Barnsley F.C. - Timeline

Timeline

• 1892–93 – Founder member of Sheffield League, as "Barnsley St. Peter's"
• 1893–94 – Sheffield League Division Two runner-up
• 1895–96 – Joined Midland League
• 1897 – Dropped "St Peter's" to become simply Barnsley
• 1897–98 – Midland League runner-up. Also played in Yorkshire League
• 1898 – Elected to the Football League
• 1909–10 – FA Cup runner-up
• 1911–12 – FA Cup Winners
• 1921–22 – Missed promotion on goal average
• 1932 – Relegated to Division Three North
• 1933–34 – Football League Division Three North Champions; promoted to Division Two
• 1938 – Relegated to Division Three North
• 1938–39 – Football League Division Three North Champions; promoted to Division Two
• 1939–40 – Football League programme abandoned due to outbreak of war
• 1953 – Relegated to Division Three North
• 1953–54 – Football League Division Three North runner-up
• 1954–55 – Football League Division Three North Champions; promoted to Division Two
• 1959 – Relegated to Division Three
• 1965 – Relegated to Division Four
• 1967–68 – Football League Division Four runner-up; promoted to Division Three
• 1972 – Relegated to Division Four
• 1978–79 – Missed runner-up spot on goal difference; promoted to Division Three
• 1980–81 – Football League Division Three runner-up (on goal difference); promoted to Division Two
• 1990–91 – Missed play-off spot on goal difference
• 1992–93 – Division Two re-designated Division One on formation of FA Premier League
• 1996–97 – Football League runner-up; promoted to FA Premier League
• 1997–98 – Relegated to Football League Division One
• 1999–00 – Not promoted after play-offs. Finished 4th in the final table (Semi-final – Birmingham City 0 Barnsley 4, Barnsley 1 Birmingham City 2, Agg 5–2; Final – Barnsley 2 Ipswich Town 4 at Wembley)
• 2002 – Relegated to Division Two
• 2004–05 – Division Two re-designated Football League One on formation of Football League Championship
• 2005–06 – Promoted as Football League One play-off winners. Finished 5th in the final table. (Semi-final – Barnsley 0 Huddersfield Town 1, Huddersfield Town 1 Barnsley 3, Agg 3–2. Final – Swansea City 2 Barnsley 2 (AET). Barnsley win 4–3 on penalties at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.)
• 2007–08 – FA Cup Semi-Finalists (Defeated Blackpool 2–1 Goals by Stephen Foster and Michael Coulson, Defeated Southend United 1–0 Goal by Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Defeated Liverpool 2–1 Goals by Stephen Foster and Brian Howard, Defeated Chelsea 1–0 Goal by Kayode Odejayi, Lost to Cardiff City 1–0 in the Semi-Final)
• 2008–09 – Fielded the youngest ever player in the history of the Football League at Ipswich Town when Reuben Noble-Lazarus came on aged 15 years and 45 days

Fastest goal in club history – Ricardo Vaz Te after 8.5 seconds