J. Rafferty · career
Joe Rafferty
Full 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 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 173 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 One | 42 | 3315 | 3 | 2 | 6.7 |
| EFL Trophy | 4 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| League Cup | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
48 played4 unused sub4 not in squad· 3610 min, 3g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Sheffield Utd | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Accrington ST | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | H Port Vale | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Aug 9 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Salford City | 0-0 | Played | 62 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 16 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | H Wigan | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Barnsley | 1-2 | Played | 28 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-1 | Played | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | A Bolton | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Sep 6 | League One | H Exeter City | 1-0 | Played | 68 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Sep 20 | League One | H Stockport County | 0-1 | Played | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 2 | League One | H Bradford | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Oldham | 3-2 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 11 | League One | A Northampton | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Oct 18 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-0 | Played | 53 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 28 | EFL Trophy | H Manchester City U21 | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Swindon Town | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 4 | League One | H Burton Albion | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| Nov 8 | League One | H Lincoln | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 15 | League One | A Luton | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | A Reading | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | H Wycombe | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Salford City | 7-2 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 10 | League One | H Blackpool | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Plymouth | 0-1 | Played | 62 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 5.6 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | A Bolton | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Blackpool | 0-4 | Played | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 1 | League One | H Peterborough | 0-2 | Played | 66 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 13 | EFL Trophy | A Huddersfield | 0-3 | Played | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | A Stockport County | 2-3 | Played | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | H Northampton | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Exeter City | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Feb 7 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | A Burton Albion | 0-1 | Played | 74 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | H Doncaster | 1-2 | Played | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 24 | League One | A Bradford | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Plymouth | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Mar 3 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Played | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Huddersfield | 0-1 | Played | 70 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Bolton | 2-2 | Played | 58 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Peterborough | 0-5 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | A Lincoln | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | H Stevenage | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 7 | League One | A Port Vale | 0-1 | Played | 72 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 14 | League One | A Wigan | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 2-0 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 21 | League One | H Luton | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | H Reading | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| May 2 | League One | A Wycombe | 2-3 | Played | 89 | 1 | 6.7 |