S. Gale · career
Sam Gale
Center Back · Barnsley · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Gale is operating at his career peak — the 2026/27 level is the level.
Peak: 2026/27Holding levelStepped up 2026/27
The record covers 3 seasons (2025/26–2026/27) across 2 clubs — 50 appearances with 2 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2026/27 at Barnsley — Season rating 29, 0 goals and 0 assists in 8 games. Output has held steady across his last 2 full seasons (26 → 29).
Made the jump to a higher division in 2026/27 (League One) and kept playing — 8 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Barnsley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 29 |
| 2025/26 | Gillingham | 41 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Chelmsford CityLoan | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Gillingham U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Gillingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played21 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Gillingham — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A Matlock Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A York | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Blackburn | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Scarborough Athletic | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Lincoln | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Guiseley AFC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Wigan | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | H Bromley | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | H Crewe | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | League One | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | League One | H Stevenage | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | League One | A Plymouth | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 15 | League Cup | A Peterborough | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | League One | H Leicester | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 22 | EFL Trophy | H Leeds United U21 | 3-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 6 | EFL Trophy | A Fleetwood Town | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 10 | League One | A Stockport County | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 17 | League One | H Cambridge United | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 20 | League One | A Luton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |