J. Rothwell · career
Joseph Matthew Rothwell
Central · Sheffield Utd · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Holding levelStepped up 2022/235 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 165 appearances, 10 goals and 19 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Blackburn — Season rating 33, 3 goals and 10 assists in 41 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (9 → 2). The gap to his peak is 31 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Premier League) and kept playing — 20 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Sheffield Utd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | Sheffield Utd | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | Rangers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | LeedsLoan | 36 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | SouthamptonLoan | 17 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Bournemouth | 11 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | Bournemouth | 20 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 13 |
| 2021/22 | Blackburn | 41 | 3 | 10 | 64 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | Blackburn | 39 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 31 |
| 2019/20 | Blackburn | 36 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Blackburn | 33 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Oxford United | 36 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Oxford United | 33 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | BarnsleyLoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | BlackpoolLoan | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Manchester United U19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U17 | 2012/13 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Championship×2FA Cup×2EFL Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Rangers, Rangers, Rangers — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Halifax Town | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Chesterfield | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A Levante | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | H Huddersfield | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Rotherham | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A VfL Bochum | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League Cup | A Mansfield Town | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Championship | H Birmingham | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | A Swansea | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | A Blackburn | 2-1 | Not in squad | — |