2015–16 Barnsley F.C. season

Barnsley F.C.
2015–16 season
OwnerPatrick Cryne
ChairmanMaurice Watkins
ManagerLee Johnson
(until 6 February 2016)
Tommy Wright
(from 6 February 2016 –13 February 2016)
Paul Heckingbottom Caretaker
(from 13 February 2016–present)
StadiumOakwell
League One6th (promoted via playoffs)
FA CupFirst round
(eliminated by Altrincham)
League CupSecond round
(eliminated by Everton)
FL TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Sam Winnall (21)
All: Sam Winnall (24)

The 2015–16 season was Barnsley's second consecutive season in League One following their relegation from the Championship in the 2013–14 season. Along with League One, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Barnsley were promoted to the Football League Championship, after beating Millwall 3–1 in the play-off final. Barnsley also won the Football League Trophy, after beating Oxford United 3–2 in the final.[1]

Squad

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No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Adam Davies GK England Rinteln 32 75 0 Sheffield Wednesday 13 June 2014 Free 2018
13 Nick Townsend GK England Solihull 30 10 0 Birmingham City 1 September 2015 Undisclosed 2018
23 Jack Walton GK England 26 0 0 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 2018
Defenders
2 James Bree RB/RW England Wakefield 27 40 0 Academy 1 January 2014 Trainee 2017
3 George Smith LB England Barnsley 28 44 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 2016
4 Marc Roberts CB England Barnsley 34 42 1 FC Halifax Town 1 July 2015 Free 2018
5 Lewin Nyatanga CB Wales Burton upon Trent 36 144 10 Bristol City 9 July 2013 Free 2017
22 George Williams RB England Hillingdon 31 27 1 Worcester City 22 December 2014 Undisclosed 2016
26 Alfie Mawson CB England Hillingdon 30 59 7 Brentford 1 July 2015 Free 2018
28 Jack Cowgill CB England Wakefield 27 2 0 Academy 1 July 2014 Trainee 2017
29 Matty Templeton LB England Worksop 28 3 1 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 2017
35 Aidan White LB England Otley 33 19 0 Rotherham United January 2016 Free 2017
36 Callum Evans DF England 29 0 0 Manchester United 29 April 2016 Free 2017
Midfielders
7 Josh Scowen CM England Enfield 31 64 8 Wycobme Wanderers 15 January 2015 Undisclosed 2017
8 Conor Hourihane CM Republic of Ireland County Cork 33 107 25 Plymouth Argyle 23 June 2014 £200,000 2017
10 Ryan Williams WG Australia Subiaco 31 13 0 Fulham 26 July 2015 Undisclosed 2017
11 Josh Brownhill CM England Warrington 20 27 3 Preston North End 14 January 2016 Loan 2016
14 Paul Digby CM England Sheffield 29 25 0 Academy 1 August 2011 Trainee 2017
15 Marley Watkins WG England London 34 42 8 Inverness CT 1 July 2015 Free 2017
17 Brad Abbott CM England Doncaster 29 9 0 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 2016
19 Otis Khan MF Pakistan Ashton-under-Lyne 29 3 0 Sheffield United 25 January 2016 Free 2017
20 Adam Hammill RW England Liverpool 36 118 22 Free agent 9 November 2015 Free 2018
32 Harry Chapman WG England Hartlepool 18 14 1 Middlesbrough 26 February 2016 Loan 2016
34 Lloyd Isgrove LW Wales Yeovil 23 36 1 Southampton 23 October 2015 Loan 2016
Forwards
9 Sam Winnall CF England Wolverhampton 33 93 37 Scunthorpe United 23 July 2014 Undisclosed 2017
18 Ashley Fletcher CF England Keighley 29 27 9 Manchester United 7 January 2016 Loan 2016
24 Ivan Toney CF England Northampton 20 20 2 Newcastle United 24 March 2016 Loan 2016
25 Shaun Tuton CF England Sheffield 33 7 0 FC Halifax Town 1 February 2016 Undisclosed 2017

Statistics

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As of 24 June 2016
No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Adam Davies 46 0 38+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 0
2 DF England ENG James Bree 24 0 17+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+3 0
3 DF England ENG George Smith 25 0 14+5 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 0
4 DF England ENG Marc Roberts 38 1 28+5 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
5 DF Wales WAL Lewin Nyatanga 28 3 19+2 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
7 MF England ENG Josh Scowen 39 5 24+9 4 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+1 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Hourihane 50 11 40+1 10 0+1 0 1+1 0 6+0 1
9 FW England ENG Sam Winnall 53 22 36+7 21 1+0 0 1+1 1 6+1 0
10 MF Australia AUS Ryan Williams 6 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF England ENG Josh Brownhill (on loan from Preston North End) 23 2 20+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
13 GK England ENG Nick Townsend 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF England ENG Paul Digby 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
15 MF England ENG Marley Watkins 41 8 32+2 5 1+0 0 2+0 1 4+0 2
16 FW England ENG George Maris 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF England ENG Brad Abbott 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 FW England ENG Ashley Fletcher (on loan from Manchester United) 24 7 12+9 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 2
19 MF Pakistan PAK Otis Khan 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF England ENG Adam Hammill 30 8 25+0 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 3
22 DF England ENG George Williams 20 1 16+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 FW England ENG Ivan Toney (on loan from Newcastle United) 15 2 10+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
25 FW England ENG Shaun Tuton 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF England ENG Alfie Mawson 56 7 46+0 6 1+0 0 2+0 0 7+0 1
29 DF England ENG Matty Templeton 3 1 0+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
32 MF England ENG Harry Chapman (on loan from Middlesbrough) 9 1 3+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
34 MF Wales WAL Lloyd Isgrove (on loan from Southampton) 32 0 27+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
35 DF England ENG Aidan White 18 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
Players who returned to their parent club:
6 DF England ENG Callum Connolly (on loan from Everton) 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Long (on loan from Burnley) 13 2 11+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
12 FW England ENG Michael Smith (on loan from Swindon Town) 13 0 4+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Wilkinson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 12 1 2+6 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
19 MF England ENG Ben Pearson (on loan from Manchester United) 29 2 23+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 1
20 MF England ENG Joe Rothwell (on loan from Manchester United) 7 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
21 MF England ENG Daniel Crowley (on loan from Arsenal) 13 1 6+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0
27 MF England ENG Kadeem Harris (on loan from Cardiff City) 13 0 7+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
Players who left the club:
11 FW Canada CAN Simeon Jackson 10 0 1+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 FW England ENG Harry White 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
32 DF England ENG Reece Wabara 26 1 18+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0

Play-off Appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Adam Davies 3 0 3+0 0
4 DF England ENG Marc Roberts 3 0 3+0 0
7 MF England ENG Josh Scowen 3 0 3+0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Hourihane 3 0 3+0 0
9 FW England ENG Sam Winnall 3 2 3+0 2
11 MF England ENG Josh Brownhill 3 1 3+0 1
12 MF England ENG Pat McCourt 1 0 0+1 0
15 MF England ENG Marley Watkins 1 0 0+1 0
18 FW England ENG Ashley Fletcher 3 2 3+0 2
20 MF England ENG Adam Hammill 3 2 3+0 2
22 DF England ENG George Williams 3 0 3+0 0
24 FW England ENG Ivan Toney 3 0 0+3 0
26 DF England ENG Alfie Mawson 3 0 3+0 0
30 FW England ENG Harry White 1 0 0+1 0
32 MF England ENG Harry Chapman 2 0 0+2 0
34 MF Wales WAL Lloyd Isgrove 3 1 3+0 1

Goals record

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As of 24 June 2016
Rank No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs Total
1 9 FW England Sam Winnall 22 0 1 0 2 25
2 8 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane 10 0 0 1 0 11
3 18 FW England Ashley Fletcher 5 0 0 2 2 9
20 MF England Adam Hammill 4 0 0 3 2 9
5 15 MF England Marley Watkins 5 0 1 2 0 8
6 26 DF England Alfie Mawson 6 0 0 1 0 7
7 7 MF England Josh Scowen 4 0 1 0 0 5
8 5 DF Wales Lewin Nyatanga 2 0 0 1 0 3
11 MF England Josh Brownhill 2 0 0 0 1 3
10 6 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long 2 0 0 0 0 2
19 MF England Ben Pearson 1 0 0 1 0 2
24 FW England Ivan Toney 1 0 0 1 0 2
13 4 DF England Marc Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 FW Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson 1 0 0 0 0 1
21 MF England Daniel Crowley 0 0 1 0 0 1
22 DF England George Williams 1 0 0 0 0 1
29 DF England Matty Templeton 1 0 0 0 0 1
32 MF England Reece Wabara 1 0 0 0 0 1
32 MF England Harry Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 1
34 MF Wales Lloyd Isgrove 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1 1 3
Total 66 0 4 12 9 91

Disciplinary record

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As of 24 June 2016
No. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF England James Bree 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England George Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF England Marc Roberts 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
5 DF Wales Lewin Nyatanga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF England Callum Connolly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
7 MF England Josh Scowen 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
9 FW England Sam Winnall 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
10 MF Australia Ryan Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF England Josh Brownhill 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
13 GK England Nick Townsend 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF England Paul Digby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF England Marley Watkins 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
18 FW Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 FW England Ashley Fletcher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 MF England Ben Pearson 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
20 MF England Adam Hammill 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 1
21 MF England Daniel Crowley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF England George Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 FW England Ivan Toney 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
26 DF England Alfie Mawson 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27 MF England Kadeem Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF England Reece Wabara 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
34 MF Wales Lloyd Isgrove 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
35 DF England Aidan White 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 77 2 1 0 4 0 14 0 3 0 99 2

Contracts

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N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
16 FW England George Maris 19 Signed 1 year June 2016 Barnsley FC
1 GK England Adam Davies 22 Extended 2 years June 2018 BBC Sport
5 DF Wales Lewin Nyatanga 26 Signed 2 years June 2017 BBC Sport
20 MF England Adam Hammill 27 Signed 6 months June 2016 BBC Sport
28 DF England Jack Cowgill 19 Extended 1 year June 2017 Barnsley FC
36 DF England Callum Evans 18 Extended 1 year June 2017 Barnsley FC
20 MF England Adam Hammill 28 Signed 2 years June 2018 BBC Sport
3 DF England George Smith 19 Withdrawn Undisclosed June 2016 Barnsley FC
22 DF England George Williams 23 Withdrawn Undisclosed June 2016 Barnsley FC
35 DF England Aidan White 24 Signed 1 year June 2017 BBC Sport

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Alfie Mawson Brentford Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 CB England Marc Roberts Halifax Town Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 LM England Marley Watkins Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free transfer [4]
25 July 2015 AM Australia Ryan Williams Fulham Undisclosed [5]
15 August 2015 RB England Reece Wabara Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [6]
1 September 2015 GK England Nick Townsend Birmingham City Undisclosed [7]
1 September 2015 ST England Harry White Gloucester City Undisclosed [8]
3 September 2015 CF Canada Simeon Jackson Coventry City Free transfer [9]
7 November 2015 RW England Adam Hammill Free agent Free transfer [10]
8 January 2016 RB England Aidan White Rotherham United Free transfer [11]
1 February 2016 MF England Charlie Harris Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [12]
1 February 2016 CF England Shaun Tuton FC Halifax Undisclosed [12]
1 February 2016 MF England Josh Kay AFC Fylde Undisclosed [12]
18 May 2016 CF England Stefan Payne Dover Athletic Undisclosed [13]
21 June 2016 AM England George Moncur Colchester United £500,000 [14][15]
25 June 2016 CF England Elliot Lee West Ham United Undisclosed [16]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM England Luke Berry Cambridge United Undisclosed [17]
1 July 2015 AM England Nana Boakye-Yiadom Free agent Released [18]
1 July 2015 CB England Martin Cranie Huddersfield Town[a] Free transfer [18]
1 July 2015 CF England Kane Hemmings Dundee[b] Free transfer [18]
1 July 2015 CF England Dale Jennings Milton Keynes Dons[c] Free transfer [22]
1 July 2015 CF England Leroy Lita AO Chania[d] Released [18]
1 July 2015 CM Northern Ireland Darren McKnight Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [24]
1 July 2015 CB France Jean-Yves Mvoto Free agent Released [18]
1 July 2015 CB England Rhys Oates Hartlepool United[e] Free transfer [18]
15 July 2015 GK England Ross Turnbull Leeds United Free transfer [26]
16 July 2015 RW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič Walsall Free transfer [27]
23 July 2015 CM England James Bailey Pune City Free transfer [28]
13 August 2015 RB England Mason Holgate Everton £2,000,000 [29][30]
1 January 2016 RB England Reece Wabara Wigan Athletic Free transfer [f]
7 January 2016 CF England Mike Phenix Southport Free transfer [32]
18 February 2016 GK Wales Christian Dibble Chelmsford City Free transfer [33]
14 June 2016 CF England Harry White Solihull Moors Undisclosed [34]
  1. ^ Following Cranie's release he joined Huddersfield Town.[19]
  2. ^ Following Hemmings' release he joined Dundee.[20]
  3. ^ Following Jennings' release he joined Milton Keynes Dons.[21]
  4. ^ Following Lita's release he joined AO Chania.[23]
  5. ^ Following Oates' release he joined Hartlepool United.[25]
  6. ^ Following the end of Wabara's contract, he joined Wigan Athletic.[31]

Total income: Increase £2,000,000

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
10 July 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Conor Wilkinson Bolton Wanderers 4 January 2016 [35]
18 July 2015 CM England Ben Pearson Manchester United 3 January 2016 [36]
18 July 2015 CM England Joe Rothwell Manchester United 13 October 2016 [37]
31 July 2015 AM England Daniel Crowley Arsenal 30 October 2015 [38]
4 August 2015 GK England Nick Townsend Birmingham City 1 September 2015[a] [39]
22 August 2015 MF England Kadeem Harris Cardiff City 23 November 2015 [40]
1 September 2015 CF England Michael Smith Swindon Town 4 January 2016 [41]
24 October 2015 LW Wales Lloyd Isgrove Southampton End of Season [42][43]
7 November 2015 CF England Ivan Toney Newcastle United 18 December 2015 [10]
17 November 2015 LB England Aidan White Rotherham United 3 January 2016 [44][b]
19 November 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Kevin Long Burnley 19 February 2016 [45]
7 January 2016 CF England Ashley Fletcher Manchester United End of Season [46]
14 January 2016 CM England Josh Brownhill Preston North End End of Season [47]
26 February 2016 WG England Harry Chapman Middlesbrough End of Season [48]
24 March 2016 CF England Ivan Toney Newcastle United End of Season [49]
  1. ^ On 1 September 2015, Townsend joined permanently.[7]
  2. ^ On 8 January 2016, White joined permanently.[11]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
11 August 2015 ST England Mike Phenix Southport 3 January 2016 [50]
18 August 2015 RB England George Williams Barrow 19 November 2015 [51]
28 August 2015 GK Wales Christian Dibble Chelmsford City 28 November 2015 [52][a]
22 September 2015 CF England George Maris Guiseley 24 October 2015 [54]
4 January 2016 CM England Paul Digby Ipswich Town End of Season [55]
9 January 2016 LB England George Smith Crawley Town February 2016 [56]
1 February 2016 CF England Harry White Kidderminster Harriers End of Season [57]
1 February 2016 CF England George Maris Lincoln City End of Season [58]
  1. ^ On 24 September 2015, Dibble's loan at Chelmsford was extended until 28 November 2015.[53]

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Stalybridge Celtic 0–1 Barnsley Stalybridge
15:00 BST Report Chalmers 60' (o.g.) Stadium: Bower Fold
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Guiseley 0–0 Barnsley Guiseley
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Nethermoor Park
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Bobby Hassell Testimonial Barnsley 4–3 Mansfield Town XI Barnsley
15:00 BST Hassell 7' (pen.)
Ball 37'
Rothwell 67'
Nardiello 83'		 Report Green 9'
Lambe 30'
Westcarr 85'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Referee: David Coote
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Kilmarnock 0–1 Barnsley Kilmarnock, Scotland
19:00 BST Report Wilkinson 54' Stadium: Rugby Park
Referee: Don Robertson
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly Barton Town Old Boys 1–0 Barnsley XI Barton-upon-Humber
19:00 BST Phillips Report Stadium: The Euronics Ground
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Frickley Athletic 1–0 Barnsley XI South Elmsall
19:00 BST Thomas 16' Report Stadium: Westfield Lane
Referee: Luke Watson
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Barnsley 0–4 Middlesbrough Barnsley
19:00 BST Report Kike 47', 74'
Adomah 49', 66'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Referee: Darren England
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Barnsley 2–1 Huddersfield Town Barnsley
15:00 BST Winnall 33'
Holgate 47'		 Report Wells 20' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,787 (647 Huddersfield)
Referee: Ross Joyce

Football League One

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Main article: 2015–16 Football League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Millwall 46 24 9 13 73 49 +24 81 Qualification for the League One play-offs[a]
5 Bradford City 46 23 11 12 55 40 +15 80
6 Barnsley (O, P) 46 22 8 16 70 54 +16 74
7 Scunthorpe United 46 21 11 14 60 47 +13 74
8 Coventry City 46 19 12 15 67 49 +18 69
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Matches

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8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Chesterfield 3–1 Barnsley Chesterfield
15:00 BST Evatt Yellow card 35'
O'Shea 49'
Ebanks-Blake 72'
Morsy 73'
Hird Yellow card 77'		 Report Wilkinson 4'
Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Andy Woolmer
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Barnsley 1–0 Burton Albion Barnsley
15:00 BST Scowen Yellow card 50'
Hourihane 67' (pen)		 Report Naylor Yellow card 28' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,583
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Millwall 2–3 Barnsley London
19:45 BST Onyedinma 26', 83' BBC Report 38' Winnall
56' Mawson
90' Nyatanga		 Stadium: New Den
Attendance: 7,657
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Barnsley 0–0 Bradford City Barnsley
15:00 BST BBC Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,342
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Rochdale 3–0 Barnsley Rochdale
15:00 BST Andrew 8'
Vincenti 36'
Henderson 63'		 Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,618
Referee: Gary Sutton
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Barnsley 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Barnsley
15:00 BST Winnall 38' Report 6' Ellis
90' Clark		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,630
Referee: Stuart Atwell
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Barnsley 4–1 Swindon Town Barnsley
15:00 BST Watkins 22'
Wabara 44'
Nyatanga 59'
Hourihane 76'		 Report Nyatanga 20' (o.g.) Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,227
Referee: Darren Bond
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Blackpool 1–1 Barnsley Blackpool
15:00 BST Redshaw 55' Report Hourihane 8' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,542
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Barnsley 2–0 Gillingham Barnsley
15:00 BST Pearson 18'
Winnall 45'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,354
Referee: Darren Deadman
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Barnsley Doncaster
15:00 BST Anderson 35'
Chaplow 90+1'		 Report Winnall 60' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,033
Referee: Lee Mason
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 11 Barnsley 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Barnsley
15:00 BST Mawson 16' Report Colclough 14'
Dalla Valle 79'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,406
Referee: Mark Brown
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 12 Southend United 2–1 Barnsley Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Wordsworth 36'
Prosser 43'		 Report Scowen 24' (pen.) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,572
Referee: Charles Breakspear
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 13 Barnsley 0–2 Walsall Barnsley
19:45 BST Report Evans 62'
Lalkovič 70'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,561
Referee: Scott Duncan (referee)
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 14 Barnsley 0–1 Fleetwood Town Barnsley
15:00 BST Report Procter 29' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,764
Referee: Carl Boyeson
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 15 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Barnsley Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Hopper 6'
McSheffrey 41'		 Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,147
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 16 Coventry City 4–3 Barnsley Coventry
19:45 GMT Kent 3'
Armstrong 18' 52'
Cole 60'		 Report Mawson 48'
Scowen 54' 90+6' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,954
Referee: Michael Bull
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Barnsley 1–2 Port Vale Barnsley
15:00 GMT Winnall 77' Report Leitch-Smith 40'
Foley 47'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,696
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Barnsley Oldham
15:00 GMT Yeates 78' Report Hourihane 30'
Long 89'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Graham Salisbury
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Peterborough United 3–2 Barnsley Peterborough
19:45 GMT Angol 24'
Addison 62'
Maddison 73'		 BBC Report Conor Hourihane 38' (pen)
Winnall 77'
Long Red card 83'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,783
Referee: Nick Kinseley
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Barnsley 1–1 Sheffield United Barnsley
12:15 GMT Hourihane 90+5' Report Basham 14' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,571
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Colchester United 2–3 Barnsley Colchester
15:00 GMT Moncur 67'
Porter 70'		 Report 18' Hourihane
40' Hammill
60' Toney		 Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,265
Referee: Steve Martin
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Barnsley 0–2 Wigan Athletic Barnsley
15:00 GMT Report Kellett 18'
Wildschut 86'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,866
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) Postponed Bury P–P Barnsley Bury
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Barnsley 4–2 Blackpool Barnsley
15:00 GMT Winnall 3', 54'
Watkins 56'
Templeton 90'		 Report 52' Cullen
90' Little		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,072
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25 Barnsley 2–1 Millwall Barnsley
15:00 GMT Winnall 12'
Hammill 67'		 Report 61' Morison Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: James Adcock
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 26 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Barnsley Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT 15', 21' Winnall
72' Mawson		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,446
Referee: Phil Gibbs
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 27 Barnsley 6–1 Rochdale Barnsley
15:00 GMT Mawson 8'
Winnall 52', 69', 89'
Watkins 84'
Long 90'		 Report 65' Mendez-Laing Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,823
26 January 2016 28 Bradford City 0–1 Barnsley Bradford
19:45 GMT McMahon Yellow card 87' Report Watkins 2'
Winnall Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 17,470
30 January 2016 29 Swindon Town 0–1 Barnsley Swindon
15:00 GMT Report 88' Winnall Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,532
Referee: Tim Robinson
7 February 2016 30 Barnsley 3–0 Bury Barnsley
15:00 GMT Watkins 20'
Winnall 55'
Hammill 66'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,443
Referee: Andy Haines
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31 Gillingham 2–1 Barnsley Gillingham
15:00 GMT Samuel 25'
Donnelly Yellow card 44'
Dack 63'		 Report Hourihane 62' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: Darren Bond
20 February 2016 32 Barnsley 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Barnsley
15:00 GMT White Yellow card 13'
Fletcher 81'		 Report Grant Yellow card 22' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,638
Referee: Andrew Madley
23 February 2016 23 Bury 0–0 Barnsley Bury
19:45 GMT Soares Yellow card 26'
Tutte Yellow card 43'
Rose Yellow card 70'
Riley Yellow card 75'
Pope Yellow card 82'		 Report Scowen Yellow card 25'
Roberts Yellow card 32'
Hammill Red card 82'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Carl Boyeson
27 February 2016 33 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Barnsley Crewe
15:00 GMT Fox Yellow card 5'
Guthrie 32'
Nugent Yellow card 66'		 Report Bree Yellow card 45+1'
Winnall 53'
Watkins Yellow card 62'
Mawson 67'
Isgrove Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,451
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
1 March 2016 34 Barnsley 2–0 Coventry City Barnsley
19:45 GMT Roberts 10'
Fletcher 60' Yellow card 73'
Brownhill Yellow card 70'		 Report Ricketts Yellow card 58' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,344
Referee: Ross Joyce
5 March 2016 35 Walsall 1–3 Barnsley Walsall
15:00 GMT Bradshaw 28' Report Fletcher 17'
Brownhill 50'
Harry Chapman 56'
Callum Connolly Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,199
Referee: Gavin Ward
12 March 2016 36 Barnsley 0–2 Southend United Barnsley
15:00 GMT Winnall Yellow card 90+4'
Mawson Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Payne 4'
Bentley Yellow card 23'
Wordsworth Yellow card 37'
Timlin 90+6'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,903
Referee: Brendan Malone
19 March 2016 37 Fleetwood Town 0–2 Barnsley Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Davis Yellow card 31' Report Winnall Yellow card 31'
Fletcher Yellow card 40'
Davis 47' (o.g.)
Scowen 84' Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Kevin Wright
25 March 2016 38 Barnsley 0–0 Scunthorpe United Barnsley
15:00 GMT Scowen Yellow card 37'
Roberts Yellow card 60'		 Report King Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,122
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 March 2016 39 Port Vale 0–1 Barnsley Burslem
15:00 GMT Dickinson Yellow card 8' Report Hourihane 9' Yellow card 68'
Toney Yellow card 17'
White Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Scott Duncan
9 April 2016 40 Barnsley 1–2 Chesterfield Barnsley
15:00 GMT Hammill 75' Yellow card 83' Report Novak 57'
Lee Yellow card 70'
Campbell-Ryce Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card
Banks 81'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,645
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 April 2016 41 Barnsley 2–1 Oldham Athletic Barnsley
19:45 GMT Winnall 45' Yellow card 55' 83' (pen.) Report Gerrard Yellow card 52'
Coleman Yellow card 55'
Main 68'
Dummigan Yellow card 74'
Dieng Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,871
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 April 2016 42 Burton Albion 0–0 Barnsley Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Flanagan Yellow card 57'
Edwards Yellow card 89'
Choudhury Yellow card 90'		 Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,858
Referee: Andrew Davies
19 April 2016 43 Barnsley 1–0 Peterborough United Barnsley
19:45 GMT Hourihane Yellow card 40'
Williams 90'		 Report Forrester Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card
Bostwick Yellow card 45'
Zakuani Yellow card 81'
Alnwick Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,886
Referee: Michael Bull
23 April 2016 44 Sheffield United 0–0 Barnsley Sheffield
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,307
30 April 2016 45 Barnsley 2–2 Colchester United Barnsley
15:00 GMT Fletcher 57' 80'
Hourihane Yellow card 64'		 Report Moncur 42'
Lapslie 90+8'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,021
Referee: Nigel Miller
8 May 2016 46 Wigan Athletic 1–4 Barnsley Wigan
12:30 GMT Grigg 10'
Perkins Yellow card 34'
McCann Red card 90+4'		 Report Winnall 33' (pen.) 44'
Hourihane 56'
Brownhill 74'
Hammill Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 18,730
Referee: Tony Harrington

League One play-offs

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Main article: 2016 Football League One play-off final
14 May 2016 First Leg Barnsley 3–0 Walsall Barnsley
17:30 GMT Demetriou 45' (o.g.)
Winnall 54', 55'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 16,051
Referee: Peter Bankes
19 May 2016 Second Leg Walsall 1–3
(1–6 agg.)		 Barnsley Walsall
19:45 GMT Cook 85' Report Hammill 18'
Fletcher 66'
Brownhill 90'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 8,022
Referee: Darren Deadman
29 May 2016 final Barnsley 3–1 Millwall London
15:00 GMT Fletcher 2'
Hammill 19'
Williams Yellow card 28'
Roberts Yellow card 63'
Isgrove 74'		 Report Beevers 34' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 51,277
Referee: Stuart Attwell

FA Cup

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7 November 2015 First round Altrincham 1–0 Barnsley Altrincham
15:00 Damian Reeves 46' Report Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 2,571
Referee: Andy Haines

League Cup

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11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Scunthorpe United 1–1
(6–7 p)		 Barnsley Scunthorpe
19:45 BST Madden 52' (pen.) Report Scowen 47' (pen.) Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Penalties
Madden soccer ball with check mark
Hopper soccer ball with check mark
Adelakun soccer ball with check mark
Laird soccer ball with check mark
Bishop soccer ball with check mark
van Veen soccer ball with red X
Mirfin soccer ball with check mark
McAllister soccer ball with red X		 Winnall soccer ball with check mark
Hourihane soccer ball with check mark
Scowen soccer ball with check mark
Mawson soccer ball with check mark
Roberts soccer ball with check mark
Pearson soccer ball with red X
Nyatanga soccer ball with check mark
Bree soccer ball with check mark
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Barnsley 3–5 (a.e.t.) Everton Barnsley
19:45 BST Winnall 22'
Watkins 28'
Crowley 60'		 Report Mirallas 51'
Naismith 59'
Lukaku 78', 115'
Roberts 96' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Oakwell
Referee: Simon Hooper

Football League Trophy

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Main article: 2015–16 Football League Trophy
1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) First round Scunthorpe United 1–2 Barnsley Scunthorpe
19:45 BST Goode 90' Report Nyatanga 62'
Watkins 76'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Ben Toner
13 October 2015 (2015-10-13) Second round Bradford City 1–2 Barnsley Bradford
19:45 BST Knott 22' Summary Watkins 45'
Mawson 69'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Trevor Kettle

10 November 2015 (2015-11-10) Third round Barnsley 2–1 York City