Historical Football Kits

 

Barnsley

Formed 1887

Elected to Division Two 1898

Kit History

 

 

 

Barnsley St Peters

 

1887

1887 a

Shirt colours are speculative

circa1890-1898 b

 

 

 

Barnsley

 

1897

1898-1901 h

1901-1903 k

1903-1904 k

1907-1908 h

1909-1912 a

1921-1922 b

1926-1927 b

1931-1932 g

1933-1934 b

1938-1939 b

1946-1947 q

1948 b

1949-1950 b f

1951-1952 f

1956-circa 1962 q

1963-1964 j

1965-1966 a

Buy shirt from TOFFS

1966-1967 c

1968-1972 a m

Buy shirt from TOFFS

1972-1973 j n

1973-1974 j n

1974-1975 n

1975-1976 n

Litesome

1976-1977 n

Admiral

1977-1979 n

Umbro

1979-1980 n o

Umbro

1980-1981 n o

Umbro

1981-1982 n o

Umbro

1982-1984 n d o

Umbro

1984-1986 o

1986-1988 f j o

Intersport

1988-1989 e o

Beaver International

1989-1990 j

Beaver International

1990-1991 j

Gola

1991-1992 o

Gola

1992-1993 d j o

Pelada

1993-1994 d o

Pelada

1994-1995 d o

Admiral

1995-1996 d o

Admiral

1996-1997 d o

Admiral

1997-1998 d o

Admiral

1998-1999 d o

Admiral

1999-2000 d o

Admiral

2000-2001 d o

Admiral

2001-2002 d o

Admiral

2002-2003 d o

Red Flag

2003-2004 d l o

Koala

2004-2005 d o

Jako

2005-2006 a o

Jako

2006-2007 a o

Surridge

2007-2008 a p

 

Background

In 1887 the curate of St Peter’s Church formed Barnsley St Peter’s FC. The team won support from outside the parish and went on to compete in the Sheffield & District League in 1890 before joining the Midland League in 1895. In 1897 the club dropped its association with the church and as Barnsley FC, applied to join the Football League when the Second Division was enlarged. They were successful and joined Glossop and New Brighton in the expanded division.

Remarkably, Barnsley were to remain in the Second Division until 1932, a consistent if unexciting mid-table side. In 1910, however, the club reached the FA Cup Final, losing to Newcastle United in a replay. Two seasons later, "The Tykes" went one better to win the FA Cup, this time beating West Bromwich Albion in a replay.

Relegated twice in the Thirties (1932 and 1938), Barnsley bounced back quickly on each occasion. In the Fifties the club spent two seasons in Division Three (North) before returning to the Second Division. Relegation in 1959 proved a more serious matter and the club went into long term decline that took them down to the Fourth Division in 1965. The rest of the decade and all of the 1970s was spent in the lower divisions but fortunes changed in 1979 when ex-Leeds star Allan Clarke led the team to promotion from Division Four. Clark rebuilt the team the following year before returning to Leeds: his role was taken by another former Leeds star, Norman Hunter who took the club back into the Second Division in 1981.

Throughout the Eighties and Nineties, Barnsley returned to their perennial role of a mid-table Second Division team. In 1997, however, they confounded everyone by winning promotion to the Premier League. A dramatic season followed which ended in relegation but few fans would ever forget seeing their favourites playing at the highest level for the first time in their history. Sadly, there would be no quick return and in 2002, Barnsley were relegated to (Nationwide) Division Two and went into administration, narrowly avoiding the drop into the lowest division.

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