The 2023–24 season is the 137th season in the existence of Barnsley and their second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, the club are also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
EFL released an official statement on 13 July 2023 to announce that Barnsley Football Club, and former co-chairman Chien Lee and Paul Conway, had been charged with five breaches of EFL Regulations regarding the ownership of the club and failing to report information to EFL.EFL statement: Barnsley FC EFL. Official Statement. 13 July 2023. Retrieved on 17 July 2023.Club Statement: EFL Charges against Paul Conway, Chien Lee and Barnsley FC Barnsley Football Club, Club Statement, 13 July 2023. Retrieved on 17 July 2023.
On 7 October 2023, Barnsley released a club statement to confirm that when travelling back to South Yorkshire after an away win against Exeter City earlier in the day, the team's coach suffered complications and caught fire. Everyone on board evacuated the coach safely, and the club thanked the emergency services for their assistance.Club Statement Barnsley Football Club. Club Statement. 7 October 2023. Retrieved on 8 October 2023.Barnsley FC's team bus catches fire on M5 near Gloucester BBC News. Written by Tom Airey. 8 October 2023. Retrieved on 9 October 2023.Barnsley FC bus in flames on M5 near Cheltenham after match against Exeter ITV. ITV News. Calendar. 8 October 2023. Retrieved on 9 October 2023.Pictures show aftermath of Barnsley FC bus fire after win over Exeter ITV. ITV News. Calendar. Retrieved on 9 October 2023.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Liam Roberts GK Walsall Middlesbrough 18 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 23 Ben Killip GK Isleworth Hartlepool United 5 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 Adam Hayton GK Luton Tottenham Hotspur 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 Defenders 2 Jordan Williams RB Huddersfield Huddersfield Town 8 August 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 5 Donovan Pines CB Clarksville DC United 13 January 2024 Free 30 June 2025 6 Maël de Gevigney CB Feucherolles Nîmes 4 August 2023 £250,000 30 June 2026 17 Barry Cotter RB Ennis Shamrock Rovers 18 January 2023 £17,500 30 June 2026 22 Corey O'Keeffe RB Birmingham Forest Green Rovers 25 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 24 Robbie Cundy CB Oxford Bristol City 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 26 Jamie McCart CB Bellshill Rotherham United 31 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 34 Danny Benson CB Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 37 Nathan James CB Coventry Burnley 14 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 43 Josh Earl LB Southport Fleetwood Town 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 46 Hayden Pickard LB Academy 10 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Charlie Winfield LB Academy 1 July 2019 Trainee 30 June 2024 Midfielders 3 Jon Russell CM Hounslow Huddersfield Town 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 7 Nicky Cadden LM Bellshill Forest Green Rovers 11 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 8 Herbie Kane CM Bristol Liverpool 16 October 2020 £1,250,000 30 June 2024 10 Josh Benson CM Brentwood Burnley 29 July 2021 £1,000,000 30 June 2025 11 Conor Grant CM Dublin Milton Keynes Dons 2 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 28 Jean Claude Makiessi CM Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 30 Adam Phillips CM Garstang Burnley 1 September 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 32 Harrison Nejman CM Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 33 Matty Wolfe CM Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024 38 Theo Chapman AM Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 40 Aaron Atkinson CM Oldham Athletic 20 October 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 48 Luca Connell DM Liverpool Celtic 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2027 63 Vimal Yoganathan CM Academy 7 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026 68 Jonathan Bland CM Academy 7 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Forwards 9 Sam Cosgrove CF Beverley Birmingham City 2 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025 12 Fábio Jaló LW Lisbon Benfica 1 July 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 19 Aiden Marsh CF Barnsley Academy 1 January 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024 35 Josiah Dyer CF Hammersmith and Fulham Academy 10 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 36 Max Watters CF Camden Cardiff City 24 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 39 Mylan Benjamin CF Academy 10 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 44 Devante Cole CF Alderley Edge Motherwell 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 45 John McAtee SS Salford Luton Town 24 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 47 Emmaisa Nzondo CF Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Out on Loan 4 Kacper Łopata CB Kraków Woking 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2027 15 Kyran Lofthouse RB Oxford Woking 28 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026 14 Oli Shaw CF Edinburgh Kilmarnock 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 16 Andrew Dallas CF Glasgow Solihull Moors 24 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026 18 Joe Ackroyd CM Barnsley Academy 1 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024 20 Callum Styles CM Bury Bury 6 August 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 21 Conor McCarthy CB Blarney St Mirren 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025 31 Paul Cooper GK Matlock Town 23 September 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 41 Jack Shepherd CB Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 50 Kieran Flavell GK Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024
Statistics
Goals record
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal144CFDevante Cole3000325CBLiam Kitching1000116CFAndrew Dallas100013CMJon Russell1000119CFAiden Marsh001018CMHerbie Kane0010117RBBarry Cotter10001
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2023 CB Free transfer 4 July 2023 CB † Free transfer 5 July 2023 GK Free transfer 24 July 2023 CF Free transfer 24 July 2023 CF Undisclosed 25 July 2023 RB Undisclosed 28 July 2023 RB Free transfer 4 August 2023 CB Undisclosed 2 September 2023 CF Free transfer 20 October 2023 CB † Oldham Athletic Free transfer 13 January 2024 CB Free transfer 1 February 2024 LB Undisclosed † Initially signed for the Under-21s
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2023 CF Free agent Released 30 June 2023 CM Free agent Released 30 June 2023 RB Free agent Released 30 June 2023 RB Free agent Released 30 June 2023 CM Released 30 June 2023 LB Released 30 June 2023 CB Free agent Released 30 June 2023 CB Released 30 June 2023 RW Free transfer 3 July 2023 CB Undisclosed 17 July 2023 GK Undisclosed 18 July 2023 CB Undisclosed 22 July 2023 GK Undisclosed 4 August 2023 CF Undisclosed 1 September 2023 CB Undisclosed 29 January 2024 CF Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 18 July 2023 GK End of season 24 August 2023 SS End of season 31 August 2023 CB End of season 1 September 2023 LB 1 January 2024 2 February 2024 CM End of season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toFeeRef 1 July 2023 GK 30 August 2023 21 August 2023 CF 16 September 2023 21 August 2023 CM 16 September 2023 31 August 2023 CF 24 January 2024 1 September 2023 CF 20 January 2024 9 September 2023 GK 6 October 2023 21 September 2023 CF End of season 21 September 2023 CF 7 November 2023 22 September 2023 RB 4 January 2024 20 October 2023 AM 18 November 2023 21 October 2023 CB 2 January 2024 27 October 2023 LB 25 November 2023 9 January 2024 RB End of season 17 January 2024 CB End of season 18 January 2024 GK 15 February 2024 22 January 2024 CM End of season 22 January 2024 CF End of season 31 January 2024 GK 28 February 2024 1 February 2024 CB End of season 1 February 2024 CB End of season 1 February 2024 CM End of season 8 February 2024 CF End of season
Pre-season and friendlies On 5 June, Barnsley announced their pre-season schedule, with matches against Worksop Town, AFC Fylde, Hull City, Blackburn Rovers, Mansfield Town and Crewe Alexandra.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Barnsley were draw at home to Horsham in the first round. On 22 November, Barnsley were removed from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in their replay win against Horsham.
EFL Cup
Barnsley were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Barnsley were drawn in Northern Group F alongside Bradford City, Grimsby Town and Manchester City U21 After finishing second in the group, they were drawn away to Blackpool in the second round.
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