Luke Southwood

Following his move to Bristol Rovers, Southwood's current-season form is level with last season (Season 6→8), while his Rating eased 39→22. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Bristol Rovers · 14th	22	5	23%	6.59	22	8
2024/25	Bristol Rovers	45	0	0%	6.81	—	—
2024/25	Bolton · 8th	40	4	10%	6.75	39	6
2023/24	Cheltenham · 21st	46	10	22%	6.96	48	15
2022/23	CheltenhamLoan · 16th	46	16	35%	6.81	50	35
2022/23	Bristol Rovers	45	0	0%	6.81	—	—
2021/22	Reading · 21st	25	3	12%	6.83	62	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

L. Southwood is a 28-year-old goalkeeper at Bristol Rovers, rated 22.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (47.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Southwood.

On the season, Southwood graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets across 22 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 28 Southwood is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/234 clubs

22.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

7.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.05

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Bristol Rovers finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

23%

CS rate

47.8%

Minutes

5 clean sheets in 22 appearances (23% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 47.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.1 overall — below regular-starter level. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.045

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.136

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 28, Southwood sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Southwood's projected Rating — 22.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

BlackpoolAug 2026 – now

Bristol RoversJul 2025 – Aug 2026

BoltonJul 2024 – Jul 2025Free

Cheltenhamuntil Jul 2024

Reading(back from loan)Jun 2023 – Jul 2024

CheltenhamJul 2023 – Jun 2023Free

Cheltenham(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Reading(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2022

HHamilton Academical(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2020

EEastleigh(on loan)Dec 2018 – Jan 2020

BBath City(on loan)Aug 2017 – Dec 2018

Readinguntil Aug 2017

About L. Southwood

Luke Kevin Southwood is a 28-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Blackpool, born on December 6, 1997 in Oxford, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. Blackpool currently sit 1st of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, L. Southwood has made 22 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,980 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

L. Southwood's next match is on September 2, 2026, when Blackpool face Barnsley away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Southwood at 22.1 with a Season form score of 7.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the FIFA U20 World Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, L. Southwood has totalled 356 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 46 appearances for Cheltenham.

L. Southwood's career has also included time at Bristol Rovers, Bolton, Cheltenham, Reading, HHamilton Academical, EEastleigh and BBath City.

On the international stage, L. Southwood has represented Northern Ireland — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Bristol Rovers finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Watch points