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
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends Goalkeepers1Jack WaltonGK4302015AcademyTrainee202331Henry KendrickGK002019AcademyTrainee202140Bradley CollinsGK4802019 ChelseaFree2023 Defenders2 Jordan WilliamsRB/CB7322018 Huddersfield TownUndisclosed20233Ben Williams LB3602017 Blackburn RoversFree20225Liam Kitching CB102021 Forest Green Rovers£600,00020246Mads Juel AndersenCB8912019 HorsensUndisclosed20237Callum BrittainRB4002020 Milton Keynes DonsUndisclosed202320Toby SibbickRB/CB/DM4002019 WimbledonUndisclosed202322Clarke Oduor LB3212019 Leeds UnitedUndisclosed202324Aapo HalmeCB/DM5542019 Leeds United£200,000202226Michael SollbauerCB/RB6102020 Wolfsberger AC£450,000202230Michał HelikCB/RB4562020 KS Cracovia£720,000202334Jasper MoonCB302020AcademyTraineeUnidsclosed Midfielders4Callum StylesAM/CM/LM7162018 BuryUndisclosed20238Herbie KaneCM/AM/DM2502020 Liverpool£1,250,000202421Romal PalmerCM/RM/LM3812018AcademyTrainee202227Alex Mowatt CM/AM159202017 Leeds United£600,0002021 Forwards9Cauley WoodrowCF/SS124472019 Fulham£765,000202310Daryl Dike CF1892020 Orlando CityLoanEnd of Season11Conor ChaplinCF/SS/RW84182019 CoventryUndisclosed202314Carlton MorrisCF2272021 Norwich CityUndisclosed202325George MillerCF802019 Middlesbrough£200,000202228Dominik FrieserRW/LW/CF4332020 LASK LinzUndisclosed202229Victor Adeboyejo CF/RW6562017 Leyton OrientFree2022 Out on Loan16Luke ThomasRW/AM6422019 Derby County£1,220,000202317Marcel RitzmaierCM/LM/LB2302020 Wolfsberger ACUndisclosed202218Isaac Christie-DaviesAM/CM/LM002020 LiverpoolFree202319Patrick SchmidtCF/LW/RW3942019 Admira Wacker£1,000,000202323Elliot Simões LW/AM2732019 United of ManchesterUndisclosed202333Matty WolfeCM102020AcademyTrainee2022Jack AitchisonCF002020 CelticFree2023 Appearances and goals correct as of 8 May 2021.
Statistics
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total19 CFCauley Woodrow 121114210CFDaryl Dike 9009327CMAlex Mowatt 8008414CFCarlton Morris 700730CBMichał Helik 510664 AMCallum Styles 4105711CFConor Chaplin 4004828RWDominik Frieser 3003929CFVictor Adeboyejo 2002102 RBJordan Williams 00116 CBMads Juel Andersen 100119CFPatrick Schmidt 001121CMRomal Palmer 100123LWElliot Simões 1001Total 1001Total 582364
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 16 CBMads Juel Andersen 71000000071024 AMCallum Styles 7000000007009 CFCauley Woodrow 70000000070027CMAlex Mowatt 60100000060130CBMichał Helik 601000000601624CBAapo Halme 30000010040026CBMichael Sollbauer 40000000040087 RBCallum Brittain 30000000030014CFCarlton Morris 30000000030020RBToby Sibbick 3000000003001110CFDaryl Dike 20000000020011CFConor Chaplin 20000000020021CMRomal Palmer 20000000020023RWElliot Simões 10000010020032CMMatty James 20000000020040GKBradley Collins 100000100200171 GKJack Walton 1000000001002 RBJordan Williams 0000001001008 CMHerbie Kane 10000000010016RWLuke Thomas 10000000010017CMMarcel Ritzmaier 10000000010024CBAapo Halme 100000000100Total 64120004006812
Transfers
Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 20 August 2020 RW Dominik Frieser LASK Undisclosed 7 September 2020 AM Isaac Christie-Davies Liverpool Free transfer 9 September 2020 CB Michał Helik KS Cracovia Undisclosed 10 September 2020 GK Corey Addai Coventry City Free transfer 17 September 2020 RM Daniel Bramall Buxton Free transfer 5 October 2020 CF Jack Aitchison Celtic Undisclosed 10 October 2020 RB Callum Brittain Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed 16 October 2020 CM Herbie Kane Liverpool Undisclosed 11 December 2020 CF Cameron Thompson Fulham Free transfer 5 January 2021 CB Liam Kitching Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed 6 January 2021 CF Carlton Morris Norwich City Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 17 August 2020 RB Kilian Ludewig Red Bull Salzburg 6 October 2020 16 October 2020 CM Matty James Leicester City 1 January 2021 1 February 2021 CF Daryl Dike Orlando City End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 4 August 2020 RB Toby Sibbick KV Oostende 31 December 2020 20 August 2020 RW Jordan Green Southend United 8 October 2020 5 October 2020 CM Marcel Ritzmaier Rapid Wien End of season 6 October 2020 CF Jack Aitchison Stevenage End of season 6 October 2020 CB Jordan Helliwell Stalybridge Celtic 5 November 2020 15 October 2020 CM Matty Wolfe Notts County 3 January 2021 17 November 2020 GK Corey Addai Chesterfield 7 December 2020 6 January 2021 LW Elliot Simões Doncaster Rovers End of season 18 January 2021 RM Daniel Bramall Barrow End of season 19 January 2021 RW Luke Thomas Ipswich Town End of season 29 January 2021 AM Isaac Christie-Davies Dunajská Streda End of season 6 February 2021 CF Patrick Schmidt Ried End of season
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 LB Jordan Barnett Pontefract Collieries Released 1 July 2020 DM Jared Bird Unattached Released 1 July 2020 DM Kenneth Dougall Blackpool Released 1 July 2020 CB Sam Fielding Salford City Released 1 July 2020 CB Harry Gagen Ossett United Released 1 July 2020 GK Jake Greatorex Penistone Church Released 1 July 2020 RW Josh Olatubosun Unattached Released 1 July 2020 LB Daniel Pinillos Miedź Legnica Released 1 July 2020 CF Chris Sang Unattached Released 1 July 2020 CF Mamadou Thiam KV Oostende Released 1 July 2020 CF Tommy Willard Aldershot Town Released 1 July 2020 CM Alex Wollerton York City Released 1 July 2020 GK Samuel Şahin-Radlinger SV Ried Released 2 July 2020 LW Mallik Wilks Hull City Undisclosed 6 July 2020 GK Miguel Spiteri Birkirkara Free transfer 9 July 2020 RB Lee Ciantar Europa Point Free transfer 7 August 2020 CM Cameron McGeehan KV Oostende Undisclosed 9 September 2020 RW Jacob Brown Stoke City Undisclosed 7 October 2020 CB Bambo Diaby Unattached Mutual consent 23 November 2020 GK Tom Wooster Manchester United Undisclosed 4 January 2021 RW Jordan Green Dulwich Hamlet Mutual consent 22 January 2021 AM Mike-Steven Bähre Meppen Mutual consent 2 February 2021 MF Keaton Ward Mansfield Town Mutual consent
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
Play-offs
FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.
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