L. Kitching · career
Liam Kitching
Center Back · Coventry · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Kitching is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/22
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 190 appearances with 14 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Coventry — Season rating 45, 2 goals and 0 assists in 38 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 23 points at Barnsley. Form is on a climb — up 21 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Championship) and kept playing — 32 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Coventry | 38 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | Coventry | 29 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | Coventry | 28 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | Barnsley | 48 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 44 |
| 2021/22 | Barnsley | 32 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Forest Green | 15 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 13 |
| 2019/20 | Forest Green | 29 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Harrogate Town | 34 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Harrogate TownLoan | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Leeds United U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 38 | 3339 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| League Cup | 2 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
41 played7 unused sub· 3513 min, 2g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | Championship | H Hull City | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Luton | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | A Derby | 5-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 23 | Championship | H QPR | 7-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Millwall | 1-2 | Played | 50 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Oxford United | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | A Leicester | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Birmingham | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 1 | Championship | A Millwall | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 5-0 | Played | 53 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | H Blackburn | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 21 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H Watford | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 8.6 | ||
| Oct 31 | Championship | A Wrexham | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 4 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Stoke City | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H West Brom | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Nov 25 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 2 | 8.9 | |
| Nov 29 | Championship | H Charlton | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | A Ipswich | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Dec 9 | Championship | A Preston | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| Dec 13 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | H Swansea | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | H Ipswich | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 1 | Championship | A Charlton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 4 | Championship | A Birmingham | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Stoke City | 0-1 | Played | 79 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Leicester | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | H Millwall | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 26 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | A QPR | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 7 | Championship | H Oxford United | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 16 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A West Brom | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 25 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Stoke City | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | A Bristol City | 2-0 | Played | 46 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 11 | Championship | H Preston | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Mar 14 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | A Swansea | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | H Derby | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | A Hull City | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 11 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Apr 17 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 21 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 5-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 26 | Championship | H Wrexham | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | A Watford | 4-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — |