# 2022–23 Barnsley F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 136th season in the existence of Barnsley Football Club and the club's first season back in League One following their relegation from the Championship the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | DM | Luca Connell | Celtic | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Robbie Cundy | Bristol City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Conor McCarthy | St Mirren | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Jamie Searle | Swansea City | Free Transfer |
| 11 July 2022 | LM | Nicky Cadden | Forest Green Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 16 July 2022 | CF | James Norwood | Ipswich Town | Free Transfer |
| 20 July 2022 | CF | Jack Butterfill | Leicester City | Free Transfer |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Adam Phillips | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2023 | RB | Barry Cotter | Shamrock Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | GK | Adam Hayton | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Oli Shaw | Kilmarnock | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2023 | CB | Rudi Pache | Free agent | — |
| 1 February 2023 | CM | Jon Russell | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Celtic contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Bristol City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his St Mirren contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Swansea City contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 10 June 2022 | AM | Isaac Christie-Davies | Eupen | Undisclosed |
| 17 June 2022 | CF | Patrick Schmidt | Admira Wacker Mödling | Undisclosed |
| 21 June 2022 | CF | Cauley Woodrow | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Archie Brown | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Aapo Halme | HJK Helsinki | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Blake Goucher | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Ben Hall | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Connor Hodgson | Ossett United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Daniel Jinadu | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | George Miller | Doncaster Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Romal Palmer | Göztepe | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Jake Sherlock | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Lloyd Smith | Bradford (Park Avenue) | Released |
| 6 July 2022 | CF | Carlton Morris | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 15 July 2022 | CF | Victor Adeboyejo | Burton Albion | Free Transfer |
| 21 July 2022 | RB | Callum Brittain | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2022 | CF | David Bremang | Crawley Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Michał Helik | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 29 October 2022 | CF | Cameron Thompson | Torquay United | Free Transfer |
| 17 January 2023 | AM | Tomas Kalinauskas | FC Den Bosch | Free Transfer |
| 26 January 2023 | CM | William Hondermarck | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2023 | CB | Amir Ariely | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2023 | GK | Jack Walton | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Jack Aitchison | Motherwell | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 8 June and would become official on 10 June, once the transfer window opened

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 4 August 2022 | CF | Slobodan Tedić | Manchester City | End of Season |
| 31 August 2022 | LW | Josh Martin | Norwich City | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | RB | Tom Edwards | Stoke City | 16 January 2023 |
| 12 September 2022 | LB | Ziyad Larkeche | Fulham | End of Season |
| 5 January 2023 | CF | Max Watters | Cardiff City | End of Season |
| 14 January 2023 | CB | Bobby Thomas | Burnley | End of Season |
| 30 January 2023 | GK | Harry Isted | Luton Town | End of Season |
* ↑ On 16 January, Edwards' loan from Stoke ended early

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 1 September 2022 | LB | Clarke Oduor | Hartlepool United | End of Season |
| 2 September 2022 | CM | Callum Styles | Millwall | End of Season |
| 6 September 2022 | AM | Tomas Kalinauskas | Havant & Waterlooville | 1 January 2023 |
| 8 September 2022 | CF | Aaron Leya Iseka | Adanaspor | End of Season |
| 12 September 2022 | CF | Aiden Marsh | Scunthorpe United | End of Season |
| 27 September 2022 | CM | Joe Ackroyd | Guiseley | 16 December 2022 |
| 4 November 2022 | MF | Keegan Hartley | Guiseley | 2 January 2023 |
| 4 November 2022 | CM | Will Lancaster | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 1 January 2023 |
| 7 January 2023 | FW | Josiah Dyer | FC United of Manchester | 7 February 2023 |
| 10 January 2023 | CM | Joe Ackroyd | Buxton | 10 February 2023 |
| 11 January 2023 | CM | Will Lancaster | Bradford (Park Avenue) | End of Season |
| 18 January 2023 | CB | Jasper Moon | Burton Albion | End of Season |
| 27 January 2023 | RB | Kareem Hassan-Smith | Guiseley | 24 February 2023 |
| 10 February 2023 | LB | Charlie Winfield | Alfreton Town | 10 March 2023 |
| 28 February 2023 | CB | Daniel Benson | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 28 March 2023 |
| 28 February 2023 | GK | Paul Cooper | Ossett United | End of Season |
| 23 March 2023 | MF | Harrison Nejman | Guiseley | End of Season |
* ↑ On 28 October, Ackroyd's loan at Guiseley was extended.
* ↑ On 16 December, Ackroyd was recalled back.
* ↑ On 3 December, Hartley's loan at Guiseley was extended.
* ↑ On 2 December, Lancaster's loan at Bradford PA was extended.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Crewe Alexandra and Worksop Town announced friendlies with Barnsley on 18 May 2022. Belper Town did likewise on 24 May. On 1 June Barnsley confirmed their pre-season schedule. A trip to Harrogate Town was later added to the schedule.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | 30 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 050.00 |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | 10 August 2022 | 24 August 2022 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | TBC | Group stage | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 050.00 |
Last updated: 24 September 2022 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 101 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Ipswich Town (P) | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | +66 | 98 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 96 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 86 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 81 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 76 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 21 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

#### League One play-offs
### FA Cup

The Reds were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers in the first round, at home to Crewe Alexandra in the second round and away to Derby County in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Barnsley were drawn away to Middlesbrough in the first round and to Leeds United in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 23 June, the group stage draw was finalised, group Barnsley in Northern Group E alongside Doncaster Rovers, Lincoln City and Newcastle United U21s. In the second round, The Reds were drawn away to Port Vale.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures