F. Downes · career
Flynn Downes
Defensive · Southampton · 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 levelBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/224 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 184 appearances, 7 goals and 5 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Southampton — Season rating 42, 1 goal and 0 assists in 27 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 30 points at Southampton. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (37 → 35). The gap to his peak is 7 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Championship) and kept playing — 37 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Southampton | 39 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | Southampton | 27 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | SouthamptonLoan | 36 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | West Ham | 21 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | Swansea | 37 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | Ipswich | 24 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 14 |
| 2019/20 | Ipswich | 29 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Ipswich | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Ipswich | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | LutonLoan | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U19 | 2018/19 | UEFA U19 Championship | 4 | 0 |
Honours
UEFA Conference League×2League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 39 | 2752 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| League Cup | 3 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
43 played5 unused sub1 injured2 suspended8 not in squad· 3134 min, 3g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | H Valenciennes | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Espanyol | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Brighton | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | H Wrexham | 2-1 | Played | 72 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Northampton | 1-0 | Played | 28 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 17 | Championship | A Ipswich | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 23 | Championship | H Stoke City | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Norwich | 3-0 | Played | 84 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Watford | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 14 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 0-0 | Played | 74 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | A Hull City | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | A Liverpool | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 2-1 | Played | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | A Derby | 1-1 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | H Swansea | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 21 | Championship | A Bristol City | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Championship | H Preston | 0-2 | Played | 72 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 5 | Championship | A QPR | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 8 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 22 | Championship | A Charlton | 5-1 | Played | 14 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 25 | Championship | H Leicester | 3-0 | Played | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | A Millwall | 2-3 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Birmingham | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 9 | Championship | H West Brom | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 13 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-2 | Played | 84 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Coventry | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-2 | Played | 56 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Millwall | 0-0 | Played | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 4 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Doncaster | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Hull City | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 21 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 25 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | A Stoke City | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Feb 7 | Championship | H Watford | 1-0 | Played | 38 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 10 | Championship | A Leicester | 4-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 14 | FA Cup | H Leicester | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Championship | H Charlton | 1-1 | Played | 85 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 24 | Championship | H QPR | 5-0 | Played | 82 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 8 | FA Cup | A Fulham | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 11 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-1 | Played | 66 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 14 | Championship | A Coventry | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Mar 18 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-0 | Played | 65 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Oxford United | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 4 | FA Cup | H Arsenal | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 7 | Championship | A Wrexham | 5-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Apr 11 | Championship | H Derby | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Apr 14 | Championship | H Blackburn | 3-0 | Played | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | A Swansea | 2-1 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 21 | Championship | H Bristol City | 2-2 | Played | 87 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 25 | FA Cup | A Manchester City | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 28 | Championship | H Ipswich | 2-2 | Suspended | — | |||
| May 2 | Championship | A Preston | 3-1 | Suspended | — | |||
| May 9 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Played | 69 | 6.7 | ||
| May 12 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Played | 54 | 6.9 |