List of Barnsley F.C. seasons
Barnsley Football Club is an English association football club based in the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley. Founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St Peter's, the team played in the Sheffield & District League from the 1890–91 season and first entered the FA Cup in 1893–94. Two years later, they were accepted into the Midland League. The club changed its name to Barnsley F.C. in 1897; its team finished as Midland League runners-up in the first season under the new name, and were elected to the newly expanded Second Division of the Football League for the 1898–99 season.[1] A 16th-place finish in their second season meant they had to apply for re-election; the application was successful, and Barnsley continued safely in mid-table until 1911, when they again needed to be re-elected to the League.[2] Their cup form was rather better: either side of that poor League placing, they reached the FA Cup final. In 1909–10, they drew 1–1 with Newcastle United in the final at Crystal Palace, but lost 1–0 in the replay at Everton's Goodison Park ground.[3] Two seasons later, after taking three replays to get through the quarter-final, they played out a goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace; this time Barnsley won the replay, at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane ground, by one goal to nil.[3]
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In the remaining years before competitive football was suspended for the duration of the First World War, Barnsley established themselves as one of the stronger sides in the Second Division, placing third in 1914–15. The First Division was to be expanded by two teams for the first post-war season. Traditionally, existing top-flight teams were reprieved from relegation when such an expansion took place, but when the League chose to relegate Tottenham Hotspur, who had finished bottom, Barnsley had expectations of promotion. Instead of promoting the top three from the Second Division, the top two went up and the League opted to ballot its members as to the third candidate; Arsenal, who had finished fifth in 1915, won the ballot.[4] Barnsley missed out on promotion in 1921–22 on goal average, and continued in the Second Division until 1931–32 when they went down to the Third Division North, also on goal average. They returned to the second tier as champions two years later, were relegated in 1938, and won another Third Division title in 1939.[3]
After relegation in 1953, Barnsley won the Third Division championship for a third time in 1955, but ten years later they were in the Fourth Division. They moved between fourth and third tiers before two promotions in three years took them back to the Second Division in 1981, in which they remained for the next sixteen seasons.[3] With two matches left to play in the 1996–97 season, to the accompaniment of chants of "It's just like watching Brazil", Danny Wilson had managed Barnsley to within one win of promotion to the Premier League. At home to Bradford City, Paul Wilkinson gave them a first-half lead, and with three minutes to go, Clint Marcelle scored the goal that made sure of the win.[5][6] Barnsley's visit to the top flight was brief; they finished 19th, five points short of safety. They came close to a return in 2000 via the play-offs, losing 4–2 in the final after Ipswich Town's goalkeeper had saved a penalty and made a late save to deny them an equaliser.[7]
Two years later, they were relegated to the third tier, which combined with the loss of revenue following the failure of ITV Digital and its broadcasting deal with the Football League made Barnsley one of some thirty clubs driven into administration.[8][9] They recovered, and went on to beat Swansea City in a penalty shoot-out in the 2006 play-off final and return to the second tier, by then renamed the Championship.[10] Despite finishing no higher than 17th place, they retained their second-tier status for eight seasons. Relegated in 2014, they returned via the play-offs, beating Millwall 3–1 in the 2016 final.[11] Also in 2015–16, Barnsley beat Oxford United 3–2 in the final to win the Football League Trophy, a cup competition open to teams from the lower two divisions of the Football League, for the first time.[12] They were again relegated in 2017–18, but made an immediate return to the Championship, and in 2020–21, reached the play-offs, in which they lost to Swansea City in the semi-final.[13] In finishing bottom of the 2021–22 Championship, they recorded the second lowest number of wins and points (adjusted for three points for a win) in the club's history, won the fewest away matches since 1930, scored the fewest goals for 50 years and set a club record for fewest scored at home.[14] The following season, they lost to Sheffield Wednesday in the play-off final to a goal scored with six seconds of extra time remaining.[15]
As of the end of the 2022–23 season, Barnsley have spent 10 seasons in the fourth tier of the English football league system, 25 in the third, 78 in the second and 1 in the top tier. The table details the team's achievements and the top goalscorer in senior first-team competitions from their first season in the Sheffield & District League in 1890–91 to the end of the most recently completed season.
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Details of the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.
Seasons
Season | League[3][16] | FA Cup[17] | League Cup[3][18] | Other[3][18][19] | Top league scorer(s)[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||
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Division[lower-alpha 2] | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Competition | Result | Name | Goals | |||
1890–91 | Sheff | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 6th[22] | — | — | — | — | Not known | — |
1891–92 | Sheff | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 37 | 24 | 3rd[23] | — | — | — | — | Not known | — |
1892–93 | Sheff | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 84 | 45 | 33 | 4th | — | — | — | — | Not known | — |
1893–94 | Sheff 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2nd | QR1 | — | — | — | Not known | — |
1894–95 | Sheff C | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4th[lower-alpha 3] | R1 | — | — | — | Not known | — |
1895–96 | Midland | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 52 | 29 | 8th | QR1 | — | — | — | Not known | — |
1896–97 | Midland | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 71 | 24 | 11th | R1 | — | — | — | Not known | — |
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1898–99 | Div 2 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 56 | 31 | 11th | QR5 | — | — | — | Harry Davis | 15 |
1899–1900 | Div 2 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 79 | 23 | 16th[lower-alpha 4] | QR4 | — | — | — | Dickie Jones | 8 |
1900–01 | Div 2 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 60 | 27 | 15th | QR5 | — | — | — | Andrew Swann[26] | 18 ♦ |
1901–02 | Div 2 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 63 | 30 | 11th | QR5 | — | — | — | Don Lees | 10 |
1902–03 | Div 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 34 | 8th | R2 | — | — | — | Benny Green | 16 |
1903–04 | Div 2 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 57 | 32 | 8th | Inter | — | — | — | Alec Hellewell | 7 |
1904–05 | Div 2 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 56 | 33 | 7th | Inter | — | — | — | Aaron Jones | 11 |
1905–06 | Div 2 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 62 | 33 | 12th | R2 | — | — | — | George Wall | 14 |
1906–07 | Div 2 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 55 | 38 | 8th | QF | — | — | — | George Reeves | 13 |
1907–08 | Div 2 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 68 | 30 | 16th | R1 | — | — | — | George Reeves | 14 |
1908–09 | Div 2 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 57 | 32 | 17th | R1 | — | — | — | George Lillycrop | 18 |
1909–10 | Div 2 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 59 | 39 | 9th | F[lower-alpha 5] | — | — | — | George Lillycrop | 23 |
1910–11 | Div 2 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 62 | 28 | 19th[lower-alpha 4] | R2 | — | — | — | Harry Tufnell | 14 |
1911–12 | Div 2 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 6th | W[lower-alpha 6] | — | — | — | Harry Tufnell | 11 |
1912–13 | Div 2 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 47 | 45 | 4th | R2 | — | — | — | George Lillycrop | 22 |
1913–14 | Div 2 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 5th | R1 | — | — | — | Jimmy Moore | 14 |
1914–15 | Div 2 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 3rd | R1 | — | — | — | Harry Tufnell | 9 |
1915–19 | The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War. |
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1919–20 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 55 | 40 | 12th | R2 | — | — | — | Joe Halliwell | 21 |
1920–21 | Div 2 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 50 | 36 | 16th | R1 | — | — | — | Russell Wainscoat | 13 |
1921–22 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 52 | 3rd | R3 | — | — | — | 17 | |
1922–23 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 51 | 45 | 9th | R2 | — | — | — | Ernie Hine | 24 |
1923–24 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 61 | 43 | 11th | R1 | — | — | — | Ernie Hine | 19 |
1924–25 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 59 | 38 | 15th | R2 | — | — | — | Ernie Hine | 15 |
1925–26 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 84 | 36 | 18th | R1 | — | — | — | Ernie Hine | 12 |
1926–27 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 87 | 43 | 11th | R4 | — | — | — | 21 | |
1927–28 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 85 | 39 | 13th | R3 | — | — | — | Frank Eaton | 15 |
1928–29 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 66 | 38 | 16th | R3 | — | — | — | Frank Eaton | 15 |
1929–30 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 71 | 36 | 17th | R3 | — | — | — | Jack Wallbanks | 12 |
1930–31 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 79 | 35 | 19th | R5 | — | — | — | Jack Wallbanks | 11 |
1931–32 | Div 2 ↓ | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 91 | 33 | 21st | R3 | — | — | — | Jack Wallbanks | 22 |
1932–33 | Div 3N | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 92 | 80 | 46 | 8th | R3 | — | — | — | Jack Wallbanks | 20 |
1933–34 | Div 3N ↑ | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 118 | 61 | 62 | 1st | R1 | — | Third Division North Cup | R1 | Abe Blight | 31 |
1934–35 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 83 | 38 | 16th | R3 | — | — | — | Frank Chivers | 12 |
1935–36 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 80 | 33 | 20th | QF | — | — | — | Ernie Hine | 14 |
1936–37 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 41 | 14th | R3 | — | — | — | Ernie Hine | 13 |
1937–38 | Div 2 ↓ | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 36 | 21st | R4 | — | — | — | Doug Hunt | 14 |
1938–39 | Div 3N ↑ | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 94 | 34 | 67 | 1st | R3 | — | Third Division North Cup | DNE[lower-alpha 7] | Beaumont Asquith | 28 |
1939–40 | Div 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | [lower-alpha 8] | — | — | — | — | Bud Maxwell | 4 |
1939–45 | The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War. |
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1945–46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R5[lower-alpha 9] | — | — | — | — | — |
1946–47 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 84 | 86 | 42 | 10th | R4 | — | — | — | George Robledo | 23 |
1947–48 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 64 | 40 | 12th | R3 | — | — | — | Steve Griffiths | 9 |
1948–49 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 61 | 40 | 9th | R3 | — | — | — | Jimmy Baxter | 15 |
1949–50 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 67 | 39 | 13th | R3 | — | — | — | Alex Wright | 17 |
1950–51 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 68 | 40 | 15th | R3 | — | — | — | Cec McCormack | 33 |
1951–52 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 59 | 72 | 36 | 20th | R4 | — | — | — | Eddie McMorran | 15 |
1952–53 | Div 2 ↓ | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 47 | 108 | 18 | 22nd | R4 | — | — | — | Tommy Taylor | 20 |
1953–54 | Div 3N | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 57 | 58 | 2nd | R2 | — | — | — | Bobby Brown | 24 |
1954–55 | Div 3N ↑ | 46 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 86 | 46 | 65 | 1st | R2 | — | — | — | Lol Chappell | 21 |
1955–56 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 84 | 34 | 18th | R4 | — | — | — | Bobby Brown | 11 |
1956–57 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 89 | 34 | 19th | R5 | — | — | — | Arthur Kaye | 15 |
1957–58 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 74 | 40 | 14th | R3 | — | — | — | Lol Chappell | 19 |
1958–59 | Div 2 ↓ | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 91 | 27 | 22nd | R3 | — | — | — | Lol Chappell | 17 |
1959–60 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 66 | 44 | 17th | R1 | — | — | — | Jackie Lunn | 13 |
1960–61 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 83 | 80 | 49 | 8th | QF | R2[lower-alpha 10] | — | — | Frank Bartlett | 17 |
1961–62 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 95 | 38 | 20th | R2 | R2 | — | — | Frank Bartlett | 15 |
1962–63 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 74 | 41 | 18th | R3 | R3 | — | — | Tony Leighton | 22 |
1963–64 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 68 | 94 | 39 | 20th | R5 | R2 | — | — | Tony Leighton | 24 |
1964–65 | Div 3 ↓ | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 90 | 29 | 24th | R2 | R2 | — | — | Tony Leighton | 13 |
1965–66 | Div 4 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 74 | 78 | 40 | 16th | R2 | R1 | — | — | 17 | |
1966–67 | Div 4 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 41 | 16th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Barrie Thomas | 10 |
1967–68 | Div 4 ↑ | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 68 | 46 | 61 | 2nd | R1 | R1 | — | — | Johnny Evans | 15 |
1968–69 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 63 | 46 | 10th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Eric Winstanley | 12 |
1969–70 | Div 3 | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 59 | 53 | 7th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Johnny Evans | 15 |
1970–71 | Div 3 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 52 | 45 | 12th | R2 | R1 | — | — | Johnny Evans | 9 |
1971–72 | Div 3 ↓ | 46 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 22nd | R2 | R2 | — | — | Jimmy Seal | 12 |
1972–73 | Div 4 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 60 | 44 | 14th | R1 | R1 | — | — | Les Lea | 12 |
1973–74 | Div 4 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 64 | 44 | 13th | R2 | R1 | — | — | Mick Butler | 21 |
1974–75 | Div 4 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 65 | 41 | 15th | R1 | R1 | — | — | Mick Butler | 19 |
1975–76 | Div 4 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 12th | R1 | R1 | — | — | John Peachey | 10 |
1976–77 | Div 4 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 39 | 55 | 6th | R2 | R2 | — | — | Brian Joicey[26][lower-alpha 11] | 26 ♦ |
1977–78 | Div 4 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 50 | 7th | R2 | R1 | — | — | Brian Joicey | 14 |
1978–79 | Div 4 ↑ | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 42 | 61 | 4th | R2 | R1 | — | — | Derek Bell | 18 |
1979–80 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 56 | 46 | 11th | R2 | R2 | — | — | Ronnie Glavin | 20 |
1980–81 | Div 3 ↑ | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 72 | 45 | 59 | 2nd | R5 | R4 | — | — | Ronnie Glavin | 18 |
1981–82 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 41 | 67[lower-alpha 12] | 6th | R3 | QF | — | — | Ian Banks | 15 |
1982–83 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 10th | R4 | R4 | — | — | Ronnie Glavin | 17 |
1983–84 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 53 | 52 | 14th | R3 | R2 | — | — | David Geddis | 14 |
1984–85 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 11th | QF | R2 | — | — | Gordon Owen | 14 |
1985–86 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 12th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Ian Walsh | 15 |
1986–87 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 11th | R5 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R1 | Stuart Gray | 11 |
1987–88 | Div 2 | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 62 | 57 | 14th | R4 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | R1 | Steve Lowndes[lower-alpha 13] | 9 |
1988–89 | Div 2 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 66 | 58 | 74 | 7th | R5 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R1 | David Currie | 16 |
1989–90 | Div 2 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 71 | 54 | 19th | R5 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R2(N) | Steve Agnew | 8 |
1990–91 | Div 2 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 48 | 69 | 8th | R3 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | SF(N) | 12 | |
1991–92 | Div 2 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 57 | 59 | 16th | R3 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | R1(N) | Andy Rammell | 8 |
1992–93 | Div 1[lower-alpha 14] | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 13th | R5 | R1 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Prelim | Wayne Biggins | 14 |
1993–94 | Div 1 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 67 | 55 | 18th | R5 | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Prelim | 12 | |
1994–95 | Div 1 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 52 | 72 | 6th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Andy Liddell | 13 |
1995–96 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 60 | 66 | 60 | 10th | R3 | R3 | — | — | Andy Payton | 17 |
1996–97 | Div 1 ↑ | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 55 | 80 | 2nd | R4 | R2 | — | — | Neil Redfearn | 17 |
1997–98 | Prem ↓ | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 82 | 35 | 19th | QF | R3 | — | — | Neil Redfearn | 10 |
1998–99 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 13th | QF | R4 | — | — | Ashley Ward | 12 |
1999–2000 | Div 1 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 67 | 82 | 4th[lower-alpha 15] | R3 | R4 | — | — | Craig Hignett | 19 |
2000–01 | Div 1 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 62 | 54 | 16th | R3 | R3 | — | — | Bruce Dyer | 15 |
2001–02 | Div 1 ↓ | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 86 | 48 | 23rd | R3 | R3 | — | — | Bruce Dyer | 14 |
2002–03 | Div 2 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 64 | 52 | 19th | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2(N) | Bruce Dyer | 17 |
2003–04 | Div 2 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 12th | R3 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1(N) | Kevin Betsy | 10 |
2004–05 | League 1[lower-alpha 16] | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 13th | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R1(N) | Michael Chopra | 17 |
2005–06 | League 1 ↑ | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 62 | 44 | 72 | 5th[lower-alpha 17] | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | R1(N) | Marc Richards | 12 |
2006–07 | Champ | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 53 | 85 | 50 | 20th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Daniel Nardiello | 9 |
2007–08 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 65 | 55 | 18th | SF | R2 | — | — | Brian Howard | 13 |
2008–09 | Champ | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 | 52 | 20th | R3 | R1 | — | — | 9 | |
2009–10 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 69 | 54 | 18th | R3 | R4 | — | — | Daniel Bogdanović | 11 |
2010–11 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 66 | 56 | 17th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Adam Hammill | 8 |
2011–12 | Champ | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 74 | 48 | 21st | R3 | R1 | — | — | Craig Davies | 11 |
2012–13 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 70 | 55 | 21st | QF | R2 | — | — | Craig Davies | 8 |
2013–14 | Champ ↓ | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 77 | 39 | 23rd | R3 | R2 | — | — | Chris O'Grady | 15 |
2014–15 | League 1 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 11th | R3 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2(N) | Conor Hourihane | 13 |
2015–16 | League 1 ↑ | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | 74 | 6th[lower-alpha 18] | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | W[lower-alpha 19] | Sam Winnall | 21 |
2016–17 | Champ | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 58 | 14th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Sam Winnall | 11 |
2017–18 | Champ ↓ | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 72 | 41 | 22nd | R3 | R3 | — | — | 9 | |
2018–19 | League 1 ↑ | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 80 | 39 | 91 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | EFL Trophy | R2(N) | Kieffer Moore | 17 |
2019–20 | Champ | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 69 | 49 | 21st | R4 | R1 | — | — | Cauley Woodrow | 14 |
2020–21 | Champ | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 78 | 5th[lower-alpha 20] | R5 | R3 | — | — | Cauley Woodrow | 12 |
2021–22 | Champ ↓ | 46 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 73 | 30 | 24th | R4 | R1 | — | — | Carlton Morris | 7 |
2022–23 | League 1 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | 86 | 4th[lower-alpha 21] | R3 | R2 | EFL Trophy | R2(N) | Devante Cole | 15 |
Notes
- Seasons from 1898–99 to 2002–03 sourced to the English National Football Archive;[20] seasons from 2003–04 onwards sourced to Soccerbase.[21]
- Football League divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system, and separately from non-League divisions.
- The Central Division of the Sheffield & District League was combined with the Wharncliffe Charity Cup.[24] The club chose not to enter the Midland League.[25]
- Successfully applied for re-election to the Football League.[2]
- Entered the competition in the first round and progressed to the final at Crystal Palace, in which they drew 1–1 with Newcastle United. In the replay, they lost 1–0 at Everton's Goodison Park ground.[3]
- For the second time in three seasons, entered the competition in the first round and progressed to the final. They needed three replays to get past Bradford City in the quarter-final. They played out a goalless draw with West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace, and this time won the replay, at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane ground, by one goal to nil.[3]
- Clubs reaching the third round of the 1938–39 FA Cup were excused from entering the Northern Section Cup.[27]
- The 1939–40 season was abandoned with three matches played when the Second World War began.[3]
- Although the Football League did not resume until the 1946–47 season, the FA Cup was contested in 1945–46. From the first round proper to the sixth round (quarter-final), results were determined on aggregate score over two legs.[3][17]
- The Football League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.[8]
- The English National Football Archive general source gives Joicey 26 league goals in 1976–77 while RSSSF list him as divisional top scorer with 25.[26]
- The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.[8]
- RSSSF list David Currie as 1987–88 divisional top scorer with 28 goals,[26] but 21 of those were scored for Darlington in the Fourth Division before he joined Barnsley.[20]
- When the newly formed FA Premier League split from the Football League, the remaining divisions of the Football League were renumbered upwards.[8]
- After beating Birmingham City 5–2 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final,[28] lost 4–2 to Ipswich Town in the final.[7]
- From the 2004–05 season, the Football League divisions were rebranded: Division One was renamed the Football League Championship, and Divisions Two and Three became Football League One and Football League Two respectively.[29]
- After beating Huddersfield Town 3–2 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final,[30] beat Swansea City in the final in a penalty shoot-out to gain promotion to the Championship.[10]
- After beating Walsall 6–1 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final,[31] beat Millwall 3–1 in the final to gain promotion to the Championship.[11]
- Beat Oxford United 3–2 in the final to win the Football League Trophy for the first time.[12]
- Lost 2–1 on aggregate to Swansea City in the play-off semi-final.[13]
- After beating Bolton Wanderers 2–1 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final,[32] lost 1–0 to Sheffield Wednesday in the final.[15]
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