J. Ironside · career
Joe Samuel Ironside
Center Forward · Tranmere · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/22
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2026/27) across 3 clubs — 258 appearances, 64 goals and 22 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Doncaster — Season rating 50, 20 goals and 6 assists in 47 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 28 points at Doncaster. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (13 → 18). The gap to his peak is 32 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (League One) and kept playing — 38 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Tranmere | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | Tranmere | 37 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Doncaster | 39 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Doncaster | 47 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 50 |
| 2022/23 | Cambridge United | 44 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 22 |
| 2021/22 | Cambridge United | 38 | 14 | 3 | 41 | 40 |
| 2020/21 | Cambridge United | 44 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 41 |
| 2019/20 | Macclesfield | 33 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Kidderminster Harriers | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | York | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Kidderminster Harriers | 39 | 19 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Kidderminster Harriers | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Nuneaton Town | 31 | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Alfreton Town | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Nuneaton Town | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | HartlepoolLoan | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Alfreton TownLoan | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Sheffield Utd | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | FC Halifax TownLoan | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Harrogate TownLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Sheffield Utd | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League Two×2League Two×2West Riding County Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
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 | H Shrewsbury | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League Two | A Port Vale | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | League Two | A Newport County | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 1 | League Two | H Rotherham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | League Two | H Oldham | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | League Two | A Gillingham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | League Two | A Exeter City | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 26 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 3 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 2-4 | Not in squad | — |