We've met the Tykes 47 times, 46 in the league and just once in the FA Cup which was our very first meeting back in 1911. Our record against them isn't favourable having won 15 times, drawn 14 and lost 18. We've scored 52 goals to their 58. The biggest wins for both of us were by 4-0 , ours at the Vic in 1988, theirs at Oakwell in 1964.
At home we've played 24 times, winning 9, drawing 8 and losing 7. Our biggest loss to them at Vicarage Road was the 3-0 humiliation in Aidy's final full season in charge when we booed our own side off and applauded them.
Last season we lost 2-1 away in one of Malky's caretaking matches and scraped a 1-1 draw at the Vic equalising with two minutes left. Tommy Smith scored our goal in both games.
Barnsley drew on the opening day of this season at Sheffield Wednesday but have lost their last four League matches leading to manager Simon Davey getting the boot. New man Mark Robins led his previous charges Rotherham to the top of League 2 before agreeing to move the short distance across Yorkshire.
The only player who has experience of both sides is Barnsley's Martin Devaney but even that's limited because he, rather infamously, was bought and sold by Aidy before he even got to start a game for us back in the summer of 2005.
