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    The Barnsley corner flag flies at Oakwell Stadium

    Barnsley spent one glorious season in the Premier League and famously won the FA Cup in 1912. Regular relegations and promotions appear to be their current method of operation.

    Barnsley were formed in 1887 by Reverend Tiverton Preedy. The club's colours were originally blue but were changed to red and white in 1904.

    Barnsley won the FA Cup in 1912 and the EFL Trophy in 2016, but silverware has been hard to come by for the South Yorkshire team.
    Apart from a brief flirtation with the Premier League in the 1997/98 season, Barnsley have spent most of their recent years bouncing between the second and third tiers of English football.
    Barnsley have been champions of the third tier of English football on three occasions in 1933/34, 1938/39 and 1954/55.

    More recently, they finished bottom of the Championship at the end of the 2021/22 season and suffered relegation for the third time in nine seasons.

    Barnsley went close to a swift return to the Championship at the end of the 2022/23 season, but lost 1-0 in the last minute of extra time to Sheffield Wednesday in the League One play-off final at Wembley.

    Barnsley's early years

    Barnsley's rise to the Premier League, relegation, and quest to return

    Barnsley's fanbase

    Barnsley's rivalries

    Barnsley's finances

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