Barnsley have spent more seasons in the second tier of English football than any other club in history and have produced some notable talents over the years who have gone on to be successful at other clubs . One example is Tommy Taylor , who was a prolific goalscorer for Barnsley in the early 1950s and went on to win two league titles with Manchester United ( as well as scoring 16 times in 19 England internationals ) before losing his life in the Munich air disaster . Taylor 's move to Manchester United was for a fee of £ 29,999 – one of the highest fees in England at the time . Taylor broke into the Barnsley team just after the sale of wing-half Danny Blanchflower to Aston Villa . Blanchflower would go on to sign for Tottenham Hotspur and be voted FWA Player of the Year twice as well as captaining the North London club to the first league and cup double of the 20th century
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
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