Barnsley 2020–21 football season
Barnsley 2020–21 season Owner International Investment Consortium (80%) James Cryne/The Cryne Family (20%) Chairman Chien Lee (co-chairman) Paul Conway (co-chairman)Head coach Gerhard Struber (until 6 October)[1] Valerien Ismael (from 23 October) [2] Stadium Oakwell Championship 5th (lost in play-off semi-finals against Swansea City )[3] FA Cup Fifth round EFL Cup Third round Top goalscorer League: Cauley Woodrow (12 goals) All: Cauley Woodrow (14 goals)
The 2020–21 season was the 134th season in existence of Barnsley Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of English football . In addition to the domestic league , Barnsley participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup , and the EFL Cup .
Squad [ ]
As of 18 January 2021 [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.
Name
Nat.
Position(s)
Date of birth (Age)
Apps.
Goals
Year signed
Signed from
Transfer fee
Ends
Goalkeepers
1
Jack Walton
GK
(1998-04-23 ) 23 April 1998 (age 23)
43
0
2015
Academy
Trainee
2023
31
Henry Kendrick
GK
(2000-12-03 ) 3 December 2000 (age 20)
0
0
2019
Academy
Trainee
2021
40
Bradley Collins
GK
(1997-02-18 ) 18 February 1997 (age 24)
48
0
2019
Chelsea
Free
2023
Defenders
2
Jordan Williams
RB /CB
(1999-10-22 ) 22 October 1999 (age 21)
73
2
2018
Huddersfield Town
Undisclosed
2023
3
Ben Williams
LB
(1999-03-31 ) 31 March 1999 (age 22)
36
0
2017
Blackburn Rovers
Free
2022
5
Liam Kitching
CB
(1999-10-01 ) 1 October 1999 (age 21)
1
0
2021
Forest Green Rovers
£600,000
2024
6
Mads Juel Andersen
CB
(1997-12-27 ) 27 December 1997 (age 23)
89
1
2019
Horsens
Undisclosed
2023
7
Callum Brittain
RB
(1998-03-12 ) 12 March 1998 (age 23)
40
0
2020
Milton Keynes Dons
Undisclosed
2023
20
Toby Sibbick
RB /CB /DM
(1999-05-23 ) 23 May 1999 (age 22)
40
0
2019
Wimbledon
Undisclosed
2023
22
Clarke Oduor
LB
(1999-06-25 ) 25 June 1999 (age 22)
32
1
2019
Leeds United
Undisclosed
2023
24
Aapo Halme
CB /DM
(1998-05-22 ) 22 May 1998 (age 23)
55
4
2019
Leeds United
£200,000
2022
26
Michael Sollbauer
CB /RB
(1990-05-15 ) 15 May 1990 (age 31)
61
0
2020
Wolfsberger AC
£450,000
2022
30
Michał Helik
CB /RB
(1995-09-09 ) 9 September 1995 (age 26)
45
6
2020
KS Cracovia
£720,000
2023
34
Jasper Moon
CB
(2000-11-24 ) 24 November 2000 (age 20)
3
0
2020
Academy
Trainee
Unidsclosed
Midfielders
4
Callum Styles
AM /CM /LM
(2000-03-28 ) 28 March 2000 (age 21)
71
6
2018
Bury
Undisclosed
2023
8
Herbie Kane
CM /AM /DM
(1998-11-23 ) 23 November 1998 (age 22)
25
0
2020
Liverpool
£1,250,000
2024
21
Romal Palmer
CM /RM /LM
(1998-09-30 ) 30 September 1998 (age 22)
38
1
2018
Academy
Trainee
2022
27
Alex Mowatt
CM /AM
(1995-02-13 ) 13 February 1995 (age 26)
159
20
2017
Leeds United
£600,000
2021
Forwards
9
Cauley Woodrow
CF /SS
(1994-12-02 ) 2 December 1994 (age 26)
124
47
2019
Fulham
£765,000
2023
10
Daryl Dike
CF
(2000-06-03 ) 3 June 2000 (age 21)
18
9
2020
Orlando City
Loan
End of Season
11
Conor Chaplin
CF /SS /RW
(1997-02-16 ) 16 February 1997 (age 24)
84
18
2019
Coventry
Undisclosed
2023
14
Carlton Morris
CF
(1995-12-16 ) 16 December 1995 (age 25)
22
7
2021
Norwich City
Undisclosed
2023
25
George Miller
CF
(1998-08-11 ) 11 August 1998 (age 23)
8
0
2019
Middlesbrough
£200,000
2022
28
Dominik Frieser
RW /LW /CF
(1993-09-09 ) 9 September 1993 (age 28)
43
3
2020
LASK Linz
Undisclosed
2022
29
Victor Adeboyejo
CF /RW
(1998-01-12 ) 12 January 1998 (age 23)
65
6
2017
Leyton Orient
Free
2022
Out on Loan
16
Luke Thomas
RW /AM
(1999-02-19 ) 19 February 1999 (age 22)
64
2
2019
Derby County
£1,220,000
2023
17
Marcel Ritzmaier
CM /LM /LB
(1993-04-22 ) 22 April 1993 (age 28)
23
0
2020
Wolfsberger AC
Undisclosed
2022
18
Isaac Christie-Davies
AM /CM /LM
(1997-10-18 ) 18 October 1997 (age 23)
0
0
2020
Liverpool
Free
2023
19
Patrick Schmidt
CF /LW /RW
(1998-07-22 ) 22 July 1998 (age 23)
39
4
2019
Admira Wacker
£1,000,000
2023
23
Elliot Simões
LW /AM
(1999-12-20 ) 20 December 1999 (age 21)
27
3
2019
United of Manchester
Undisclosed
2023
33
Matty Wolfe
CM
(2000-06-12 ) 12 June 2000 (age 21)
1
0
2020
Academy
Trainee
2022
Jack Aitchison
CF
(2000-03-05 ) 5 March 2000 (age 21)
0
0
2020
Celtic
Free
2023
Appearances and goals correct as of 8 May 2021.
Statistics [ ]
As of 8 May 2021
Goals record [ ]
As of 8 May 2021
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 8 May 2021
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
17 August 2020
RB
Kilian Ludewig
Red Bull Salzburg
6 October 2020
[16] [17]
16 October 2020
CM
Matty James
Leicester City
1 January 2021
[18]
1 February 2021
CF
Daryl Dike
Orlando City
End of season
[19]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley
22 August 2020 Pre-season friendly Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Barnsley show Crewe 15:00 BST
Report
M.Andersen C.Chaplin
Stadium: The Alexandra Stadium
Newcastle United v Barnsley
29 August 2020 Pre-season friendly Newcastle United 2–1 Barnsley show Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 BST
Carroll 27' Murphy 77' (pen. )
Report
Ritzmaier 54'
Stadium: Darsley Park
Competitions [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
EFL Championship
12 September 2020
May 2021
Matchday 1
5th
44
23
8
13
56
46
+10
0 52.27
FA Cup
10 January 2021
11 February 2021
Third round
Fifth round
3
2
0
1
3
1
+2
0 66.67
EFL Cup
5 September 2020
23 September 2020
First round
Third round
3
2
0
1
3
6
−3
0 66.67
Total
50
27
8
15
62
53
+9
0 54.00
EFL Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
2
Watford (P)
46
27
10
9
63
30
+33
91
Promotion to the Premier League
3
Brentford (O, P)
46
24
15
7
79
42
+37
87
Qualification for Championship play-offs
4
Swansea City
46
23
11
12
56
39
+17
80
5
Barnsley
46
23
9
14
58
50
+8
78
6
Bournemouth
46
22
11
13
73
46
+27
77
7
Reading
46
19
13
14
62
54
+8
70
8
Cardiff City
46
18
14
14
66
49
+17
68
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
[56] (O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
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
23
9
14
58
50
+8
78
12
6
5
30
22
+8
11
3
9
28
28
0
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
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 Result L L D L D D D W W L W W L L W L W W W L W W L L L D D W W W W W W W D W W L D W W L W W L D Position 15 20 20 22 22 21 21 18 15 18 16 13 14 16 14 17 16 13 12 13 10 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 10 10 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[57]
Barnsley v Coventry City
26 September 2020 3 Barnsley 0–0 Coventry City show Barnsley 15:00 BST
Woodrow 45' Styles 80' Mowatt 85'
Report
Dabo 87' Hamer 90+1'
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith
Millwall v Barnsley
24 October 2020 7 Millwall 1–1 Barnsley show Bermondsey 15:00 BST
Cooper 45+1'
Report
Helik 17' Mowatt 44' Brittain 51'
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies
Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers
27 October 2020 8 Barnsley 3–0 Queens Park Rangers show Barnsley 19:00 GMT
Woodrow 27' (pen. ) Chaplin 37' Barbet 64' (o.g. )
Report
Dickie 26'
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies
Barnsley v Nottingham Forest
21 November 2020 12 Barnsley 2–0 Nottingham Forest show Barnsley 15:00 GMT
Styles 86' Woodrow 88'
Report
Samba 86'
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Blackburn Rovers v Barnsley
28 November 2020 14 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Barnsley show Blackburn 15:00 GMT
Armstrong 44' 69' Gallagher 78' Rothwell 90+6'
Report
Palmer 90'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley
Birmingham City v Barnsley
Barnsley v Wycombe Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12 ) 18 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Barnsley show Owlerton , Sheffield 15:00 BST
Windass 4' Bannan 31'
Report
Woodrow 14' Frieser 37'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington
Barnsley v Preston North End
Barnsley v Huddersfield Town
Rotherham United v Barnsley
29 December 2020 22 Rotherham United 1–2 Barnsley show Rotherham 19:45 GMT
Smith 57' 81' Lindsay 69' Wood 77'
Report
Woodrow 8' Mowatt 15' Sollbauer 56'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin
Norwich City v Barnsley
2 January 2021 23 Norwich City 1–0 Barnsley show Norwich 15:00 GMT
Buendía 62'
Report
James 61'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Nottingham Forest v Barnsley
Barnsley v Blackburn Rovers
17 February 2021 29 Barnsley 2–1 Blackburn Rovers show Barnsley 19:45 GMT
Andersen 53' Morris 72' Mowatt 90'
Report
Harwood-Bellis 83' Armstrong 90+4'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue
Barnsley v Millwall
27 February 2021 32 Barnsley 2–1 Millwall show Barnsley 15:00 GMT
Woodrow 2' , 89' Helik 59'
Report
Bennett 6' Woods 46'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley
3 March 2021 33 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Barnsley show Shepherd's Bush 19:00 GMT
Austin 27' Dickie 89'
Report
Dike 23' Mowatt 29' Morris 57'
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Barnsley v Birmingham City
Barnsley v Derby County
10 March 2021 35 Barnsley 0–0 Derby County show Barnsley 19:00 GMT
Woodrow 9' Dike 87'
Report
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud
Wycombe Wanderers v Barnsley
17 March 2021 37 Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Barnsley show High Wycombe 19:45 GMT
Ikpeazu 85' Knight 90' Jacobson 90'
Report
Woodrow 45+2' (pen. ) Dike 49' , 81' Styles 59' Mowatt 73' Morris 77' Sibbick 90'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond
Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday
Barnsley v Reading
2 April 2021 39 Barnsley 1–1 Reading show Barnsley17:30 BST
Woodrow 18' Palmer 25' Mowatt 61' (pen. ) Halme 68'
Report
Ejaria 34'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Luton Town v Barnsley
5 April 2021 40 Luton Town 1–2 Barnsley show Luton 15:00 BST
Bradley 54' Collins 83'
Report
Dike 27' , 59' 83'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue
Barnsley v Middlesbrough
10 April 2021 41 Barnsley 2–0 Middlesbrough show Barnsley 15:00 BST
Mowatt 31' , 62' Dike 75'
Report
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud
Huddersfield Town v Barnsley
21 April 2021 43 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Barnsley show Huddersfield 19:45 BST
Hogg 21'
Report
Andersen 59' Dike 65' Morris 85'
Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb
Barnsley v Rotherham United
Preston North End v Barnsley
1 May 2021 45 Preston North End 2–0 Barnsley show Preston 15:00 BST
Storey 38' Evans 49' Whiteman 58'
Report
Helik 45+1' Dike 72'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue
Barnsley v Norwich City
8 May 2021 46 Barnsley 2–2 Norwich City show Barnsley12:30 BST
Chaplin 17' , 43' Woodrow 24' Palmer 63' Sibbick 66'
Report
Buendía 26' , 90' Idah 54'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith
Play-offs [ ]
Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs
Barnsley v Swansea City
17 May 2021 Semi-final first leg Barnsley 0–1 Swansea City show Barnsley20:15 BST
Report
Ayew 39' , 52'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Referee: Geoff Eltringham
FA Cup [ ]
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[58] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch .[59]
Barnsley v Tranmere Rovers
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports , by Paul Merson .[60] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb .[61]
Barnsley v Nottingham Forest
Chelsea v Barnsley
23 September 2020 Third round Chelsea 6–0 Barnsley show Fulham 19:45 BST
Abraham 19' Havertz 28' , 55' , 65' Barkley 49' Giroud 83'
Report
Collins 45'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond
Notes [ ]
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