J. Edwards · career
Joseph Robert Edwards
Full Back · Plymouth · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 1 club — 216 appearances with 31 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Plymouth — Season rating 46, 3 goals and 4 assists in 43 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 23 points at Plymouth. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (26 → 27). The gap to his peak is 19 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Championship) and kept playing — 35 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Plymouth | 35 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Plymouth | 22 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | Plymouth | 35 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Plymouth | 43 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 46 |
| 2021/22 | Plymouth | 41 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 44 |
| 2020/21 | Plymouth | 40 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 21 |
| 2019/20 | Plymouth | 34 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Walsall | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Walsall | 30 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Walsall | 43 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Colchester | 42 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Yeovil Town | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Yeovil TownLoan | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Yeovil TownLoan | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Stockport CountyLoan | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Bath CityLoan | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League One×2EFL Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 35 | 2671 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 |
| EFL Trophy | 5 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| League Cup | 1 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
40 played2 unused sub· 3103 min, 0g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-3 | Played | 17 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | H Blackpool | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Swansea | 1-1 | Played | 99 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-4 | Played | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Cheltenham | 2-0 | Played | 63 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 6 | League One | H Stockport County | 4-2 | Played | 98 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | A Luton | 3-2 | Played | 50 | 5.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-2 | Played | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 23 | League One | A Exeter City | 0-2 | Played | 61 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | A Port Vale | 1-0 | Played | 11 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | H Northampton | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Leyton Orient | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Dec 6 | League One | H Bradford | 0-1 | Played | 78 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 9 | League One | A Wycombe | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 13 | League One | H Rotherham | 1-0 | Played | 69 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | A Doncaster | 5-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | H Reading | 1-4 | Played | 77 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | H Wycombe | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 1 | League One | A Stevenage | 1-1 | Played | 67 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 4 | League One | H Burton Albion | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 13 | EFL Trophy | A Bristol Rovers | 4-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | H Luton | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Stockport County | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | H Lincoln | 1-4 | Played | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 14 | League One | A Blackpool | 4-0 | Played | 71 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Feb 17 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | H Cardiff | 5-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Feb 24 | EFL Trophy | A Luton | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | A Rotherham | 0-1 | Played | 81 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | H Doncaster | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | A Wigan | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | A Reading | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | H Stevenage | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Huddersfield | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | H Bolton | 1-2 | Played | 80 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | A Barnsley | 3-0 | Played | 85 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-2 | Played | 80 | 5.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | H Port Vale | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| May 2 | League One | A Northampton | 3-2 | Played | 69 | 1 | 6.6 |