M. James · career
Matthew Lee James
Central · Wrexham · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending downStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2026/27) across 3 clubs — 220 appearances, 10 goals and 8 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Bristol City — Season rating 32, 1 goal and 3 assists in 33 games. Form has slipped 28 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 29 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 7 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Championship) and kept playing — 37 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Wrexham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | Wrexham | 37 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Wrexham | 33 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | Bristol City | 37 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Bristol City | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | Bristol City | 33 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | CoventryLoan | 38 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | BarnsleyLoan | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Leicester City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Leicester City U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Leicester City U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Leicester | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Leicester City U23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | BarnsleyLoan | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Leicester | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Leicester | 35 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Leicester | 26 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Preston | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Preston | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U20 | 2009/10 | FIFA U20 World Cup | 3 | 0 |
| England U19 | 2010/11 | UEFA U19 Championship | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Premier League×3Championship×2League Cup×2Community Shield×3League One×2Premier League Asia Trophy×2UEFA Champions League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played14 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wisla Krakow | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Manchester United | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | League Cup | A Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Championship | A Cardiff | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Watford | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 28 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | Championship | A Millwall | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Championship | A Swansea | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 8 | Championship | H Burnley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 11 | Championship | A West Ham | 0-6 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | Championship | H Southampton | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 10 | Championship | A Derby | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 13 | Championship | H West Brom | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 17 | Championship | H Preston | 4-1 | Not in squad | — |