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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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