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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1887 | Club formed | |
| 1887 | Started playing home matches at Oakwell | |
| 1888 | Turned professional | |
| 1898 | Arthur Fairclough became the first manager | |
| 1898 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1899 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Loughborough Town | |
| 1901 | John McCartney became new manager | |
| 1904 | Arthur Fairclough became manager for second time | |
| 1910 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Blackpool 6-0 in FA Cup 1st round | |
| 1910 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Newcastle 2-0 (after 1-1 draw) | |
| 1912 | John Hastie became new manager | |
| 1912 | Won FA Cup final beating WBA 1-0 (aet, after 0-0 draw) | |
| 1914 | Percy Lewis became new manager | |
| 1919 | Peter Sant became new manager | |
| 1926 | John Commins became new manager | |
| 1927 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Notts County 9-0 | |
| 1929 | Arthur Fairclough became manager for third time | |
| 1930 | Brough Fletcher became new manager | |
| 1931 | 1932 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1933 | 1934 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1936 | Record home attendance of 40,255 against Stoke in FA Cup 5th round | |
| 1937 | Angus Seed became new manager | |
| 1937 | 1938 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1938 | Ernest Hine became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 123 goals | |
| 1938 | 1939 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1950 | 1951 | Cecil McCormack set record for most League goals in a season |
| 1952 | 1953 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1953 | Tim Ward became new manager | |
| 1953 | 1954 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1954 | 1955 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1958 | 1959 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1960 | Johnny Steele became new manager | |
| 1962 | Alan Ogley became club's youngest player at 16 years and 226 days | |
| 1964 | 1965 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1967 | 1968 | Runners-up in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1971 | John McSeveney became new manager | |
| 1971 | 1972 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1972 | Johnny Steels became manager for second time | |
| 1973 | Jim Iley became new manager | |
| 1978 | Barry Murphy played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 514 | |
| 1978 | Allan Clarke became new manager | |
| 1978 | 1979 | Finished 4th in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1980 | Norman Hunter became new manager | |
| 1980 | 1981 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1984 | Bobby Collins became new manager | |
| 1985 | Allan Clarke became manager for second time | |
| 1989 | Mel Machin became new manager | |
| 1993 | Viv Anderson became new manager | |
| 1994 | Danny Wilson became new manager | |
| 1995 | Gerry Taggart became club's most-capped player, with 35 caps for N.Ireland | |
| 1996 | 1997 | Runners-up in Nationwide Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) |
| 1997 | Club broke transfer record when buying Georgi Hristov for £1,500,000 | |
| 1998 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Ashley Ward for £4,500,000 | |
| 1998 | John Hendrie became new manager | |
| 1999 | Dave Bassett became new manager | |
| 2001 | Nigel Spackman became new manager | |
| 2001 | Steve Parkin became new manager | |
| 2001 | 2002 | Relegated at end of season from Premier League to Division 1 |
| 2002 | Glyn Hodges became new manager | |
| 2003 | Gudjon Thordarson became new manager | |
| 2004 | Paul Hart became new manager | |
| 2005 | Andy Ritchie became new manager | |
| 2005 | 2006 | At end of season promoted to Championship as Play-off winners (originally Division 2) |
| 2007 | Simon Davey became new manager | |