Barnsley FC Stats

24 - In The Reds’ 3-2 win over Reading, Davis Keillor-Dunn’s 24th goal for the club arrived on his 53rd appearance, matching the goal-scoring start made by George Lillycrop, who went on to become the club’s highest ever scorer for over 25 years. Promise.

24 - Davis Keillor-Dunn’s goal in The Reds’ 3-2 win over Reading at Oakwell means he’s now the fifth-highest goal-scorer over the past ten years for the club, on 24. Dozens.

4 - The Reds have scored 3+ goals on four occasions so far in 2025/26 - the most times in the first seven games of any league campaign since 1946/47, when Angus Seed’s Reds did so five times, scoring 21 goals along the way with George Robledo notching seven himself. Dangerous.

Adam Phillips’ record on the third anniversary of his Reds debut is satisfying AF

The Spice Girls were at number 1 in the UK chart with their debut single the last time The Reds beat Reading in a league game at Oakwell. Both sides will Wannabe in the top six by the end of the season... 🤦🏻‍♂️

Another disappointing result for @lincolncityfc.bsky.social but the match at Barnsley saw two Imps Football League milestones reached, one new club record set and one not so welcome achievement by Barnsley

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29% of league meetings between The Reds and Burton Albion have ended 0-0 - the highest such ratio among all opponents that have spent 2 or more seasons in the same division as The Reds. Bore.

After 15 home league games in 2024/25, The Reds have the exact same record (W4, D6, L5) as they did at the same stage of the 2002/03 campaign. Red Flag.

Part of The Reds’ Third Division North title winning side of 1933/34 - in 66 appearances for the club, Hoyland-born Dickie Spence made 24 assists and scored 25 goals.

No wonder then that top flight Chelsea snapped up his signature and that he was later capped for England.

Only Conor Hourihane (69) reached 10 match-winning assists in fewer appearances than Corey O’Keeffe (72) for The Reds. Indeed, only five Reds ever made more match-winning assists than Corey O’Keeffe at all. Creator.

Danny Nardiello scored or assisted 48% of all the goals that The Reds scored whilst he was on the pitch. Ricardo Vaz Te and Jan Aage Fjørtoft have the same ratio of goal involvements for the club. Effective.

The Reds have started 2025 with 2 victories in the league - the first time this has happened in any calendar year since 2016 and only the second time since 1981. The Reds won promotion in both those years. Beginnings.

With an assist apiece in The Reds’ 3-0 win over Crawley Town at Oakwell, Corey O’Keeffe moved into the top 50 and Adam Phillips into joint-fifth in the list of goal contributions in the 21st century for the club. Climbing.

That’s 5️⃣0️⃣ goal contributions now for Adam Phillips in 114 appearances for The Reds. Baller.

Adam Phillips has scored or assisted 18 match-winning goals for The Reds, placing him level in that list with Craig Hignett & Darren Barnard. Company.

With a 3-1 victory over Peterborough United at London Road, Darrell Clarke set a new club record by reaching 8 away league victories in his first 12 away league games at the helm, one game faster than the previous record-holder Neill Collins. Upgrade.

By providing the final pass for Adam Phillips’ & Davis Keillor-Dunn’s goals against Bolton Wanderers & Peterborough United respectively, Corey O’Keeffe moved on to 9 match-winning assists for The Reds, level with the likes of Martin Bullock, David Currie & Trevor Aylott. Key.

The Reds have set a new club record for away wins in a calendar year with 15 in 2024 across all competitions. Tripping.

Adam Phillips is now The Reds’ joint top scorer in away matches against Bolton Wanderers, alongside Craig Hignett on 3. Talisman.

The Reds’ 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers at The Toughsheet Community Stadium was their fifth comeback win in an away league fixture in 2024 - breaking their previous record of four in a calendar year, set in 2009. Resilient.

Counting assists from the 1920s to the 1950s and its legitimising the phrase “they don’t make wingers like they used to.”

Astonishing numbers.

After 20 league games in 2024/25, The Reds have conceded 6 first-half goals - the joint lowest total at the same stage of any campaign in the club’s history. Foundations.

I’ve documented 80 assists for The Reds for one ex-player so far and haven’t even finished checking all their appearances yet.

Massive contributor to goals overall. Possibly the highest goals + assists total of anyone in the club’s history. More later…

The Reds didn’t register a single attempt at goal after Birmingham City took the lead in the 79th minute of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Oakwell. Towel.

The Reds’ 11 points from their first 10 home games of 2024/25 is their joint-lowest total at the same stage of any season spent outside the top two divisions since they were relegated under John McSeveney in 1971/72. Alarm.

*3 pts per win applied to all seasons for comparison

Promotion winner as both a player and first team coach, Eric Winstanley scored a total of 20 headers for The Reds.

A George Hamstead corner kick usually meant game over for the opposition defence.

Ken Oliver scored his 50th Reds goal on this day in 1962 in a 4-0 win over Bristol Rovers at Oakwell. Whilst it was not his most memorable goal [pic], it made him the fastest player to reach the milestone, beating previous record-holder George Lillycrop (92) by one appearance.

Just Russell Wainscoat scoring a ‘rabona’ for The Reds some 25 years before it was apparently first documented…

I’d like it, but it will never happen. Some games would go on for ages.