Conneely's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→17), while his Rating held around 6. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Accrington ST · 19th	2	0	6.75	6	17
2025/26	Accrington ST · 16th	35	1	6.81	6	17
2024/25	Accrington ST · 21st	33	1	6.82	8	14
2023/24	Accrington ST · 17th	27	0	6.71	8	10
2022/23	Accrington ST · 23rd	30	0	6.78	11	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central midfielder

S. Conneely is a 38-year-old central midfielder at Accrington ST, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 17. On long-term scout potential he's rated 6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (50% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Conneely.

On the season, Conneely graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.091 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 38 Conneely is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

17.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

50%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.09

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Accrington ST finished 16th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.09

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 50% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %50%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.044

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.044

Defensive actions / 904.091

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.305

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 38, Conneely sits on 0.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Conneely's projected Rating — 6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles39

Interceptions44

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

Accrington STJan 2015 – nowFree

SSligo RoversJul 2012 – Jan 2015Free

AAlfreton Town(on loan)Mar 2012 – Jul 2012

Sheffield Utduntil Mar 2012

About S. Conneely

Séamus Joseph Conneely is a 38-year-old central midfielder who plays for Accrington ST, born on July 9, 1988 in London, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland.

This season

In the current season, S. Conneely has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 158 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Conneely at 6 with a Season form score of 17.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the League Two and the FAI Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, S. Conneely has totalled 513 club appearances with 19 goals and 4 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 48 appearances for Accrington ST.

S. Conneely's career has also included time at SSligo Rovers, AAlfreton Town and Sheffield Utd.

On the international stage, S. Conneely has represented Republic of Ireland U21 — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

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