J. McClean · career
James Joseph McClean
Defensive · Wrexham · 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 downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2022/23
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 198 appearances, 21 goals and 37 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Wigan — Season rating 55, 3 goals and 8 assists in 46 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at Wigan. Form has slipped 13 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 41 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Championship) and kept playing — 46 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Derry City | 17 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Wrexham | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | Wrexham | 42 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | Wrexham | 37 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | Rep. Of Ireland | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Rep. Of Ireland | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Wigan | 46 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 55 |
| 2021/22 | Wigan | 33 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | Rep. Of Ireland | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Stoke City | 24 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 23 |
| 2019/20 | Stoke City | 36 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Stoke City | 42 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Rep. Of Ireland | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | West Brom | 30 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | West Brom | 34 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Rep. Of Ireland | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | West Brom | 35 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Rep. Of Ireland | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Wigan | 36 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Wigan | 38 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Sunderland | 36 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Rep. Of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Sunderland | 23 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Derry City | 21 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Derry City | 30 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Derry City | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League One×2Community Shield×2League One×2League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Divisionat Derry City | 17 | 1041 | 0 | 4 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
19 played4 unused sub2 suspended31 not in squad· 1144 min, 0g 4a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Melbourne Victory | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Sydney | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wellington Phoenix | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A Southampton | 1-2 | Played | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Hull City | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 2 | 8.3 | |
| Aug 16 | Championship | H West Brom | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Aug 23 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Preston | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Millwall | 2-0 | Played | 13 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Sep 13 | Championship | H QPR | 1-3 | Played | 61 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | A Norwich | 3-2 | Played | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | H Reading | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Derby | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-1 | Played | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 3 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-1 | Played | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Stoke City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 22 | Championship | H Oxford United | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 28 | League Cup | H Cardiff | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 31 | Championship | H Coventry | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 5 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Championship | H Charlton | 1-0 | Played | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 22 | Championship | A Ipswich | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 26 | Championship | H Bristol City | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | H Blackburn | 1-1 | Played | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | A Preston | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Dec 10 | Championship | A Hull City | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 13 | Championship | H Watford | 2-2 | Played | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 19 | Championship | A Swansea | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 5-3 | Suspended | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Championship | H Preston | 2-1 | Suspended | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | A Blackburn | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 4 | Championship | A Derby | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 9 | FA Cup | H Nottingham Forest | 3-3 | Played | 32 | 6.0 | ||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 20 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A QPR | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Championship | H Millwall | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 13 | FA Cup | H Ipswich | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | Championship | A Bristol City | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Championship | H Ipswich | 5-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 24 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Championship | A Charlton | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | FA Cup | H Chelsea | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 10 | Championship | H Hull City | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 13 | Championship | H Swansea | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | Championship | A Watford | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A West Brom | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 7 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 12 | Championship | A Birmingham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Stoke City | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 21 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | Championship | A Coventry | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |