Championship

England

Formerly Football League First Division (1992–2004)

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PositionDefender

Goals, assists and cards count 3422 of 3522 stored matches (97%) that name a player. Appearances count 3412 matches with a stored lineup.

95% or more of matches name a playerSome matches name a playerNone recorded

#PlayerClubPosApps Goals Ast YC RC Rating

146

Tommy SmithMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughD71281416.95

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019-20	Stoke City	30	0	5	5	0	6.95
2020-21	Stoke City	35	2	3	6	0	6.98
2023-24	Middlesbrough	6	0	0	3	1	6.80

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R. van den BergMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughD6110616.95

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023-24	Middlesbrough	34	1	0	2	0	6.89
2024-25	Middlesbrough	27	0	0	4	1	7.02

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146

Ethan LairdBirmingham CityBirmingham CityD54021106.95

Season	Club	Apps	Ast	YC	Rating
2023-24	Birmingham City	25	1	7	7.16
2025-26	Birmingham City	19	1	2	6.84
2026-27	Birmingham City	10	0	2	6.53

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146

Harry ToffoloHuddersfield TownHuddersfield TownD5037516.95

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019-20	Huddersfield Town	19	1	2	2	0	7.02
2020-21	Huddersfield Town	31	2	5	3	1	6.91

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146

J. de WijsQueens Park RangersQueens Park RangersD4431906.95

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019-20	Hull City	35	2	1	8	0	6.87
2020-21	Queens Park Rangers	9	1	0	1	0	7.27

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146

Mason HolgateWest Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich AlbionD3111306.95

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023-24	Southampton	5	0	0	1	0	6.68
2024-25	West Bromwich Albion	26	1	1	2	0	7.01

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157

C. BrittainMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughD1724222116.94

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2020-21	Barnsley	42	0	5	3	0	6.72
2023-24	Blackburn Rovers	44	1	5	5	1	6.97
2024-25	Blackburn Rovers	33	2	5	5	0	7.19
2025-26	Middlesbrough	39	0	5	6	0	6.87
2026-27	Middlesbrough	14	1	2	2	0	7.05

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157

Ben WilmotStoke CityStoke CityD1561332806.94

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2019-20	Swansea City	21	2	0	3	6.82
2020-21	Watford	25	1	1	4	6.76
2023-24	Stoke City	25	1	2	7	6.94
2024-25	Stoke City	39	3	0	9	7.01
2025-26	Stoke City	32	3	0	4	7.09
2026-27	Stoke City	14	3	0	1	6.89

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157

Sean McLoughlinBlackburn RoversBlackburn RoversD122142216.94

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019-20	Hull City	7	0	0	2	0	6.51
2023-24	Hull City	23	0	1	1	0	6.92
2024-25	Hull City	37	0	2	6	0	7.00
2025-26	Blackburn Rovers	42	0	0	11	1	6.95
2026-27	Blackburn Rovers	13	1	1	2	0	6.98

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157

Liam MooreReadingReadingD117421306.94

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2017-18	Reading	42	3	1	5	7.07
2019-20	Reading	43	1	0	5	6.87
2020-21	Reading	32	0	1	3	6.87

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157

K. PaalQueens Park RangersQueens Park RangersD8354706.94

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2023-24	Queens Park Rangers	44	4	1	3	0	7.01
2024-25	Queens Park Rangers	39	1	3	4	0	6.85

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157T. McIntyrePortsmouthPortsmouthD4822606.94

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2019-20	Reading	10	0	0	1	6.97
2020-21	Reading	26	2	2	2	6.99
2024-25	Portsmouth	12	0	0	3	6.79

157

A. WilliamsBristol CityBristol CityD3221326.94

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019-20	Bristol City	32	2	1	3	2	6.94

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157

Craig CathcartWatfordWatfordD2511106.94

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2020-21	Watford	25	1	1	1	0	6.94

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157

S. McKennaNottingham ForestNottingham ForestD2410306.94

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2020-21	Nottingham Forest	24	1	0	3	0	6.94

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166

Paddy McNairHull CityHull CityD13612101726.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Sunderland	14	4	0	0	0	6.76
2019-20	Middlesbrough	41	6	2	6	1	6.82
2020-21	Middlesbrough	46	2	7	7	1	7.12
2023-24	Middlesbrough	21	0	0	2	0	7.01
2024-25	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	0	0	0	7.20
2025-26	Hull City	12	0	1	2	0	6.59

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166

Tom LeesHuddersfield TownHuddersfield TownD12445716.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Sheffield Wednesday	28	1	1	0	0	7.10
2019-20	Sheffield Wednesday	27	2	1	1	0	6.84
2020-21	Sheffield Wednesday	38	1	1	2	1	6.90
2023-24	Huddersfield Town	31	0	2	4	0	6.91

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166

Marc RobertsBirmingham CityBirmingham CityD113541216.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Birmingham City	29	1	0	4	0	6.87
2019-20	Birmingham City	34	0	2	6	0	6.94
2020-21	Birmingham City	36	4	2	2	1	7.11
2023-24	Birmingham City	14	0	0	0	0	6.60

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166

Liam KitchingSheffield UnitedSheffield UnitedD105322336.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2020-21	Barnsley	2	0	0	0	0	6.30
2023-24	Coventry City	28	1	1	4	3	6.84
2024-25	Coventry City	29	0	1	8	0	6.99
2025-26	Coventry City	37	2	0	6	0	7.05
2026-27	Sheffield United	9	0	0	5	0	6.64

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166

Jeremy NgakiaWatfordWatfordD100261106.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2020-21	Watford	25	0	1	1	6.97
2023-24	Watford	14	0	1	1	6.92
2024-25	Watford	29	1	0	5	6.90
2025-26	Watford	32	1	4	4	6.94

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166

Michael DawsonNottingham ForestNottingham ForestD5641806.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Hull City	38	3	1	7	0	6.98
2019-20	Nottingham Forest	18	1	0	1	0	6.82

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166

David WheaterBolton WanderersBolton WanderersD3310906.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Bolton Wanderers	33	1	0	9	0	6.93

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166

Mads Bech SørensenBrentfordBrentfordD3320206.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019-20	Brentford	1	0	0	0	0	6.50
2020-21	Brentford	32	2	0	2	0	6.94

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166

Alan HuttonAston VillaAston VillaD2802206.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Aston Villa	28	0	2	2	0	6.93

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166

Yacouba DjigaWolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton WanderersD1101106.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2026-27	Wolverhampton Wanderers	11	0	1	1	0	6.93

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166C. SambaAston VillaAston VillaD1210006.93

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Aston Villa	12	1	0	0	0	6.93

177

Liam LindsayPreston North EndPreston North EndD1831024036.92

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Barnsley	38	1	0	7	0	6.86
2019-20	Stoke City	20	1	1	5	0	6.80
2020-21	Preston North End	13	2	0	1	0	6.95
2023-24	Preston North End	46	3	0	10	0	7.05
2024-25	Preston North End	35	1	1	10	2	6.96
2025-26	Preston North End	26	2	0	5	1	6.91
2026-27	Preston North End	5	0	0	2	0	6.50

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177

Henrik DalsgaardBrentfordBrentfordD110561506.92

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2017-18	Brentford	26	1	3	3	6.85
2019-20	Brentford	46	2	2	6	6.93
2020-21	Brentford	38	2	1	6	6.94

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177

Michael MorrisonReadingReadingD111731606.92

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2017-18	Birmingham City	32	1	1	8	6.84
2019-20	Reading	44	2	1	6	6.93
2020-21	Reading	35	4	1	2	6.97

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177

Michael IhiekweSheffield WednesdaySheffield WednesdayD90531806.92

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2020-21	Rotherham United	42	2	1	12	6.90
2023-24	Sheffield Wednesday	26	1	2	4	6.82
2024-25	Sheffield Wednesday	22	2	0	2	7.07

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177

R. EdwardsQueens Park RangersQueens Park RangersD6032606.92

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2024-25	Queens Park Rangers	21	2	0	2	7.08
2025-26	Queens Park Rangers	17	1	1	2	6.77
2025-26	Southampton	9	0	0	0	6.63
2026-27	Queens Park Rangers	13	0	1	2	7.05

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177

Benjamin ArthurPortsmouthPortsmouthD600006.92

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2026-27	Portsmouth	6	0	0	0	0	6.92

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183

Danny BatthDerby CountyDerby CountyD148811816.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	0	0	3	1	6.63
2019-20	Stoke City	43	4	1	3	0	6.94
2020-21	Stoke City	29	1	0	6	0	6.89
2023-24	Norwich City	16	1	0	0	0	6.83
2024-25	Blackburn Rovers	37	2	0	5	0	7.08
2025-26	Derby County	10	0	0	1	0	6.69

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183

Curtis NelsonDerby CountyDerby CountyD108511206.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2019-20	Cardiff City	35	2	0	3	6.84
2020-21	Cardiff City	44	1	0	6	6.93
2024-25	Derby County	27	2	1	3	6.99
2025-26	Derby County	2	0	0	0	6.70

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183

Ben DaviesBolton WanderersBolton WanderersD10011906.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2017-18	Preston North End	30	1	0	5	7.00
2019-20	Preston North End	36	0	1	2	6.88
2020-21	Preston North End	19	0	0	1	6.96
2025-26	Oxford United	8	0	0	0	6.83
2026-27	Bolton Wanderers	7	0	0	1	6.66

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183

Joel LatibeaudiereCoventry CityCoventry CityD97221416.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2020-21	Swansea City	8	0	0	0	0	6.90
2023-24	Coventry City	41	2	1	8	0	6.89
2024-25	Coventry City	33	0	0	5	0	6.94
2025-26	Coventry City	15	0	1	1	1	6.91

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183

Conor TownsendWest Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich AlbionD7405606.91

Season	Club	Apps	Ast	YC	Rating
2019-20	West Bromwich Albion	27	1	4	6.89
2023-24	West Bromwich Albion	44	4	2	6.91
2026-27	West Bromwich Albion	3	0	0	7.13

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183

N. SarrHuddersfield TownHuddersfield TownD7074716.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019-20	Charlton Athletic	29	3	4	3	0	6.85
2020-21	Huddersfield Town	41	4	0	4	1	6.96

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183

Julian BörnerSheffield WednesdaySheffield WednesdayD63401216.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019-20	Sheffield Wednesday	37	1	0	7	0	6.89
2020-21	Sheffield Wednesday	26	3	0	5	1	6.94

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183

Richard KeoghHuddersfield TownHuddersfield TownD6303506.91

Season	Club	Apps	Ast	YC	Rating
2017-18	Derby County	34	3	2	7.05
2019-20	Derby County	8	0	2	6.86
2020-21	Huddersfield Town	21	0	1	6.71

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183

Luke WoolfendenCoventry CityCoventry CityD6011706.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2017-18	Ipswich Town	2	0	0	0	6.30
2023-24	Ipswich Town	41	1	1	5	6.92
2025-26	Coventry City	17	0	0	2	6.94

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183

Ryan ShottonMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughD4612506.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2017-18	Birmingham City	1	0	0	0	6.80
2017-18	Middlesbrough	24	1	2	2	6.96
2019-20	Middlesbrough	21	0	0	3	6.86

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183

Kouassi SessegnonFulhamFulhamD44158206.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Fulham	44	15	8	2	0	6.91

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183

Michael MancienneNottingham ForestNottingham ForestD2300406.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Nottingham Forest	23	0	0	4	0	6.91

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183

Ahmed HegaziWest Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich AlbionD1610416.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2019-20	West Bromwich Albion	16	1	0	4	1	6.91

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183

Roderick MirandaWolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton WanderersD1400206.91

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	0	0	2	0	6.91

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197

Ben GibsonStoke CityStoke CityD146452206.90

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2017-18	Middlesbrough	44	0	3	4	6.89
2020-21	Norwich City	27	0	1	5	7.08
2023-24	Norwich City	37	0	1	6	6.85
2024-25	Stoke City	24	3	0	6	6.90
2025-26	Stoke City	13	1	0	1	6.77
2026-27	Stoke City	1	0	0	0	6.50

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197

Lewis GibsonPreston North EndPreston North EndD123311306.90

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2020-21	Reading	13	0	0	0	6.52
2023-24	Plymouth Argyle	41	0	0	6	6.96
2024-25	Plymouth Argyle	18	1	1	1	7.03
2024-25	Preston North End	19	1	0	2	7.07
2025-26	Preston North End	26	1	0	3	6.84
2026-27	Preston North End	6	0	0	1	6.58

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197

C. MephamWest Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich AlbionD119302426.90

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	YC	RC	Rating
2017-18	Brentford	18	0	4	0	6.85
2020-21	Bournemouth	26	1	3	1	6.78
2024-25	Sunderland	40	1	10	1	7.07
2025-26	West Bromwich Albion	25	1	6	0	6.77
2026-27	West Bromwich Albion	10	0	1	0	7.00

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197

Neto BorgesMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughD86261206.90

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Ast	YC	Rating
2024-25	Middlesbrough	35	1	3	4	6.97
2025-26	Bristol City	35	0	3	7	6.91
2025-26	Middlesbrough	2	0	0	0	6.60
2026-27	Middlesbrough	14	1	0	1	6.74

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