BARNSLEY
(''The Tykes'')
| Year formed | 1887 |
| Turned professional | 1888 |
| Limited company | 1899 |
| Previous names | Barnsley St Peters: 1887 - 1897 Barnsley: 1897 - . |
| Ground | Oakwell Ground, Grove Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S71 1ET (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Club's ground since | 1887 |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 73 yards (101 x 67 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 23,287 (all seated) |
| Record attendance at present ground | 40,255 v Stoke City, FA Cup 5th round, 15th February 1936 (won 2-1) |
| Lowest attendance at present ground | 500 v Woolwich Arsenal, Division Two, 23 April 1900 (won 3-2) |
| First League game at present ground | 10 September 1898 v Luton Town, Division Two (won 2-1) |
| League career | Sheffield League: 1892 - 1893 Sheffield League Division Two: 1893 - 1894 Midland League: 1895 - 1898 Yorkshire League: 1897 - 1898 Division Two: 1898 - 1932 Division Three (North): 1932 - 1934 Division Two: 1934 - 1938 Division Three (North): 1938 - 1939 Division Two: 1946 - 1953 Division Three (North): 1953 - 1955 Division Two: 1955 - 1959 Division Three: 1959 - 1965 Division Four: 1965 - 1968 Division Three: 1968 - 1972 Division Four: 1972 - 1979 Division Three: 1979 - 1981 Division Two/One: 1981 - 1997 Premiership: 1997 - 1998 Division One: 1998 - 2002 Division Two/League One: 2002 - 2006 Championship: 2006 - 2014 League One: 2014 - 2016 Championship: 2016 - 2018 League One: 2018 - 2019 Championship: 2019 - 2022 League One: 2022 - . |
| First Football League game | 1st September 1898 v Lincoln City, Division Two, lost 0-1 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division One champions: 1995-96 Division Three / League One runners-up: 1980-81, 2018-19 Division Three (North) champions: 1933-34, 1938-39, 1954-55 Division Three (North) runners-up: 1953-54 Division Four runners-up: 1967-68 Midland League runners-up: 1897-98 Sheffield League Division Two runners-up: 1893-94 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1911-12. FA Cup runners-up: 1909-10 Johnstone's Paint Trophy winners: 2015-16 Dubonnet Cup runners-up: 1909-10 |
| Best League position | 19th, Premiership, 1997-98 |
| Lowest League position | 16th, Division Four, 1965-66, 1966-67 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | Quarter final, 1981-82 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 67, Division Three (North), 1938-39 |
| 3 for a win | 91, League One, 2018-19 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 18, Division Two, 1952-53 |
| 3 for a win | 30, Championship, 2021-22 |
| Most League goals scored | 118, Division Three (North), 1933-34 |
| Most League goals conceded | 108, Division Two, 1952-53 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 32, Division Three, 1971-72 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 34, Division Three (North), 1938-39 |
| Most wins in a League season | 30, Division Three (North), 1938-39, 1954-55 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 5, Division Two, 1952-53 |
| Most draws in a League season | 19, League One, 2004-05 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Division Two, 1914-15 |
| Most losses in a League season | 29, Division Two, 1952-53 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 5, Division Three (North), 1938-39 |
| Record League win | 9-0 v Loughborough Town, Division Two, 28th January 1899 9-0 v Accrington Stanley, Division Three (North), 3rd February 1934 |
| Record Cup win | 6-0 v Blackpool, FA Cup 1st round replay, 20th January 1910 6-0 v Peterborough United, League Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 15th September 1981 |
| Record League Cup win | 6-0 v Peterborough United, League Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 15th September 1981 |
| Record defeat | 0-9 v Notts County, Division Two, 19th November 1927 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-7 v Manchester United, Carabao Cup 3rd round, 17th September 2024 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 33, Cecil McCormack, Division Two, 1950-51 |
| in total | 123, Ernest Hine, 1921-26 and 1934-38 |
| Most League goals in one match | 5, Frank Eaton v South Shields, Division Three (North), 9th April 1927 5, Peter Cunningham v Darlington, Division Three (North), 4th February 1933 5, Beau Asquith v Darlington, Division Three (North), 12th November 1938 5, Cecil McCormack v Luton Town, Division Two, 9th September 1950 |
| Most League appearances | 514, Barry Murphy, 1962-78 |
| Most capped player | 35, Gerry Taggart, Northern Ireland, 1990-95 |
| Youngest League player | Reuben Noble-Lazarus, 15 years 45 days v Ipswich Town, 30th September 2008 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £4,500,000 for Ashley Ward to Blackburn Rovers, December 1998 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £1,500,000 for Georgi Hristov from Partizan Belgrade, July 1997 £1,500,000 for Mike Sheron from Queen's Park Rangers, January 1999 |
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