Liverpool vs. Barnsley: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 25

Draws: 4

Barnsley wins: 5

Liverpool are one of the biggest teams in English football, so it is no surprise that the Reds dominate the head-to-head record with Barnsley, boasting 15 wins and four draws, with Barnsley managing only five victories in that time.

Liverpool enjoyed an especially superb record in the earliest meetings between these two teams, remaining undefeated in all of their first eight encounters, recording seven wins and only one draw.

Barnsley eventually picked up their first win against Liverpool on Boxing Day 1945, recording a 1-0 success in the North Region War League.

The pair had to wait 10 years until their next meeting, drawing 1-1 in December 1955, and the pair encountered each other on a far more regular basis during the remainder of the 1950s, with Liverpool winning four and Barnsley winning two, as well as two draws.

Meetings have been far less frequent in the subsequent years, with only seven clashes between the two since a 0-0 draw in early 1982, featuring four Liverpool wins and two Barnsley victories.

The Tykes travelled to Anfield for a 2025-26 FA Cup third-round clash unbeaten in three previous visits to the venue, but while they gave a wonderful account of themselves, they were ultimately slain 4-1.