The 2025–26 season is the 138th season in the history of Barnet Football Club and their first back season in the English Football League, League Two since the 2017–18 season following their promotion from the National League in the preceding season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 1 July 2025 CB Romoney Crichlow Bradford City Free 1 July 2025 GK Owen Evans Cheltenham Town 1 July 2025 LB Ryan Galvin FC Halifax Town 1 July 2025 CF Oliver Hawkins Gillingham 1 July 2025 CM Scott High Huddersfield Town 1 July 2025 CB Ollie Kensdale Eastbourne Borough 1 July 2025 CM Emmanuel Osadebe Forest Green Rovers 1 July 2025 CB Adam Senior FC Halifax Town 15 July 2025 RB Kane Smith Stevenage 17 July 2025 CM Dennis Adeniran St Mirren 28 July 2025 Nnamdi Ofoborh Swindon Town 29 July 2025 GK Joe Wright Eastbourne Borough 20 October 2025 CF Britt Assombalonga Amedspor 22 January 2026 CF Kabongo Tshimanga Crawley Town Undisclosed
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 18 June 2025 CB Joe Grimwood Chelmsford City Undisclosed 23 June 2025 GK Giosue Bellagambi Ebbsfleet United 30 June 2025 AM Finley Wilkinson Hemel Hempstead Town 7 July 2025 AM Jermaine Francis Hartlepool United 13 November 2025 CM Zak Brunt Boreham Wood 12 December 2025 CM Scott High Solihull Moors 7 January 2026 LB Ryan Galvin Carlisle United 9 January 2026 CB Ollie Kensdale Boreham Wood 24 January 2026 CF Lee Ndlovu Notts County
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef. 19 July 2025 CF Joe Hugill Manchester United 14 January 2026 7 August 2025 GK Cieran Slicker Ipswich Town 31 May 2026 1 September 2025 CDM Ben Winterburn Bournemouth 2 September 2025 CF Ronnie Stutter Chelsea 20 January 2026 CB Phillip Chinedu Leyton Orient 20 January 2026 RW Diallang Jaiyesimi Leyton Orient 2 February 2026 RW Jack Howland Millwall
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. 25 July 2025 CB Joe Rye Tamworth 31 May 2026 28 August 2025 CM Zak Brunt Boreham Wood 31 May 2026 2 September 2025 LW Bright Siaw Welling United 28 September 2025 6 September 2025 GK Joe Wright Dorking Wanderers 6 September 2025 19 September 2025 GK Joe Wright Kidderminster Harriers 20 September 2025 17 October 2025 CM Scott High Solihull Moors 12 December 2025 24 October 2025 LW Bright Siaw Southall 27 March 2026 4 November 2025 GK Joe Wright Bedford Town 2 December 2025 22 November 2025 CB Joe Kizzi Enfield Town 20 December 2025 28 November 2025 LB Ryan Galvin Rochdale 6 January 2026 9 December 2025 CB Rohat Matyar Maldon & Tiptree 30 April 2026 17 December 2025 CM Jack Blower Grays Athletic 31 May 2026 31 December 2025 GK Joe Wright Chelmsford City 31 May 2026 8 January 2026 CM Patrick Matejko Berkhamsted 31 May 2026
Released / out of contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubRef.30 June 2025 AM Harry Chapman Gateshead CM Billy Clifford Farnborough LB Ben Coker Ebbsfleet United RB Jordan Cropper Boston United RB Reece Hall-Johnson King's Lynn Town LB Shane Maroodza Kerry CB Jerome Okimo Retired CB Adebola Oluwo Salford City CB Richard Nartey
New Contract DatePos.PlayerContracted untilRef. 23 May 2025 CB Nikola Tavares Undisclosed 29 May 2025 LM Idris Kanu Undisclosed 3 June 2025 CB Danny Collinge Undisclosed 23 January 2026 LM Bright Siaw 30 June 2029
Pre-season and friendlies On 22 May, Barnet announced their first pre-season friendly, against Wycombe Wanderers. A day later, a trip to face Boreham Wood was also added. A week later, a trip to face Hitchin Town was added. A fourth and fifth pre-season friendly was later confirmed against Hemel Hempstead Town and Leyton Orient. A sixth friendly was also confirmed against Crystal Palace U21.
Competitions
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 26 June the League Two fixtures were announced, with Barnet hosting Fleetwood Town on the opening day.
FA Cup
Barnet were drawn away to Fleetwood Town in the first round.
EFL Cup
Barnet will take part in a preliminary round of the EFL Cup due to the number of Premier League teams being involved in European competitions. They would face Newport County.
EFL Trophy
Barnet were drawn against Cambridge United, Luton Town and Brighton & Hove Albion U21 in the group stage.
Statistics Appearances and goals Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
Disciplinary record
Rank Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 1 4 DF Danny Collinge 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 24 DF Romoney Crichlow 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 03 11 FW Idris Kanu 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 19 MF Mark Shelton 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 25 DF Nikola Tavares 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 15 MF Ryan Glover 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 28 MF Nnamdi Ofoborh 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 29 GK Cieran Slicker 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 6 MF Emmanuel Osadebe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 30 DF Joe Kizzi 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 111 5 DF Adam Senior 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 012 12 FW Oliver Hawkins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 MF Ben Winterburn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 20 FW Kabongo Tshimanga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 23 DF Kane Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 016 9 FW Lee Ndlovu 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 MF Anthony Hartigan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 DF Ollie Kensdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 019 7 MF Scott High 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 FW Rhys Browne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 FW Callum Stead 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 DF Phillip Chinedu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 35 MF Dennis Adeniran 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 70 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 75 1 5
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