R. Smallwood · career
Richard Smallwood
Defensive · Bristol Rovers · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/224 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 245 appearances, 8 goals and 15 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Hull City — Season rating 45, 2 goals and 2 assists in 42 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 32 points at Hull City. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (29 → 24). The gap to his peak is 21 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Championship) and kept playing — 42 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | Bristol RoversLoan | 15 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Tranmere | 41 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Tranmere | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Bradford | 43 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | Bradford | 42 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | Bradford | 47 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 43 |
| 2021/22 | Hull City | 42 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 45 |
| 2020/21 | Hull City | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 |
| 2019/20 | Blackburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Blackburn Rovers U23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Blackburn | 32 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Blackburn | 46 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Rotherham | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | ScunthorpeLoan | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Rotherham | 43 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Rotherham | 41 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | RotherhamLoan | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League One×2League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Tranmere — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7 | Friendlies Clubs | A Weston-super-Mare | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Salisbury | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 14 | Friendlies Clubs | H Leicester | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | H Portsmouth | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Forest Green | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Peterborough | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League Two | A York | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League Two | H Newport County | 5-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | EFL Trophy | H Chelsea U21 | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — |