# 2023–24 Barnsley F.C. season

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.
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.

## Current squad

    As of 8 February 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Liam Roberts | GK | Walsall | (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30) | Middlesbrough | 18 July 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 23 | Ben Killip | GK | Isleworth | (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 29) | Hartlepool United | 5 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| — | Adam Hayton | GK | Luton | (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 20) | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Jordan Williams | RB | Huddersfield | (1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 25) | Huddersfield Town | 8 August 2018 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 5 | Donovan Pines | CB | Clarksville | (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 27) | DC United | 13 January 2024 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 6 | Maël de Gevigney | CB | Feucherolles | (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25) | Nîmes | 4 August 2023 | £250,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 17 | Barry Cotter | RB | Ennis | (1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 26) | Shamrock Rovers | 18 January 2023 | £17,500 | 30 June 2026 |
| 22 | Corey O'Keeffe | RB | Birmingham | (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 26) | Forest Green Rovers | 25 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 24 | Robbie Cundy | CB | Oxford | (1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 27) | Bristol City | 1 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 26 | Jamie McCart | CB | Bellshill | (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 27) | Rotherham United | 31 August 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 34 | Danny Benson | CB | | (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 37 | Nathan James | CB | Coventry | (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 (age 20) | Burnley | 14 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 43 | Josh Earl | LB | Southport | (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26) | Fleetwood Town | 1 February 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 46 | Hayden Pickard | LB | | (2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 10 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| — | Charlie Winfield | LB | | (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 1 July 2019 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 3 | Jon Russell | CM | Hounslow | (2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 (age 24) | Huddersfield Town | 31 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 7 | Nicky Cadden | LM | Bellshill | (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28) | Forest Green Rovers | 11 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 8 | Herbie Kane | CM | Bristol | (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 26) | Liverpool | 16 October 2020 | £1,250,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 10 | Josh Benson | CM | Brentwood | (1999-12-05) 5 December 1999 (age 25) | Burnley | 29 July 2021 | £1,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 11 | Conor Grant | CM | Dublin | (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23) | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 28 | Jean Claude Makiessi | CM | | (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 30 | Adam Phillips | CM | Garstang | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 27) | Burnley | 1 September 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 32 | Harrison Nejman | CM | | (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 33 | Matty Wolfe | CM | | (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) | Academy | 1 July 2020 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 38 | Theo Chapman | AM | | (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 40 | Aaron Atkinson | CM | | (2004-11-15) 15 November 2004 (age 20) | Oldham Athletic | 20 October 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 48 | Luca Connell | DM | Liverpool | (2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 (age 23) | Celtic | 1 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2027 |
| 63 | Vimal Yoganathan | CM | | (2006-01-13) 13 January 2006 (age 19) | Academy | 7 August 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2026 |
| 68 | Jonathan Bland | CM | | (2005-10-24) 24 October 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 7 August 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Sam Cosgrove | CF | Beverley | (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 28) | Birmingham City | 2 September 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 12 | Fábio Jaló | LW | Lisbon | (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 19) | Benfica | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 19 | Aiden Marsh | CF | Barnsley | (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 1 January 2020 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 35 | Josiah Dyer | CF | Hammersmith and Fulham | (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 10 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 36 | Max Watters | CF | Camden | (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25) | Cardiff City | 24 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 39 | Mylan Benjamin | CF | | (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 10 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 44 | Devante Cole | CF | Alderley Edge | (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29) | Motherwell | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 45 | John McAtee | SS | Salford | (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25) | Luton Town | 24 August 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 47 | Emmaisa Nzondo | CF | | (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 19) | Academy | 5 September 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||
| 4 | Kacper Łopata | CB | Kraków | (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 23) | Woking | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2027 |
| 15 | Kyran Lofthouse | RB | Oxford | (2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 (age 24) | Woking | 28 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2026 |
| 14 | Oli Shaw | CF | Edinburgh | (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 27) | Kilmarnock | 31 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 16 | Andrew Dallas | CF | Glasgow | (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 25) | Solihull Moors | 24 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2026 |
| 18 | Joe Ackroyd | CM | Barnsley | (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 1 2021 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 20 | Callum Styles | CM | Bury | (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24) | Bury | 6 August 2018 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 21 | Conor McCarthy | CB | Blarney | (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26) | St Mirren | 1 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 31 | Paul Cooper | GK | | (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) | Matlock Town | 23 September 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 41 | Jack Shepherd | CB | | (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 24) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 50 | Kieran Flavell | GK | | (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |

## Statistics
### Goals record

    As of 6 August 2023
| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 44 | CF | Devante Cole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | CB | Liam Kitching | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | CF | Andrew Dallas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | CM | Jon Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 19 | CF | Aiden Marsh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | CM | Herbie Kane | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | RB | Barry Cotter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | CB | Kacper Łopata | Woking | Free Transfer |
| 4 July 2023 | CB | Jack Shepherd † | Pontefract Collieries | Free Transfer |
| 5 July 2023 | GK | Ben Killip | Hartlepool United | Free Transfer |
| 24 July 2023 | CF | Andrew Dallas | Solihull Moors | Free Transfer |
| 24 July 2023 | CF | Max Watters | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2023 | RB | Corey O'Keeffe | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2023 | RB | Kyran Lofthouse | Woking | Free Transfer |
| 4 August 2023 | CB | Maël de Gevigney | Nîmes | Undisclosed |
| 2 September 2023 | CF | Sam Cosgrove | Birmingham City | Free Transfer |
| 20 October 2023 | CB | Aaron Atkinson † | Oldham Athletic | Free Transfer |
| 13 January 2024 | CB | Donovan Pines | DC United | Free Transfer |
| 1 February 2024 | LB | Josh Earl | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
† Initially signed for the Under-21s

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Jack Butterfill | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Keegan Hartley | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Kareem Hassan-Smith | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Jordan Helliwell | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Will Lancaster | Bradford (Park Avenue) | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Clarke Oduor | Bradford City | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Rudi Pache | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Jason Sraha | Shrewsbury Town | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RW | Luke Thomas | Bristol Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 3 July 2023 | CB | Mads Juel Andersen | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2023 | GK | Bradley Collins | Coventry City | Undisclosed |
| 18 July 2023 | CB | Jasper Moon | Burton Albion | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2023 | GK | Jamie Searle | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2023 | CF | James Norwood | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2023 | CB | Liam Kitching | Coventry City | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2024 | CF | Aaron Leya Iseka | OFI | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until |
| 18 July 2023 | GK | Liam Roberts | Middlesbrough | End of Season |
| 24 August 2023 | SS | John McAtee | Luton Town | End of Season |
| 31 August 2023 | CB | Jamie McCart | Rotherham United | End of Season |
| 1 September 2023 | LB | Owen Dodgson | Burnley | 1 January 2024 |
| 2 February 2024 | CM | Conor Grant | Milton Keynes Dons | End of Season |
* ↑ On 1 January, Dodgson was recalled back to Burnley early from his season-long loan.

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | GK | Adam Hayton | Worksop Town | 30 August 2023 |
| 21 August 2023 | CF | Josiah Dyer | Basford United | 16 September 2023 |
| 21 August 2023 | CM | Jean Claude Makiessi | Basford United | 16 September 2023 |
| 31 August 2023 | CF | Oli Shaw | Motherwell | 24 January 2024 |
| 1 September 2023 | CF | Andrew Dallas | Kilmarnock | 20 January 2024 |
| 9 September 2023 | GK | Rogan Ravenhill | Liversedge | 6 October 2023 |
| 21 September 2023 | CF | Aaron Leya Iseka | Hapoel Hadera | End of Season |
| 21 September 2023 | CF | Aiden Marsh | York City | 7 November 2023 |
| 22 September 2023 | RB | Kyran Lofthouse | Gateshead | 4 January 2024 |
| 20 October 2023 | AM | Theo Chapman | Farsley Celtic | 18 November 2023 |
| 21 October 2023 | CB | Danny Benson | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2 January 2024 |
| 27 October 2023 | LB | Charlie Winfield | Darlington | 25 November 2023 |
| 9 January 2024 | RB | Kyran Lofthouse | Milton Keynes Dons | End of Season |
| 17 January 2024 | CB | Conor McCarthy | Swindon Town | End of Season |
| 18 January 2024 | GK | Paul Cooper | Ashton United | 15 February 2024 |
| 22 January 2024 | CM | Joe Ackroyd | Buxton | End of Season |
| 22 January 2024 | CF | Andrew Dallas | Oldham Athletic | End of Season |
| 31 January 2024 | GK | Kieran Flavell | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 28 February 2024 |
| 1 February 2024 | CB | Kacper Łopata | Port Vale | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | CB | Jack Shepherd | Cheltenham Town | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | CM | Callum Styles | Sunderland | End of Season |
| 8 February 2024 | CF | Oli Shaw | Motherwell | End of Season |
* ↑ On 24 January, Shaw was recalled back from his season-long loan at Motherwell.
* ↑ On 20 January, Dallas was recalled back from his season-long loan at Kilmarnock.
* ↑ On 25 October, Marsh's loan at York was extended by a further month.
* ↑ On 7 November, Marsh was recalled back two-weeks early from his loan stay at York.
* ↑ On 4 January, Lofthouse was recalled back from his loan at Gateshead slightly early.

## 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.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | Matchday 1 | | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 050.00 |
| FA Cup | First round | First round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | Second round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 49 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 90 | 68 | +22 | 048.98 |
Last updated: 9 April 2024 Source: Soccerway

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 87 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 61 | +28 | 84 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Oxford United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 77 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 76 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 74 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 73 | |
| 9 | Stevenage | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 71 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7$^1$ | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 18$^3$ | 27$^4$ | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 13$^2$ | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 29$^5$ | 44 | 40$^6$ | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
* $^1$ Matchday 7 (vs Portsmouth) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* $^2$ Matchday 13 (vs Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* $^3$ Matchday 18 (vs Carlisle United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* $^4$ Matchday 27 (vs Oxford United) was postponed due Oxford's FA Cup involvements.
* $^5$ Matchday 29 (vs Stevenage) was postponed due to a unplayable playing surface.
* $^6$ Matchday 40 (vs Portsmouth) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

#### Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### 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.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Barnsley were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### 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.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures