Barnsley are based in the town of the same name, with their foundation recorded in 1887. Their earlier honours include the FA Cup of 1911/12. The archive begins its detailed Premier League record in 1992/93, although the club's appearance in that competition came later. Oakwell was their ground throughout the league season held here.

A difficult opening autumn

The Premier League entry came in 1997/98 and remains Barnsley's only season in this part of the archive. The campaign included their widest recorded league victory, a home victory against Coventry City by 2–0. Away from Oakwell, the heaviest defeat in the same record was at Manchester United, where they lost 0–7. These results belong to the same league campaign rather than separate spells in the division.

From late August into October, a run without a league win extended across 6 matches. It was their longest winless sequence within the covered results. Home matches supplied more victories than away fixtures during the campaign, with the split showing how uneven their results were between the two settings.

A spring winning run, then relegation

A better sequence arrived between late February and mid-March, when Barnsley won 3 successive league matches. That was also their longest unbeaten stretch, with every match in that run ending in victory rather than a draw.

Draws occurred less often than wins across the full campaign. The home and away split also differed in that respect, with most of their drawn matches coming at Oakwell rather than on their travels.

Across the full season, they won 10 league matches and drew 5. Defeats were more frequent than either outcome, and their points return left them inside the relegation places. There was no subsequent Premier League campaign in the archive to continue that spring improvement.

The final table recorded a goal difference of minus 45, with relegation ending the club's top-flight spell. Barnsley's latest covered league season is therefore 1997/98, when they finished 19th.