Mark James McGuinness
Center Back · Sheffield Utd · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 175 appearances with 17 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Luton — Season rating 67, 3 goals and 6 assists in 43 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 38 points at Luton. Form has slipped 17 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 55 Season points.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±17 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Championship) and kept playing — 34 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Sheffield Utd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | Sheffield Utd | 25 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | Luton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | Luton | 43 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | Cardiff | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Cardiff | 30 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | Sheffield WednesdayLoan | 17 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | Cardiff | 34 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Arsenal U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Ipswich | 24 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 35 |
| 2019/20 | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Arsenal U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Arsenal U18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Arsenal U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Arsenal U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 8 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 1 | 0 | |
| Republic of Ireland U19 | 2020/21 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | UEFA U19 Championship | 7 | 1 | |
| Rep. Of Ireland | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 |
Honours
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
Also spent part of this season at Luton — 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 | — |