Rotherham Utd and Barnsley have met each other 82 times in all competitions since 1925/26, with 23 of those fixtures being played in the old County Cup. Up until the early eighties there was little to separate Barnsley and Rotherham. But after Rotherham’s home defeat in the 1980 FA Cup, the balance shifted quiet dramatically in Barnsley's favour, from 1980 to 2026 Rotherham endured a long, poor spell in the fixture, winning only three of the next 21 meetings.
The first match since 1925 came in the semi-final of the County Cup, a 3-2 win at Millmoor on 30th January 1928. John Clayton, Charles Chilton and a Joe Scott penalty for Rotherham, two goals from Frank Eaton for Barnsley.

Home Record
In all competitions at home to Barnsley, Rotherham have won 52% (21), drawing 15% (6), and losing 33% (13). Rotherham at home have averaged 1.60 goals per game compared to Barnsley’s 1.10.
Tier 2 W5 D3 L3 Tier 3 W4 D2 L2 Tier 4 W2 D0 L0 Third Division North: W0 D1 L2
League W11 D6 L7 FA Cup W2 D0 L1 League Cup W0 D0 L1 Third Division (North) Cup W1 D0 L0 County Cup W7 D0 L4

Attendances
The highest attendance at home to Barnsley came in the old Second Division on 20 October 1951, 22,320 supporters watched a 4-0 Rotherham win, a Jack Shaw hat-trick and a Charlie Tomlinson goal. The lowest attendance came in the semi final of the County Cup on 8 November 1937, Jimmy Reid for Rotherham and Doug Hunt with two goals for Barnsley, 1,000 in attendance.
In all home fixtures against Barnsley, attendances have averaged 9,792.

Full Manager History [1925-2026]
Barnsley
John Commins W0 D0 L1 Brough Fletcher W5 D1 L1 Angus Seed W10 D0 L10 Tim Ward W2 D4 L2 Johnny Steele W4 D1 L6 John McSeveney W0 D1 L0 Jim Iley W1 D1 L4 Allan Clarke W1 D3 L4 Norman Hunter W5 D0 L1 Dave Bassett W2 D0 L0 Nigel Spackman W0 D1 L0 Steve Parkin W0 D1 L0 Andy Ritchie W1 D1 L0 Paul Heckingbottom W2 D0 L0 Valerien Ismael W2 D0 L0 Darrell Clarke W2 D0 L0 Conor Hourihane W1 D0 L1
Rotherham United
Billy Heald W1 D1 L3 Reg Freeman W9 D0 L12 Andy Smailes W4 D3 L2 Tom Johnston W0 D1 L0 Jack Mansell W0 D0 L1 Tommy Docherty W0 D1 L1 Jim McAnearney W6 D1 L2 Jimmy McGuigan W6 D2 L2 Ian Porterfield W1 D2 L2 Emlyn Hughes W1 D0 L3 Norman Hunter W1 D0 L0 Ronnie Moore W0 D2 L2 Mick Harford W0 D1 L1 Alan Stubbs W0 D0 L1 Paul Warne W0 D0 L3 Steve Evans W0 D0 L2 Matt Hamshaw W1 D0 L1

Sent Off
Barnsley: Norman Hunter (1979/80)

Hat-tricks
Barnsley: Ian Banks (1981/82)
Rotherham United: Jack Shaw (1951/52)

Debut's & Last Match:
Debuts: Carl Airey (1987), John Barnes (1941), Alex Bray (2017), Wilf Hargreaves (1946), William Johnson (1933), Mike Leng (1971), Jim McDonagh (1971), Barry Mealand (1968), Willis Purdy (1941), Raymond Shaw (1946) Jackie Stamps (1941), Paul Stancliffe (1975), Ron Thompson (1947), David Tomlinson (1987), George Wilcox (1942)
Last Match: Scott Allan (2017), Stanley Cook (1944), Steve Forde (1943), Mick Gooding (1987), Kenneth Haigh (1943), Alan Hill (1968), William Johnson (1933), Harry Newton (1941), Ken Nightingale (1946), Mike O'Grady (1973), Willis Purdy (1941), Frank Raynor (1943), Raymond Shaw (1946), Jackie Stamps (1942), William Styles (1942), Trevor Swift (1975), Neil Warnock (1971), Pat Wright (1971)

Appearances (Top 5)
Rotherham Utd against Barnsley [current team]
John Breckin 15
Trevor Phillips 14
Gerry Forrest 13
Trevor Swift 12
Fred Hanson 12
Jack Selkirk 12
Danny Williams 12
Horace Williams 12
[Reece James 4]
[Joe Rafferty 4]
[Joe Powell 4]
[Jordan Hugill 4]

Barnsley against Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Phil Martin-Chambers 18
Ally Millar 14
Barry Murphy 14
Gavin Smith 14
John Logan 12
[Mael de Gevigney 4]

Goalscorers (Top 3)
Rotherham Utd [current team]:
Wally Ardron 8
Jack Shaw 5
Ronnie Moore 4
Trevor Phillips 4
Jack Grainger 4
Richard Finney 4
[Kian Spence 1]
[Ar'Jany Martha 1]

Barnsley [current team]:
Johnny Steele 8
Gavin Smith 7
Jack Thorogood 4
[Adam Phillips 2]

Played for both
Goalkeepers
Alan Hill, Roy Ironside, Paul Pettinger, Mike Pollitt,
Defenders
Miles Addison, Charles Bembridge, Zeki Fryers, Billy Houghton, Jack Hunt, Nicky Law, Dexter Lembikisa, Angus MacDonald, Eric Markham, Jamie McCart, Richard Naylor, Mike Pickering, Roy Silman, Dale Tonge, Harry Tordoff, Aidy White, Ernie Whitworth, Neil Whitworth, Scott Wiseman
Midfield
Ian Banks, Josh Benson, John Bettany, Alan Birch, Ian Butler, Winston Campbell, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Jim Dobbin, Phil Gridelet, George Hackford, Adam Hammill, Brian Jackson, Andy Kiwomya, Rot Lambert, Andy Liddell, John Marshall, Eddie O'Hara, Gordon Owen, Ralph Pedwell, Domingos Quina, Joe Scott, Glynn Snodin, Brian Taylor, Neil Warnock, Barry Webster, Ryan Williams, Martin Woods
Forwards
Carl Airey, Bobby Brown, Deon Burton, Barry Conlon, Tony Cunningham, David Currie, Stan Davies, John Dungworth, Bruce Dyer, Lee Glover, John Hammerton, Jack Johnson, Kieffer Moore, Carlton Morris, Danny Nardiello, Chris O'Grady, Kayode Odejayi, John Pearson, Michael Smith, Gordon Swann, Ron Wigg, Rodger Wylde
No Appearances
Michael Boulding, Eddie Hamilton, George Hamstead, Roy Ledger, Tony Wilcox
Town/County
Rowland Bailey (County), Phil Bratley (Town&County), Len Carr (County), George Dobson (County), Joe Lees (County), Harry Millership (County)