J. Rafferty · career
Joe Rafferty
Center Back · Rotherham · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 177 appearances with 15 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Portsmouth — Season rating 41, 0 goals and 4 assists in 41 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 15 points at Portsmouth. Form has slipped 13 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 13 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Rotherham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 28 |
| 2025/26 | Rotherham | 42 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | Rotherham | 39 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | Portsmouth | 41 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 41 |
| 2022/23 | Portsmouth | 24 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Preston | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Preston | 22 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | Preston | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Preston | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Rochdale | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Rochdale | 33 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Rochdale | 40 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Rochdale | 31 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Rochdale | 31 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Rochdale | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Rochdale | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played9 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League Two | H York | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 1 | League Two | A Tranmere | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | League Two | H Salford City | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | League Two | A Northampton | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 26 | League Two | H Crewe | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 3 | League Two | A Exeter City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — |