2025–26 Barnet F.C. season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Anthony Kleanthous |
| Head Coach | Dean Brennan |
| Stadium | The Hive Stadium |
The 2025–26 season is the 138th season in the history of Barnet Football Club and their first back season in the English Football League, League Two since the 2017–18 season following their promotion from the National League in the preceding season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers and contracts
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025[a] | CB | Romoney Crichlow | Bradford City | Free | [1] |
| 1 July 2025[b] | GK | Owen Evans | Cheltenham Town | [2] | |
| 1 July 2025[c] | LB | Ryan Galvin | FC Halifax Town | [3] | |
| 1 July 2025[d] | CF | Oliver Hawkins | Gillingham | [4] | |
| 1 July 2025[e] | CM | Scott High | Huddersfield Town | [5] | |
| 1 July 2025[f] | CB | Ollie Kensdale | Eastbourne Borough | [6] | |
| 1 July 2025[g] | CM | Emmanuel Osadebe | Forest Green Rovers | [7] | |
| 1 July 2025[h] | CB | Adam Senior | FC Halifax Town | [8] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 23 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Bradford had ended
- ^ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Cheltenham had ended
- ^ The transfer was announced on 22 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Halifax had ended
- ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Gillingham had ended
- ^ The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Huddersfield had ended
- ^ The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Eastbourne had ended
- ^ The transfer was announced on 5 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Forest Green had ended
- ^ The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Halifax had ended
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2025 | CB | Joe Grimwood | Chelmsford City | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 23 June 2025 | GK | Giosue Bellagambi | Ebbsfleet United | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 30 June 2025 | AM | Finley Wilkinson | Hemel Hempstead Town | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 7 July 2025 | AM | Jermaine Francis | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [12] |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|
Loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|
Released / out of contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | CM | Billy Clifford | Farnborough | [13] |
| LB | Ben Coker | Ebbsfleet United | [14][15] | |
| RB | Jordan Cropper | Boston United | [16] | |
| RB | Reece Hall-Johnson | King's Lynn Town | [14][17] | |
| CB | Adebola Oluwo | Salford City | [18] | |
| AM | Harry Chapman | [14] | ||
| CB | Richard Nartey | [14][19] |
New Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Contracted until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2025 | CB | Nikola Tavares | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 29 May 2025 | LM | Idris Kanu | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 3 June 2025 | CB | Danny Collinge | Undisclosed | [22] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 22 May, Barnet announced their first pre-season friendly, against Wycombe Wanderers.[23] A day later, a trip to face Boreham Wood was also added.[24] A week later, a trip to face Hitchin Town was added.[25] A fourth and fifth pre-season friendly was later confirmed against Hemel Hempstead Town and Leyton Orient.[26][27] A sixth friendly was also confirmed against Crystal Palace U21.[28]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | Barnet | 5–1 | Sheffield | Edgware |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 1 July 2025 Friendly | Hitchin Town | 0–3 | Barnet | Hitchin |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Browne 7' 20' (pen.) Senior 30' |
Stadium: Top Field Attendance: 590 Referee: Richard Wharton |
| 5 July 2025 Friendly | Hemel Hempstead Town | 2–2 | Barnet | Hemel Hempstead |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Vauxhall Road | |
| Note: Spencer McCall Memorial Game | ||||
| 8 July 2025 Friendly | Barnet | 1–3 | Crystal Palace U21 | Edgware |
| 19:45 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,413 |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | Barnet | v | Leyton Orient | Edgware |
| 13:00 BST | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
| 22 July 2025 Friendly | Barnet | v | Wycombe Wanderers | Edgware |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
Competitions
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Barnet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Barrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[29]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[29]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Matches
On 26 June the League Two fixtures were announced, with Barnet hosting Fleetwood Town on the opening day.[30]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 August 2025 1 | Barnet | v | Fleetwood Town | Edgware |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Bromley | v | Barnet | Bromley |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Hayes Lane |
| 16 August 2025 3 | Barnet | v | Walsall | Edgware |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
| 19 August 2025 4 | Swindon Town | v | Barnet | Swindon |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: County Ground |
| 23 August 2025 5 | Cheltenham Town | v | Barnet | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 30 August 2025 6 | Barnet | v | Colchester United | Edgware |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
| 6 September 2025 7 | Barnet | v | Shrewsbury Town | Edgware |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
| 13 September 2025 8 | Crewe Alexandra | v | Barnet | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Gresty Road |
| 20 September 2025 9 | Barnet | v | Grimsby Town | Edgware |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
| 27 September 2025 10 | Oldham Athletic | v | Barnet | Oldham |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: Boundary Park | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[31] | ||||
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
Barnet will take part in a preliminary round of the EFL Cup due to the number of Premier League teams being involved in European competitions. They would face Newport County.[32][33]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 29 July 2025 Preliminary round | Barnet | v | Newport County | Edgware |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of pre-season
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of pre-season
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when disciplinary points / points per card / number of cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
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- ^ "Owen Evans RETURNS!". Barnet FC. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Barnet FC Bring In Defender Ryan Galvin To The Club". Barnet FC. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Oli Hawkins signs for the Bees!". Barnet FC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "High joins the Hive!". Barnet FC. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Defender Ollie Kensdale Joins The Bees". Barnet FC. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Midfielder Emmanuel Osadebe Joins Barnet FC". Barnet FC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Defender Adam Senior Joins Barnet FC". Barnet FC. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Grimwood departs for Chelmsford". Barnet FC. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "All go for Gio as he gets Fleet opportunity". Ebbsfleet United FC. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Wilkinson departs for Hemel". Barnet FC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Jermaine Francis signs for Pools". Hartlepool United FC. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Dean Brennan | The Interview | 2025/26" (video). youtube.com. Barnet F.C. June 27, 2025.
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- ^ "Kuflink call for champion Coker". Ebbsfleet United FC. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Promotion-winning Cropper signs for the Pilgrims". Boston United FC. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "NEWS: A first new signing for the Linnets". King's Lynn Town FC. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Defender Adebola Oluwo Makes Salford Move". Salford City FC. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Boro complete Clifford signing". www.farnboroughfc.co.uk. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Tavares Extends Contract With The Bees". Barnet FC. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Idris Stays & We're Buzzing!". Barnet FC. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Collinge Commits To Our Club". Barnet FC. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Pre-Season Friendly - Barnet FC vs Wycombe Wanderers". Barnet FC. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Pre-Season Friendly - Boreham Wood vs Barnet FC". Barnet FC. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Pre-Season Friendly - Hitchin Town vs Barnet FC". Barnet FC. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Pre-Season Friendly - Hemel Hempstead Town vs Barnet FC". Barnet FC. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Pre-Season Friendly - Barnet FC vs Leyton Orient". Barnet FC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Palace U21s face Barnet in 25/26 pre-season friendly next week - News". Crystal Palace FC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "League Two 2025/26 fixtures, dates, schedule & how to watch: Barnet host Fleetwood in opening day clash live on Sky". Sky Sports. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Oldham away fixture selected for TV". Barnet FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Carabao Cup format confirmed for 2025/26 season". EFL. 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ "Carabao Cup details confirmed". Barnet FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.