2010–11 Barnsley F.C. season
In the 2010–11 season, Barnsley competed in the Championship. Barnsley finished in 17th-place on 56 points. Barnsley also competed in the FA Cup and League Cup, in which they were eliminated in the third and first rounds respectively. The season covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.
Championship
Standings
Squad details
Pre-Season
, Daniel Bogdanovic, Darren Moore, Anderson de Silva, Simon Heslop, Rob Kozluk and Michael Coulson were all released from Oakwell with Heslop signing for Oxford United Bogdanovic and Kozluk joining Sheffield United, Moore joining Burton Albion and Coulson joining Grimsby Town.The Reds began their summer recruiting by bringing in Motherwell winger Jim O'Brien on a free transfer. Jason Shackell was then signed from Wolves for an undisclosed fee. Serbian midfielder Goran Lovre joined from FC Groningen. Striker Liam Dickinson then followed from Brighton for an undisclosed fee. Derby full-back Jay McEveley was next in at Oakwell on a free transfer. Next was Stoke City's Uruguayan international Diego Arismendi on a season-long loan. Contract rebel Hugo Colace then rejoined the Reds after leaving the club at the end of his previous deal.
Squad statistics
Last Updated 12 April 2011Goalscorers
Transfers
In
Out
- *Indicates player joined club after being released.
| Name | Club | Fee | Ref. |
 Anderson de Silva | Released | — | |
 Daniel Bogdanovic | Sheffield United* | Free | |
 Michael Coulson | Grimsby Town* | Free | |
 Hugo Colace | Released | — | |
| Simon Heslop | Oxford United | Free | |
| Rob Kozluk | Sheffield United | Free | |
 Jon Macken | Walsall* | Free | - |
 Darren Moore | Burton Albion* | Free | - |
 Iain Hume | Preston North End | Undisclosed | - |
| Adam Hammill | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | - |
Loans In
Loans Out
Disciplinary record
Yellow cards
| No. | Flag | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 5 | | DF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 23 |  | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 20 | | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 14 | | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 18 | | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 15 | | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 |  | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 33 | | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 19 | | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 | | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 36 | | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Red cards
| No. | Flag | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 4 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fixtures and results
Friendlies
Star denotes a Barnsley XI friendly.Championship
| Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Position |
| 1 | 7 Aug | Queens Park Rangers | A | L 0-4 | 13,445 | - | 24th |
| 2 | 14 Aug | Crystal Palace | H | W 1-0 | 11,353 | McCarthy | 15th |
| 3 | 21 Aug | Bristol City | A | D 3-3 | 13,585 | Gray Hammill | 12th |
| 4 | 28 Aug | Middlesbrough | H | W 2-0 | 11,767 | Shackell, Hammill | 10th |
| 5 | 11 Sep | Norwich City | A | L 1-2 | 24,624 | McEveley | 11th |
| 6 | 14 Sep | Leeds United | H | W 5-2 | 20,309 | O'Connor, O'Brien, Arismendi, Collins, Hammill | 7th |
| 7 | 18 Sep | Derby County | H | D 1-1 | 12,089 | Hammill | 10th |
| 8 | 25 Sep | Reading | A | L 0-3 | 14,830 | - | 14th |
| 9 | 28 Sep | Scunthorpe United | A | D 0-0 | 5,421 | - | 13th |
| 10 | 2 Oct | Cardiff City | H | L 1-2 | 11,211 | Shackell | 15th |
| 11 | 16 Oct | Nottingham Forest | H | W 3-1 | 12,844 | Doyle, Gray, Butterfield | 14th |
| 12 | 19 Oct | Burnley | A | L 0-3 | 14,428 | - | 16th |
| 13 | 23 Oct | Coventry City | A | L 0-3 | 14,573 | - | 17th |
| 14 | 30 Oct | Hull City | H | D 1-1 | 10,566 | Hammill | 17th |
| 15 | 6 Nov | Leicester City | H | L 0-2 | 12,360 | - | 18th |
| 16 | 9 Nov | Preston North End | A | W 2-1 | 8,994 | Hammill, O'Connor | 17th |
| 17 | 13 Nov | Ipswich Town | A | W 3-1 | 18,024 | Lovre, Fulop, O'Connor | 16th |
| 18 | 20 Nov | Portsmouth | H | W 1-0 | 10,908 | Hammill | 12th |
| 19 | 27 Nov | Watford | H | D 0-0 | 10,653 | - | 12th |
| 20 | 11 Dec | Sheffield United | H | W 1-0 | 12,976 | Colace | 10th |
| 21 | 26 Dec | Burnley | H | L 1-2 | 14,219 | Hammill | 16th |
| 22 | 28 Dec | Swansea City | A | L 0-1 | 15,093 | - | 16th |
| 23 | 1 Jan | Nottingham Forest | A | D 2-2 | 22,179 | Hill, Gray | 18th |
| 24 | 3 Jan | Coventry City | H | W 2-1 | 11,118 | Doyle, Lovre | 16th |
| 25 | 15 Jan | Hull City | A | L 0-2 | 21,222 | - | 16th |
| 26 | 22 Jan | Swansea City | H | D 1-1 | 10,481 | Hassell | 16th |
| 27 | 25 Jan | Doncaster Rovers | A | W 2-0 | 10,740 | Haynes | 13th |
| 28 | 28 Jan | Millwall | A | L 0-2 | 10,087 | - | 13th |
| 29 | 1 Feb | Preston North End | H | W 2-0 | 10,740 | O'Connor, Haynes | 12th |
| 30 | 5 Feb | Leicester City | A | L 1-4 | 22,667 | Mellis | 13th |
| 31 | 12 Feb | Ipswich Town | H | D 1-1 | 10,904 | Mellis | 13th |
| 32 | 19 Feb | Portsmouth | A | L 0-1 | 14,318 | - | 14th |
| 33 | 22 Feb | Leeds United | A | D 3-3 | 26,289 | Shackell, Hill, Trippier | 14th |
| 34 | 26 Feb | Norwich City | H | L 0-2 | 12,461 | - | 15th |
| 35 | 5 Mar | Derby County | A | D 0-0 | 26,251 | - | 16th |
| 36 | 8 Mar | Scunthorpe United | H | W 2-1 | 10,250 | Harewood | 15th |
| 37 | 13 Mar | Cardiff City | A | D 2-2 | 23,065 | Gray | 15th |
| 38 | 19 Mar | Reading | H | L 0-1 | 10,784 | - | 16th |
| 39 | 2 Apr | Crystal Palace | A | L 1-2 | 19,344 | Harewood | 16th |
| 40 | 9 Apr | Bristol City | H | W 4-2 | 10,257 | Gray, Haynes, Butterfield, McShane | 16th |
| 41 | 12 Apr | Queens Park Rangers | H | L 0-1 | 11,381 | - | 16th |
| 42 | 16 Apr | Middlesbrough | A | D 1-1 | 16,107 | Harewood | 17th |
| 43 | 23 Apr | Watford | A | L 0-1 | 14,098 | - | 18th |
| 44 | 25 Apr | Doncaster Rovers | H | D 2-2 | 12,418 | Foster, Trippier | 18th |
| 45 | 30 Apr | Sheffield United | A | D 2-2 | 22,366 | Haynes | 18th |
| 46 | 7 May | Millwall | H | W 1-0 | 11,136 | Noble-Lazarus | 17th |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 8 Jan | West Ham United | A | L 0-2 | 32,159 | - |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 1 | 10 Aug | Rochdale | H | L 0-1 | 4,107 | - |