L. Clarkson · career
Leighton Owen Clarkson
Central · Blackpool · 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 downStepped up 2022/23
The record covers 5 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 124 appearances, 12 goals and 14 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Aberdeen — Season rating 35, 5 goals and 8 assists in 34 games. Form has slipped 20 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 22 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Premiership) and kept playing — 34 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Blackpool | 13 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 13 |
| 2025/26 | Aberdeen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | Aberdeen | 34 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | Aberdeen | 36 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | AberdeenLoan | 34 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 35 |
| 2021/22 | Blackburn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Liverpool U23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool U23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool U19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool U18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Liverpool U19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Liverpool U18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Liverpool U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Community Shield×2FA Youth Cup×2FIFA Intercontinental Cup×2Premier League×2Scottish Cup×2UEFA Super Cup×2Community Shield×3FA Youth Cup×2League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 13 | 743 | 0 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Premiershipat Aberdeen | 13 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| UEFA Europa Conference Leagueat Aberdeen | 4 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
13 played4 unused sub40 not in squad· 743 min, 0g 2a
Also spent part of this season at Aberdeen, Aberdeen — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H West Brom | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Salford City | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Doncaster | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | H Stevenage | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League One | A Exeter City | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Port Vale | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Huddersfield | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Plymouth | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Bolton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League One | A Northampton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 16 | EFL Trophy | H Barrow | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League One | A Bradford | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 30 | League One | H Luton | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League One | A Stockport County | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 14 | EFL Trophy | H Nottingham Forest U21 | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League One | H Wycombe | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League One | A Peterborough | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Scunthorpe | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | H Cardiff | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | A Tranmere | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 15 | League One | A Burton Albion | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League One | H Reading | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Harrogate Town | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 7 | FA Cup | H Carlisle | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 10 | League One | A Rotherham | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | H Lincoln | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League One | A Wigan | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | League One | H Doncaster | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | League One | H Rotherham | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League One | A Port Vale | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 4 | League One | H Bradford | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Ipswich | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League One | H Northampton | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League One | H Stockport County | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Luton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Huddersfield | 2-2 | Played | 80 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Feb 14 | League One | H Plymouth | 0-4 | Played | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 1-0 | Played | 78 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Bolton | 2-2 | Played | 61 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | A Lincoln | 0-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | H Wigan | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 11 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 1-4 | Played | 61 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | A Doncaster | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | H Port Vale | 3-2 | Played | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 28 | League One | H Burton Albion | 1-0 | Played | 14 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Apr 3 | League One | H Exeter City | 1-0 | Played | 36 | 7.7 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Played | 68 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | H Peterborough | 3-1 | Played | 52 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | A Wycombe | 1-0 | Played | 71 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 1-0 | Played | 87 | 6.3 | ||
| May 2 | League One | A Reading | 1-0 | Played | 65 | 7.0 |