Key: Win : Draw : Loss
| Date | Home | Away | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2011 | Nott'm Forest | 0 | 0 | Barnsley | A Haines |
| 13/08/2011 | Barnsley | 0 | 1 | Southampton | C Webster |
| 16/08/2011 | Barnsley | 1 | 3 | Middlesbrough | D Drysdale |
| 20/08/2011 | Reading | 1 | 2 | Barnsley | B Malone |
| 27/08/2011 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | Barnsley | D Coote |
| 10/09/2011 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Leicester | D Webb |
| 17/09/2011 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Watford | E Ilderton |
| 24/09/2011 | Birmingham | 1 | 1 | Barnsley | D Phillips |
| 27/09/2011 | Derby | 1 | 1 | Barnsley | N Miller |
| 01/10/2011 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | Coventry | G Eltringham |
| 15/10/2011 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | Barnsley | S Hooper |
| 18/10/2011 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | Burnley | L Mason |
| 22/10/2011 | Cardiff | 5 | 3 | Barnsley | S Mathieson |
| 29/10/2011 | Barnsley | 1 | 2 | Bristol City | P Tierney |
| 01/11/2011 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | Hull | P Gibbs |
| 06/11/2011 | Brighton | 2 | 0 | Barnsley | K Wright |
| 19/11/2011 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | Doncaster | K Friend |
| 26/11/2011 | Leeds | 1 | 2 | Barnsley | G Salisbury |
| 03/12/2011 | Peterboro | 3 | 4 | Barnsley | E Ilderton |
| 06/12/2011 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace | A Bates |
| 10/12/2011 | Barnsley | 3 | 5 | Ipswich | G Sutton |
| 17/12/2011 | West Ham | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | S Mathieson |
| 26/12/2011 | Barnsley | 1 | 3 | Blackpool | C Webster |
| 31/12/2011 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | Leeds | N Swarbrick |
| 02/01/2012 | Doncaster | 2 | 0 | Barnsley | M Oliver |
| 14/01/2012 | Leicester | 1 | 2 | Barnsley | D Whitestone |
| 21/01/2012 | Barnsley | 1 | 3 | Millwall | J Adcock |
| 31/01/2012 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | Derby | A Woolmer |
| 04/02/2012 | Watford | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | R East |
| 14/02/2012 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | Barnsley | O Langford |
| 18/02/2012 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | E Ilderton |
| 21/02/2012 | Barnsley | 1 | 3 | Birmingham | C Boyeson |
| 25/02/2012 | Coventry | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | A D'Urso |
| 03/03/2012 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Nott'm Forest | D Deadman |
| 06/03/2012 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | Barnsley | P Walton |
| 10/03/2012 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | Barnsley | D Phillips |
| 17/03/2012 | Barnsley | 0 | 4 | Reading | D Sheldrake |
| 20/03/2012 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | T Kettle |
| 24/03/2012 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | Peterboro | A Haines |
| 31/03/2012 | Ipswich | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | P Gibbs |
| 06/04/2012 | Barnsley | 0 | 4 | West Ham | A Bates |
| 09/04/2012 | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Barnsley | A D'Urso |
| 14/04/2012 | Barnsley | 0 | 1 | Cardiff | G Eltringham |
| 17/04/2012 | Hull | 3 | 1 | Barnsley | P Tierney |
| 21/04/2012 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | Barnsley | D Deadman |
| 28/04/2012 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | Brighton | C Webster |