J. Shepherd · career
Jack Shepherd
Full Back · Barnsley · 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: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 99 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Bradford — Season rating 31, 2 goals and 0 assists in 39 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 21 points at Bradford. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (10 → 12). The gap to his peak is 19 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (League One) and kept playing — 39 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Barnsley | 39 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | BradfordLoan | 39 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | CheltenhamLoan | 21 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | Barnsley | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 39 | 3163 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| League Cup | 3 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
46 played5 unused sub7 not in squad· 3631 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Harrogate Town | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A York | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | A Plymouth | 3-1 | Played | 63 | 5.9 | ||
| Aug 9 | League One | H Burton Albion | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 13 | League Cup | H Fleetwood Town | 2-2 | Played | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Bolton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Rotherham | 2-1 | Played | 70 | 7.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Huddersfield | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | H Reading | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 20 | League One | A Blackpool | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | H Brighton | 0-6 | Played | 58 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Port Vale | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 30 | EFL Trophy | A Notts County | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League One | A Wycombe | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | A Bradford | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Oct 21 | EFL Trophy | H Manchester United U21 | 5-2 | Played | 19 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | H Rotherham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H York | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | A Doncaster | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Lincoln | 0-2 | Played | 62 | 7.7 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | H Luton | 5-0 | Played | 78 | 7.5 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | A Stockport County | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Port Vale | 0-5 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | A Peterborough | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 13 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | A Exeter City | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 1 | League One | A Wigan | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 12 | FA Cup | A Liverpool | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | A Reading | 2-2 | Played | 22 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Stevenage | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Feb 3 | League One | H Northampton | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Bolton | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| Feb 14 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Huddersfield | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 3-1 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 3 | League One | H Wycombe | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-1 | Played | 51 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Cardiff | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | H Wigan | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Doncaster | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | A Burton Albion | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Plymouth | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Rotherham | 3-1 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 14 | League One | A Port Vale | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | H Bradford | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 21 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Luton | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 28 | League One | A Northampton | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | League One | H Stockport County | 1-3 | Not in squad | — |