S. Finley · career
Samuel Joseph Finley
Defensive · Tranmere · 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 levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 197 appearances, 12 goals and 13 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Bristol Rovers — Season rating 37, 5 goals and 5 assists in 36 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (20 → 19). The gap to his peak is 18 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±7 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (League One) and kept playing — 37 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Tranmere | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 2025/26 | Tranmere | 30 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Tranmere | 33 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Bristol Rovers | 37 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 37 |
| 2020/21 | Fleetwood Town | 29 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | Accrington ST | 31 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Accrington ST | 37 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | AFC Fylde | 34 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | AFC Fylde | 23 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | AFC Fylde | 38 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | The New Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | The New Saints | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | WrexhamLoan | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | The New Saints | 26 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | The New Saints | 23 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | The New Saints | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Premier League×5Welsh Cup×3League Cup×2FA Trophy×2League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played2 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League Two | A Port Vale | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |