S. Gallagher · career
Samuel James Gallagher
Central · Stoke City · 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 levelInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 176 appearances, 33 goals and 13 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Blackburn — Season rating 33, 9 goals and 3 assists in 37 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (17 → 19). The gap to his peak is 14 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 22 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Stoke City | 19 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Stoke City | 23 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Blackburn | 24 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | Blackburn | 34 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Blackburn | 37 | 9 | 3 | 66 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | Blackburn | 39 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | Blackburn | 42 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Southampton U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Birmingham | 33 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Blackburn | 43 | 11 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Milton Keynes DonsLoan | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Southampton | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U19 | 2014/15 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 1 |
Honours
Premier League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 19 | 672 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
20 played21 injured13 not in squad· 686 min, 2g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Shrewsbury | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Crewe | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Wolves | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Burnley | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | H Derby | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Walsall | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | injured | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Championship | A Southampton | 2-1 | injured | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Bradford | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Championship | H West Brom | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Championship | A QPR | 0-1 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 30 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Championship | H Wrexham | 1-0 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Oct 21 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-2 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 1-0 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Championship | H Bristol City | 5-1 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Nov 4 | Championship | A Oxford United | 3-0 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Championship | H Coventry | 0-1 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-2 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Nov 25 | Championship | H Charlton | 3-0 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | H Hull City | 1-2 | Played | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 0-4 | Played | 33 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 10 | Championship | A Ipswich | 0-1 | Played | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 13 | Championship | H Swansea | 2-1 | Played | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | A Watford | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | H Preston | 0-0 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 1-2 | Played | 58 | 7.5 | ||
| Jan 1 | Championship | A Hull City | 1-0 | Played | 36 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 4 | Championship | A Norwich | 2-0 | Played | 45 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | H Coventry | 1-0 | Played | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H QPR | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 21 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Inactive | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Championship | H Southampton | 0-2 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Championship | A West Brom | 0-0 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Feb 11 | Championship | A Charlton | 0-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Feb 15 | FA Cup | H Fulham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Championship | H Leicester | 2-2 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Feb 25 | Championship | H Oxford United | 2-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Championship | A Coventry | 1-2 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Championship | A Swansea | 0-2 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Mar 10 | Championship | H Ipswich | 3-3 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Championship | H Watford | 3-1 | Played | 19 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Mar 20 | Championship | A Preston | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Played | 39 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | A Derby | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 11 | Championship | H Blackburn | 1-1 | Played | 72 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | A Wrexham | 0-2 | Played | 52 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 21 | Championship | H Millwall | 1-3 | Played | 31 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | A Bristol City | 0-2 | Played | 31 | 6.5 |