D. Love · career
Donald Alistair Love
Central · 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 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 172 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Accrington ST | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 |
| 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 Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played2 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | League Two | H Colchester | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League Two | A Exeter City | 0-2 | Not in squad | — |