A look at Barnsley's final nine games of the 2025/26 League One season.

Burton Albion, A, April 3

This game is exactly a decade after Conor Hourihane lifted the EFL Trophy at Wembley as Barnsley captain following a win over Oxford United. This season, Hourihane’s side went out of the trophy early on and their chances of repeating the 2016 run to the play-off final are realistically over.

Barnsley have won just two of their last 15 away league games and have the 17th best record on the road in the division. But they won at Leyton Orient then were seconds away from another victory at Mansfield last time out.

Burton are currently 18th and four points clear of the relegation zone.

Plymouth Argyle, H, April 6

The Easter fixtures are the reverse of the opening two games of the season when Barnsley won at Hourihane’s old club Plymouth then came from 2-0 down to beat Burton at Oakwell.

A lot has happened since those exciting victories in the summer sun sparked hope of a successful season. Argyle, who came down from the Championship last season, lost 12 of their first 18 games and were second-bottom in December but kept faith in Tom Cleverley and have claimed 43 points from their last 21 matches.

That leaves them seventh, a point outside the play-off places.

The Devon club have the third best away record in the division after the top two and have scored the most goals on the road.

Rotherham United, A, April 11

The Millers are currently six points adrift in the relegation zone with eight matches to play.

Barnsley lost at home to Rotherham for the first time since 1970 back in October and have not been beaten in an away match against them since 1982 while the last time they had the double done on them by their neighbours was in the 1952/53 campaign.

Manager Matt Hamshaw, who lives in Elsecar, was sacked last week and replaced by former Huddersfield and Birmingham boss Lee Clark whose most recent jobs were with Blyth Spartans then clubs in Sudan and Oman.

This is the first of two games that week against sides in serious relegation trouble.

Port Vale, A, April 14

The Staffordshire club could be very close to relegation by this point. They are bottom and 11 points adrift with nine games remaining.

Their end to the season is even busier than Barnsley’s due to their FA Cup quarter-final with Chelsea next week followed two days later by a basement battle against Rotherham.

After their Tuesday match with Barnsley, they play again on the Thursday as they start seven games in 18 days.

Vale are the lowest scorers in the division so this could be a chance for a rare Reds clean sheet but Vale won 2-0 at Oakwell in September then 5-0 at home in the EFL Trophy in December. They have since replaced Darren Moore with Jon Brady. They beat Bolton on Saturday then lost at Doncaster on Tuesday.

Bradford City, H, April 18

After playing two sides in danger of dropping into League Two this season, Barnsley then take on two who are in contention to reach the Championship.

Bradford, having been promoted last season, are currently fifth and six points clear inside the top six. They will hope to be nearly secure in the play-offs by this 12.30pm kick-off. This will be the Bantams’ first trip to Oakwell since 2019 while the reverse fixture this season was a memorable 2-2 which saw Reyes Cleary net from 70 yards. A large away crowd is expected.

Stevenage, A, April 21

This is this fixture’s third date of the season after it was moved for the first international break of the campaign in September then called off with late notice in February due to a partially frozen pitch.

There will be some trepidation going there, even though it is in mid-April, as Barnsley have twice seen a game at Broadhall Way called off with less than 90 minutes until kick-off.

Since that most recent postponement, Stevenage charged into the top six.

They have only conceded 11 goals in 19 home games this season.

Luton Town, A, April 25

The Hatters had been one of the major underperformers of the season, having been title favourites in the summer despite dropping down two divisions in two years.

The £39million parachute payments from the Premier League currently have them 11th, five points outside the play-offs.

But they have only lost one of their last nine.

Barnsley’s best day of the season so far came at home to Jack Wilshere’s Luton when they won 5-0 in November. They have not kept a league clean sheet since then.

This will be the second of three away trips in a week to a very similar part of the country.

Northampton Town, A, April 28

This game was due to be played on Saturday but has been moved back a month to the penultimate fixture, by which time the Cobblers could be relegated.

They are second-bottom, seven points adrift of safety.

They have taken just eight points from 19 games, one of which was at Oakwell last month in a 2-2 draw.

They sacked Kevin Nolan this month and Colin Calderwood has been their interim boss.

Barnsley have won there 2-1 in each of the last two seasons.

Stockport County, H, May 2

This final game of the season has been confirmed this week as a Saturday 3pm kick-off.

Stockport could have a lot to play for as they are currently fifth but just one point clear inside the play-off places.

They have not been as strong as last season when they finished third but could still reach the Championship.

Barnsley will hope to have generated some positivity by then to avoid the campaign ending with a similarly grim lap of honour to last year when they lost their final home game to relegated Shrewsbury.