BARNSLEY FC players paid a special visit to Barnsley Hospital recently to spread some festive cheer.

The players – Donovan Pines, Davis Keillor-Dunn, Theo Chapman, Conor McCarthy, Goergie Gent, Corey O’Keeffe, Jackson Smith and Gabriel Slonina – brought along presents for patients and staff at the hospital.

A spokesperson for the hospital said: “Barnsley Football Club visited the hospital to bring some festive joy to our patients and staff. It was a wonderful afternoon filled with smiles and chocolate treats. We visited wards 18, 21, 22 and the children’s ward.”