D. Costelloe · career
Dara James Morgan Costelloe
Center Forward · Wigan · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs
The record covers 4 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 76 appearances, 10 goals and 4 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Northampton — Season rating 15, 6 goals and 0 assists in 15 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (9 → 13). The gap to his peak is 3 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 4 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Premiership) and kept playing — 12 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Wigan | 38 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | NorthamptonLoan | 15 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Accrington STLoan | 17 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | DundeeLoan | 16 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | ST JohnstoneLoan | 12 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 9 |
| 2022/23 | BradfordLoan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | Burnley U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Burnley U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Galway United | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Galway United | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 38 | 1977 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| League Cup | 3 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| EFL Trophy | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
44 played2 unused sub13 not in squad· 2316 min, 4g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | H Curzon Ashton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Accrington ST | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Tranmere | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | H Northampton | 3-1 | Played | 84 | 5.2 | ||
| Aug 9 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 0-2 | Played | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Notts County | 1-0 | Played | 27 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-0 | Played | 81 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Luton | 0-1 | Played | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Rotherham | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Stockport County | 1-0 | Played | 16 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Stockport County | 1-1 | Played | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Salford City | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League One | A Lincoln | 2-2 | Played | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | H Doncaster | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Sep 20 | League One | A Bolton | 1-4 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | H Wycombe | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-2 | Played | 25 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Wolves U21 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League One | H Wycombe | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | H Port Vale | 1-0 | Played | 44 | 5.9 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Hemel Hempstead Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | A Exeter City | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | A Stockport County | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Nov 22 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 2-1 | Played | 77 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | H Stevenage | 0-0 | Played | 76 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 2 | League One | H Burton Albion | 1-0 | Played | 86 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | H Barrow | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Huddersfield | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Blackpool | 0-2 | Played | 65 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | A Bradford | 1-2 | Played | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Burton Albion | 2-0 | Played | 89 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Jan 1 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-1 | Played | 81 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Jan 4 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-1 | Played | 82 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 9 | FA Cup | A Preston | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 5.6 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | H Bolton | 0-1 | Played | 61 | 6.0 | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | A Doncaster | 3-3 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Wycombe | 0-2 | Played | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-1 | Played | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-6 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 10 | League One | H Reading | 1-2 | Played | 33 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 15 | FA Cup | A Arsenal | 0-4 | Played | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 18 | League One | H Luton | 1-0 | Played | 31 | 1 | 6.2 | |
| Feb 21 | League One | A Stockport County | 2-4 | Played | 37 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Blackpool | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Plymouth | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Bradford | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-1 | Played | 24 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-0 | Played | 29 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 28 | League One | A Reading | 0-3 | Played | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 2 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 0-0 | Played | 78 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | A Northampton | 3-1 | Played | 72 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Played | 55 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 14 | League One | H Rotherham | 3-0 | Played | 69 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 19 | League One | A Port Vale | 0-0 | Played | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Played | 10 | 6.7 |