J. McGrath · career
John-Alan McGrath
Center Back · Doncaster · 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 levelStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2024/25–2025/26) across 1 club — 72 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Doncaster — Season rating 26, 0 goals and 3 assists in 35 games. Output has held steady across his last 2 full seasons (26 → 19). The gap to his peak is 7 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (League One) and kept playing — 32 games that season.
By season
Honours
FAI Cup×2League Two×2Professional Development League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 32 | 2370 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| EFL Trophy | 5 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| League Cup | 2 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
40 played10 unused sub13 not in squad· 3042 min, 1g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Stamford | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Peterborough Sports | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Milton Keynes Dons | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Blackpool | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | H Exeter City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Middlesbrough | 4-0 | Played | 78 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Wycombe | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Huddersfield | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Port Vale | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Accrington ST | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Rotherham | 1-0 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Everton U21 | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League One | H Bradford | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | A Wigan | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 24 | League Cup | A Tottenham | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | A Luton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League One | H Burton Albion | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Grimsby | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 11 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | H Northampton | 1-2 | Played | 71 | 6.0 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | A Reading | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | A Crewe | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Bradford | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 15 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-2 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Chesterfield | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | A Chesterfield | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Dec 9 | League One | H Stockport County | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Cardiff | 3-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Plymouth | 1-5 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | A Blackpool | 0-1 | Played | 78 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Stockport County | 2-4 | Played | 90 | 1 | 5.6 | |
| Jan 1 | League One | H Bolton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | H Southampton | 2-3 | Played | 54 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 13 | EFL Trophy | H Fleetwood Town | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | H Wigan | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Jan 27 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Bradford | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Feb 3 | League One | A Burton Albion | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Wycombe | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| Feb 10 | EFL Trophy | A Huddersfield | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Rotherham | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-4 | Played | 58 | 5.9 | ||
| Mar 3 | EFL Trophy | H Stockport County | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-2 | Played | 79 | 6.0 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Luton | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Bolton | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 24 | League One | H Port Vale | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 0-2 | Played | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | A Exeter City | 0-3 | Played | 21 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | H Reading | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | A Northampton | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 21 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League One | H Stevenage | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| May 2 | League One | A Peterborough | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 |