Ahead of the 2025/26 Sky Bet League Two season, we are taking a look at the other 23 teams that make up the division.
We are continuing with Barnet:
FACT FILE
Team Name: Barnet Football Club
Nickname: The Bees
Year Founded: 1888
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Capacity: 6,500
2024/25 Finish: 1st in the Vanarama National League
HEAD COACH
Originally joining as the club’s head of football in June 2021, Dean Brennan was appointed head coach in September of the same year. In the following years, the Irishman turned around Barnet’s fortunes – taking them away from the relegation zone and making them promotion contenders. After a bitterly disappointing defeat in the play-off semi-finals to Solihull Moors in May 2024, the Bees stormed the National League the season after to secure a return to the EFL after seven years away.
Dean Brennan Photo by Michael Zemanek/Shutterstock
Record with Barnet:
P 201 W 104 D 40 L 57 GF 361 GA 272
KEY PLAYER
Callum Stead played an integral part last year in helping Barnet finally win promotion back to the Football League. He ended the season as the club’s top goalscorer and he also provided a number of crucial assists.
Last season in numbers:
Appearances – 45
Goals – 20
Assists – 7
Yellow Cards – 3
Red Cards – 0
Minutes Played – 3,539
PLAYED FOR BOTH
Bailey Hobson joined the Spireites in the summer of 2023 from fellow Derbyshire side Alfreton Town. He played a part in the squad that helped Chesterfield win the 2023/24 National League title.
Last season, Hobson joined Barnet in September on a short-term loan. The midfielder played 13 times in his three-month spell at The Hive, scoring two goals. His contribution helped the Bees to their National League title win – his second fifth tier title on the bounce.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
P 31 W 17 D 4 L 10
Last five meetings:
Barnet 0-2 Chesterfield – National League – Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Chesterfield 4-2 Barnet – National League – Saturday, November 11, 2023
Barnet 3-0 Chesterfield – National League – Saturday, January 26, 2023
Chesterfield 3-1 Barnet – National League – Friday, August 26, 2022
Barnet 1-4 Chesterfield – National League – Saturday, January 15, 2022
The last meeting between the two sides saw the Spireites take a massive step towards the National League title. Barnet, who were the closest side to Chesterfield in the table, couldn’t stop Michael Jacobs and Will Grigg from finding the back of the net. The victory for Paul Cook’s side meant that the promotion back to the EFL was in striking distance.
