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2025 Paul Barthorpe resigned following a supporter-led social media campaign, with directors Paul Glover, Josh Greaves, John Stubbs, and Jon Wickham taking over the club.
2024 Darrell Clarke becomes the manager of Barnsley F.C., continuing the club's tradition of diverse managerial appointments.
September 17 2024 Barnsley F.C. suffered a record cup defeat of 7-0 against Manchester United in the EFL Cup third round.
2023 Neill Collins takes over as manager of Barnsley F.C., managing the team from 2023 to 2024.
2023 Sheffield F.C. became champions of Central Midlands Division One North (Reserves).
2023 US Mobile becomes the most recent shirt sponsor for Barnsley F.C.
2023 During the 2023–24 season, Farsley Celtic was forced to play home games at alternative stadiums including Bradford (Park Avenue)'s Horsfall Stadium and Buxton's Silverlands due to artificial turf installation issues at their home ground.
2022 Martin Devaney serves as caretaker manager, indicating another transitional period in the club's management.
2022 The club experiences a period of using various kit manufacturers.
2022 The club achieved their best-ever performance in the FA Trophy, reaching the Quarter-finals.
June 15 2022 Michael Duff was appointed head coach of Barnsley on a three-year deal.
May 2022 Ownership changes occurred with Neerav Parekh and Matt Edmonds purchasing additional shares, resulting in a new ownership structure.
2021 Finished bottom of the National League North and were relegated to the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League.
2021 Sheffield F.C. was promoted to Central Midlands Division One North (Reserves).
2021 Ryan Cresswell takes over as manager, leading the club from 2021 to 2024.
2021 Under Valérien Ismaël's management, Barnsley finished fifth and reached the EFL Championship Play-offs for the first time in 24 years, noted for having the youngest squad and one of the smallest budgets in the league.
December 2021 Poya Asbaghi was appointed as the new head coach.
November 2021 Markus Schopp was sacked after a run of seven straight defeats.
March 2021 Plans were revealed for a new 4,000-capacity stadium at the STSC facility in the Meadowhead area of Sheffield, which would include a heritage centre celebrating the city's football history.
2020 League season abandoned for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Under coach Gerhard Struber, Barnsley avoided relegation from the Championship.
October 17 2020 First Football League match played at Wetherby Road, with Harrogate beating Barrow 1-0.
August 2020 Upon promotion to the Football League, the club confirmed plans to replace the synthetic pitch with a grass pitch to comply with league regulations.
2019 League season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 Barnsley were promoted back to the Championship under Daniel Stendel's management.
2019 Won promotion from League One with a second-place finish.
2019 The club's ground was renamed to The Citadel.
2019 Changed playing colours to green and white, adopted a new badge, and renamed their ground following a takeover by Paul Barthorpe.
August 2019 A survey titled 'The League of Love and Hate' was conducted, revealing Barnsley supporters' primary football rivalries with Yorkshire clubs Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, and Rotherham United.
March 2019 Sheffield F.C. entered talks with Sheffield Transport Sports Club (STSC) to potentially move back to its home city.
2018 Again reached the second round of the FA Cup, repeating their previous year's achievement.
2018 Gavin Smith becomes manager, leading Sheffield F.C. from 2018 to 2021.
2018 Portuguese manager José Morais takes charge of Barnsley F.C., bringing international management experience to the club.
2018 Barnsley F.C. finished as runners-up in League One.
2018 Barnsley were relegated to the third tier and appointed Daniel Stendel as head coach, implementing a high-pressing football strategy.
2018 Won the Premier Division, earning promotion to the National League North.
2018 Farsley Celtic won the Northern Premier League Premier Division championship and the West Riding County Cup.
2017 Reached the second round of the FA Cup, one of their best performances in the competition.
2017 Mark Shaw returns for a second managerial stint from 2017 to 2018.
2017 Defeated Colne and Ossett Town in play-offs to earn promotion to the Premier Division.
2017 Farsley Celtic won the West Riding County Cup.
December 2017 Patrick Cryne and his family sold an 80% stake in the club to an international investor consortium including Chien Lee, Paul Conway, Neerav Parekh, and Billy Beane.
July 8 2017 Set a record attendance of 3,000 at Nethermoor Park during a friendly match against Leeds United.
2016 James Colliver takes over as manager in 2016, with Mark Hume briefly managing the club in 2017.
2016 Plans to move to the Olive Grove sports ground in the Heeley district of Sheffield fell through.
2016 Won both the Football League Trophy final and the League One play-off final.
2016 Barnsley F.C. won the League One play-offs.
2016 Farsley Celtic won the West Riding County Cup.
2015 Won the play-off final 3-2 against Chorley after being 2-0 down, earning promotion to the Conference National (later renamed National League).
2015 Qatari donors contributed £100,000 to Sheffield FC.

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