A. Gilliead · career
Alex Nicholas Gilliead
Defensive · Shrewsbury · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2024/25) across 3 clubs — 214 appearances, 6 goals and 9 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Scunthorpe — Season rating 37, 1 goal and 4 assists in 44 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (30 → 23). The gap to his peak is 14 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 5 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (League One) and kept playing — 42 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Shrewsbury | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | CarlisleLoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Shrewsbury | 42 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | Bradford | 38 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | Bradford | 44 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | Bradford | 43 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | Scunthorpe | 44 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| 2019/20 | Scunthorpe | 35 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Shrewsbury | 27 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Bradford | 42 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | BradfordLoan | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | LutonLoan | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | CarlisleLoan | 35 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U17 | 2013/14 | UEFA U17 Championship | 6 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 3 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| FA Cupat Carlisle | 2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| League Cup | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
4 played1 unused sub51 not in squad· 146 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Stoke City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Kidderminster Harriers | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | H Bolton | 2-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-0 | Played | 67 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 9 | League Two | A Tranmere | 0-4 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Grimsby | 1-3 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 16 | League Two | H Colchester | 0-2 | Played | 23 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 20 | League Two | A Notts County | 1-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 23 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | EFL Trophy | H Chelsea U21 | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Walsall | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League Two | A Barnet | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League Two | H Salford City | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League Two | A Barrow | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League Two | A Oldham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | FA Cup | A South Shields | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | A Crewe | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | A Northampton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 15 | League Two | H Newport County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League Two | H Gillingham | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | A Sutton Utd | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League Two | H Grimsby | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League Two | A Walsall | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | League Two | A Grimsby | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Wolves | 1-6 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | League Two | A Colchester | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 10 | League Two | H Barrow | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 24 | League Two | A Salford City | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League Two | H Crewe | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 28 | League Two | A Newport County | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 3 | League Two | H Tranmere | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 7 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | League Two | H Oldham | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League Two | A Gillingham | 0-1 | Not in squad | — |