D. Love · career
Donald Alistair Love
Defensive · Accrington ST · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/234 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 170 appearances, 4 goals and 12 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Accrington ST — Season rating 35, 1 goal and 5 assists in 41 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 29 points at Accrington ST. Form is on a climb — up 18 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (League One) and kept playing — 39 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Accrington ST | 35 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Accrington ST | 41 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | Morecambe | 16 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | Morecambe | 39 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | Salford City | 25 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | Shrewsbury | 14 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 8 |
| 2019/20 | Shrewsbury | 28 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Sunderland | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sunderland | 11 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sunderland U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sunderland U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Sunderland U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Sunderland | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | WiganLoan | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 0 |
Honours
FA Cup×2EFL Trophy×2Premier League International Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 35 | 2734 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| League Cup | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
41 played1 unused sub16 not in squad· 3096 min, 1g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | H Blackburn | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | H Everton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Wigan | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Rotherham | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | H Gillingham | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 5 | League Cup | H Oldham | 3-1 | Played | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 9 | League Two | A Crewe | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Peterborough | 2-1 | Played | 32 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 16 | League Two | A Salford City | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League Two | H Grimsby | 1-1 | Played | 37 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Doncaster | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | A Fleetwood Town | 2-2 | Played | 98 | 6.0 | ||
| Sep 6 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 0-1 | Played | 59 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | League Two | H Colchester | 1-0 | Played | 25 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 20 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 2-1 | Played | 11 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 27 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 4 | League Two | A Barnet | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Port Vale | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 11 | League Two | H Newport County | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| Oct 18 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 28 | League Two | H Tranmere | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 2 | FA Cup | A Gainsborough Trinity | 2-1 | Played | 120 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 8 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Leeds United U21 | 3-2 | Played | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 15 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 22 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | League Two | H Oldham | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | H Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 19 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Barrow | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Notts County | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Jan 17 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 24 | League Two | A Walsall | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| Jan 27 | League Two | A Newport County | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Feb 5 | League Two | H Salford City | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 11 | League Two | A Grimsby | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 17 | League Two | A Tranmere | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 21 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 24 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-2 | Played | 14 | 3.0 | ||
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Barrow | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Notts County | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 28 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | H Crewe | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | A Gillingham | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 1-2 | Played | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 14 | League Two | A Colchester | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 2 | League Two | A Oldham | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 |