N. Canavan · career
Niall David Stephen Canavan
Full Back · Barrow · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2022/23Trending down
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 198 appearances with 16 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Barrow — Season rating 28, 2 goals and 1 assist in 45 games. Form has slipped 16 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 17 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Barrow | 27 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | Barrow | 36 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | Barrow | 39 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | Barrow | 45 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | Barrow | 35 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Bradford | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Bradford | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 |
| 2020/21 | Plymouth | 12 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | Plymouth | 33 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Plymouth | 33 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Rochdale | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | RochdaleLoan | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Scunthorpe | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Scunthorpe | 32 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Scunthorpe | 45 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Scunthorpe | 40 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Scunthorpe | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Scunthorpe | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Shrewsbury | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Scunthorpe | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 2013/14 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 0 |
Honours
League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 27 | 2176 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 |
| League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
28 played2 unused sub27 not in squad· 2266 min, 2g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Huddersfield | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Lancaster City | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | H Bolton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Tamworth | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Rochdale | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 9 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Preston | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 16 | League Two | H Notts County | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 19 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 23 | League Two | A Colchester | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 0-1 | Played | 10 | 3.0 | ||
| Sep 6 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | Played | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 16 | EFL Trophy | A Blackpool | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Two | H Crewe | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Tranmere | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League Two | A Oldham | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League Two | A Walsall | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League Two | H Barnet | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 28 | EFL Trophy | H Nottingham Forest U21 | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | A Spennymoor Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | H Grimsby | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 15 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 22 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 29 | League Two | A Newport County | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | A Wigan | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League Two | H Tranmere | 0-3 | Played | 84 | 5.3 | ||
| Dec 13 | League Two | A Gillingham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 19 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | A Tranmere | 3-1 | Played | 64 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | H Salford City | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League Two | A Crewe | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 7 | League Two | A Notts County | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 10 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 14 | League Two | H Colchester | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Feb 17 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 21 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Feb 28 | League Two | H Gillingham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 6 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 10 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 14 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 17 | League Two | A Salford City | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| Mar 21 | League Two | A Grimsby | 0-5 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Mar 28 | League Two | H Bromley | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.0 | |
| Apr 3 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 0-1 | Played | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | A Barnet | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | League Two | H Oldham | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League Two | H Newport County | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |