
12:30 GMT	Berge 54' Gordon 58' Gibbs-White 76'	Report	Brittain 72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Matt Donohue

2 April 2022 39	Barnsley	1–1	Reading	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Morris 5' Andersen 11' Brittain 66'	Report	Swift 34' Ince 56' Laurent 82'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 14,149 Referee: Keith Stroud

9 April 2022 40	Millwall	4–1	Barnsley	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	McNamara 31', 47' Burke 58' Afobe 70', 72'	Report	Kitching 26' Palmer 49'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,231 Referee: Oliver Langford

15 April 2022 41	Swansea City	1–1	Barnsley	Landore
15:00 BST	Ntcham 64' Grimes 90+2'	Report	Wolfe 16' Palmer 29' Gomes 54' Morris 78'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 17,923 Referee: Andy Woolmer

18 April 2022 42	Barnsley	0–2	Peterborough United	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Palmer 59'	Report	Marriott 25', 60' Poku 52' Kent 75'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 12,197 Referee: Darren Bond

22 April 2022 43	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Barnsley	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Rhodes 4' Toffolo 45+1'	Report	Wolfe 51' Kitching 52' Palmer 56' Styles 90+7'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Referee: James Linington

26 April 2022 44	Barnsley	0–2	Blackpool	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Andersen 9'	Report	Dale 39' Virtue 62' Casey 66'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 12,256 Referee: John Busby

30 April 2022 45	Barnsley	1–3	Preston North End	Barnsley
12:30 BST	Marsh 17'	Report	Johnson 23', 54' Riis Jakobsen 74'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 13,190 Referee: David Webb

7 May 2022 46	West Bromwich Albion	4–0	Barnsley	West Bromwich
12:30 BST	Grant 37' (pen.), 60', 69' Reach 40' Clarke 52'	Report	Wolfe 88'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 21,515 Referee: Leigh Doughty

FA Cup

Barnsley were drawn at home to Barrow in the third round.^[18]

8 January 2022 Third round	Barnsley	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Barrow	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Andersen 23' Styles 31' Williams 42' Moon 60' Cole 83' Morris 88', 102', 120+2'	Report	Beadling 38' Banks 61', 68' Glennon 78' Jones 86' Kay 90' Arthur 115' Devitt 120+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Ross Joyce

5 February 2022 Fourth round	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Barnsley	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Holmes 19' Koroma 40' Turton 50'	Report	Kitching 89' Helik 90+2'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 16,607 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Cup

On 24 June 2021, the first round draw was confirmed.^[19]^[20]

10 August 2021 First round	Bolton Wanderers	0–0 (5–4 p)	Barnsley	Horwich
20:00 BST	Jones 68'	Report	Benson 13' Moon 46' Kane 82'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 7,147 Referee: Ollie Yates
	Penalties
	Sarcevic Isgrove Bakayoko Kachunga Sheehan		Benson Kane Helik Williams Cole

Statistics

As of 7 April 2022

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Barnsley.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jack Walton	9	0	5+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Jordan Williams	24	1	17+4	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
4	MF	HUN	Callum Styles	46	3	40+3	3	2+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Liam Kitching	33	0	28+3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	DEN	Mads Andersen	29	2	27+0	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
7	DF	ENG	Callum Brittain	36	0	33+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Cauley Woodrow	28	4	25+2	4	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Josh Benson	27	0	14+11	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
11	FW	BEL	Aaron Leya Iseka	26	3	14+11	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Carlton Morris	29	9	25+2	7	0+2	2	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Jasper Moon	27	0	18+7	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	FRA	Claudio Gomes*	32	1	28+3	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	WAL	Isaac Christie-Davies	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Romal Palmer	35	1	24+9	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	KEN	Clarke Oduor	21	0	9+11	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	MF	IRL	William Hondermarck	11	0	3+7	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
24	DF	FIN	Aapo Halme	7	0	2+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF	FRA	Rémy Vita*	19	0	17+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	MAR	Amine Bassi*	15	2	13+1	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	POR	Domingos Quina*	15	2	15+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	NGA	Victor Adeboyejo	27	3	7+18	3	1+0	0	1+0	0
30	DF	POL	Michał Helik	40	1	38+0	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
32	DF	ENG	Jason Sraha	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Matty Wolfe	15	0	13+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	FW	ENG	David Bremang	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	FW	ENG	Aiden Marsh	5	1	2+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
38	DF	ENG	Jordan Helliwell	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	GK	ENG	Brad Collins	40	0	40+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	FW	ENG	Devante Cole	27	2	8+16	1	1+1	1	0+1	0
46	FW	ENG	Cameron Thompson	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players out on loan:
8	MF	ENG	Herbie Kane	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
25	FW	ENG	George Miller	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
41	MF	ENG	Joe Ackroyd	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
58	FW	BEL	Obbi Oularé	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club:
3	DF	WAL	Ben Williams	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Toby Sibbick	12	1	11+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	AUT	Dominik Frieser	14	2	12+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2022

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	Total
1	14	CF	Carlton Morris	7	2	9
2	9	CF	Cauley Woodrow	4	0	4
3	4	LM	Callum Styles	3	0	3
	11	CF	Aaron Leya Iseka	3	0	3
	29	CF	Victor Adeboyejo	3	0	3
6	6	CB	Mads Juel Andersen	1	1	2
	27	AM	Amine Bassi	2	0	2
	28	RW	Dominik Frieser	2	0	2
	28	CM	Domingos Quina	2	0	2
	44	CF	Devante Cole	1	1	1
11	2	RB	Jordan Williams	0	1	1
	17	DM	Claudio Gomes	1	0	1
	21	CM	Romal Palmer	1	0	1
	30	CB	Michał Helik	1	0	1
	37	CF	Aiden Marsh	1	0	1
Total				32	5	37

Disciplinary record