E. Brierley · career
Ethan Craig Brierley
Central · Huddersfield · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Brierley is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 71 appearances, 3 goals and 8 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Exeter City — Season rating 26, 1 goal and 3 assists in 42 games. Form is on a climb — up 12 Season points across his last 2 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (League One) and kept playing — 42 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Exeter CityLoan | 42 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Brentford U21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Brentford U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Rochdale | 24 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Spennymoor Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Oneat Exeter City | 42 | 3477 | 1 | 3 | 6.8 |
| EFL Trophyat Exeter City | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| FA Cupat Exeter City | 3 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Schedule · 2025/26
45 played3 unused sub· 3649 min, 1g 3a
Played for Exeter City.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 9 | League One | H Blackpool | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Wycombe | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Northampton | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Peterborough | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 6 | League One | A Rotherham | 0-1 | Played | 80 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | H Port Vale | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 16 | EFL Trophy | H Cardiff | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 20 | League One | A Stevenage | 1-2 | Played | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Huddersfield | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 11 | League One | H Reading | 1-1 | Played | 87 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | A Stockport County | 0-1 | Played | 86 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 23 | League One | H Plymouth | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Nov 8 | League One | H Wigan | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | A Newport County | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 15 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 1-2 | Played | 88 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | A Bradford | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Luton | 0-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 9 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-0 | Played | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Bolton | 1-2 | Played | 87 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Barnsley | 3-0 | Played | 89 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Dec 26 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-1 | Played | 80 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 1-0 | Played | 87 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 1 | League One | H Luton | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 4 | League One | A Huddersfield | 2-2 | Played | 59 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Manchester City | 1-10 | Played | 82 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | H Stevenage | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Jan 24 | League One | A Port Vale | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Reading | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Rotherham | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 14 | League One | H Northampton | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Wycombe | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Peterborough | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Bolton | 1-5 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 3 | League One | H Burton Albion | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Luton | 2-3 | Played | 80 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | A Wigan | 0-2 | Played | 75 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 28 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 0-0 | Played | 29 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Doncaster | 3-0 | Played | 63 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Plymouth | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | H Stockport County | 3-3 | Played | 34 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Burton Albion | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — |