Oakwell
Oakwell is a stadium in Barnsley, United Kingdom that opened in 1888. Its recorded capacity is 23,287.
Key facts
Oakwell is a stadium in Barnsley, United Kingdom that opened in 1888. Its recorded capacity is 23,287. It is owned by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and Barnsley. It is operated by Barnsley F.C. and Barnsley F.C.. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Barnsley, Sheffield Eagles, Barnsley F.C..
- Location
- Barnsley, United Kingdom
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 23,287
- Opened
- 1888
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, Barnsley
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Oakwell is at latitude 53.552222, longitude -1.4675, in Barnsley, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 53.552222 |
| Longitude | -1.4675 |
| City | Barnsley |
| Region | Barnsley |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Barnsley | 1888 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Barnsley F.C. | 1888 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Barnsley F.C. | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Sheffield Eagles | Not mapped | 1888 to present | Current | Source |
| Barnsley F.C. | Not mapped | 1888 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
11 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1054 | 2026-10 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33174 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1694 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 23009 | 23287 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372221783 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18494 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18493 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5969 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5968 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5967 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5966 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: