Central · Blackburn · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Cantwell is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 155 appearances, 27 goals and 25 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Blackburn — Season rating 32, 5 goals and 3 assists in 28 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 21 points at Rangers. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (31 → 32).
2025/26 was disrupted — 13 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Premiership) and kept playing — 16 games that season.
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 28 | 2070 | 5 | 3 | 7.1 |
| League Cup | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Accrington ST | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Everton | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Qatar SC | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Elche | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A NEC Nijmegen | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A West Brom | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Bradford | 1-2 | Played | 28 | 8.3 | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-2 | Played | 87 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Aug 23 | Championship | A Hull City | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.9 | |
| Aug 30 | Championship | H Norwich | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | A Watford | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | A Charlton | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | H Swansea | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Stoke City | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Coventry | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 21 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 1-3 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H Southampton | 2-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A Leicester | 2-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 4 | Championship | A Bristol City | 1-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Championship | H Derby | 1-2 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 21 | Championship | A Preston | 2-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 26 | Championship | H QPR | 0-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Championship | A Wrexham | 1-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Dec 2 | Championship | H Ipswich | 1-1 | Played | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 9 | Championship | H Oxford United | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Dec 13 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 1-2 | Played | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Millwall | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Played | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Wrexham | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 4 | Championship | H Charlton | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | A Hull City | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Championship | A Ipswich | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | A Swansea | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Championship | H Watford | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Jan 31 | Championship | H Hull City | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 3 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 7 | Championship | A Norwich | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 14 | Championship | A QPR | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 20 | Championship | H Preston | 1-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 24 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-2 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Championship | A Derby | 1-3 | Injury | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 1-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Mar 11 | Championship | A Oxford United | 0-1 | Played | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 14 | Championship | A Millwall | 2-1 | Played | 62 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Played | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-0 | Played | 83 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Apr 6 | Championship | H West Brom | 0-0 | Played | 77 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Stoke City | 1-1 | Played | 77 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 14 | Championship | A Southampton | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 17 | Championship | H Coventry | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 22 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 3-1 | Played | 23 | 6.7 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | H Leicester | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 7.3 |