E. Bristow · career
Ethan Bristow
Defensive · Tranmere · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2022/23Trending down
The record covers 4 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 84 appearances with 6 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Tranmere — Season rating 41, 1 goal and 2 assists in 46 games. Form has slipped 32 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 32 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tranmere | 19 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Stockport CountyLoan | 13 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | Minnesota United FC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | Tranmere | 46 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 41 |
| 2021/22 | Reading | 6 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Reading U18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Reading U18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Reading U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification CONCACAFat St. Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
Schedule · 2025/26
21 played2 unused sub30 not in squad· 1342 min, 0g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Wigan | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | A Colchester | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Two | H Gillingham | 1-1 | Played | 29 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 19 | League Cup | H Burton Albion | 1-1 | Played | 79 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 23 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 2-0 | Played | 73 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-2 | Played | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 6 | League Two | A Salford City | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 9 | EFL Trophy | H Nottingham Forest U21 | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League Two | H Newport County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Two | A Walsall | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League Two | A Bromley | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Barrow | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 28 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Stockport County | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 15 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 27 | League Two | A Grimsby | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Fleetwood Town | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 9 | League Two | A Barrow | 3-0 | Played | 60 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Crewe | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Oldham | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Barrow | 1-3 | Played | 33 | 7.7 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 10 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-2 | Played | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 17 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-3 | Played | 77 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 24 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League Two | A Barnet | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | League Two | H Salford City | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | League Two | A Gillingham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League Two | A Notts County | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Crewe | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 3 | League Two | A Newport County | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Oldham | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 0-1 | Played | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | League Two | H Colchester | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 1-1 | Played | 11 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Apr 21 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-3 | Played | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| May 2 | League Two | H Grimsby | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 |