Max James Watters
Center Forward · Port Vale · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 128 appearances, 32 goals and 9 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Crawley Town — Season rating 23, 13 goals and 0 assists in 15 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (12 → 15). The gap to his peak is 8 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 6 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (League One) and kept playing — 11 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Dundee UtdLoan | 24 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Barnsley | 29 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | Barnsley | 27 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | BarnsleyLoan | 22 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | Cardiff | 11 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | Milton Keynes DonsLoan | 11 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 11 |
| 2020/21 | Cardiff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Crawley Town | 15 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 23 |
| 2019/20 | Maidstone UtdLoan | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Doncaster | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiershipat Dundee Utd | 24 | 1344 | 2 | 3 | 6.4 |
| UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat Dundee Utd | 2 | 136 | 3 | 0 | 7.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
Played for Dundee Utd.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 2-2 | Played | 65 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Aug 7 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Rapid Vienna | 2-2 | Played | 65 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Aug 14 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Rapid Vienna | 2-2 | Played | 71 | 2 | 8.0 | |
| Nov 22 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 0-3 | Played | 26 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 29 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 1-1 | Played | 64 | 5.6 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premiership | H Rangers | 2-2 | Played | 27 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 13 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 0-0 | Played | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 17 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-1 | Played | 70 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 1-1 | Played | 63 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Dec 27 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 1-1 | Played | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 30 | Premiership | A Livingston | 3-1 | Played | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | H Dundee | 0-1 | Played | 59 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 10 | Premiership | A Celtic | 0-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 31 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 4 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 2-3 | Played | 14 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Feb 14 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 3-2 | Played | 41 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 1-1 | Played | 72 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 24 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 0-0 | Played | 31 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 28 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-2 | Played | 61 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 3 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 2-1 | Played | 69 | 6.0 | ||
| Mar 15 | Premiership | A Dundee | 2-2 | Played | 72 | 6.0 | ||
| Mar 22 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-0 | Played | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 4 | Premiership | A Rangers | 2-4 | Played | 81 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 11 | Premiership | H Livingston | 3-2 | Played | 62 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Apr 26 | Premiership | H Dundee | 3-0 | Played | 69 | 6.2 | ||
| May 2 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 0-3 | Played | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| May 9 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| May 12 | Premiership | H Livingston | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 17 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 1-1 | Played | 59 | 1 | 6.5 |