R. Watson · career
Ryan James Watson
Central · Tranmere · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending down
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2024/25) across 3 clubs — 181 appearances, 27 goals and 14 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Salford City — Season rating 40, 7 goals and 5 assists in 45 games. Form has slipped 28 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 38 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tranmere | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | Salford City | 18 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | Salford City | 45 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 40 |
| 2022/23 | Salford City | 34 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | Salford City | 39 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | Tranmere | 16 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Northampton | 39 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 38 |
| 2019/20 | Northampton | 28 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Barnet | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Barnet | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | NorthamptonLoan | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | NorthamptonLoan | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Accrington STLoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
ChampionshipFA Cup
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 6 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
6 played· 331 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6 | League Two | H Colchester | 0-1 | Played | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 1-1 | Played | 21 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | Played | 26 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 21 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| May 2 | League Two | H Grimsby | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 |