L. Gibson · career
Lewis Jack Gibson
Center Back · Preston · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/265 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 154 appearances with 7 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Plymouth — Season rating 37, 0 goals and 0 assists in 41 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 16 points at Plymouth. Form has slipped 9 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 9 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 14 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Championship) and kept playing — 41 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Preston | 27 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Preston | 38 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | Plymouth | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Plymouth | 41 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | Sheffield WednesdayLoan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | ReadingLoan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 12 |
| 2019/20 | Fleetwood TownLoan | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Everton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Everton U23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Everton U23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Everton U23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Everton U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Newcastle United U18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U17 | 2017/18 | FIFA U17 World Cup | 1 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | UEFA U17 Championship | 11 | 2 |
Honours
FIFA U17 World Cup×2Florida Cup×2Premier League 2×2Premier League Cup×2UEFA U17 Championship×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 27 | 2208 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
29 played14 injured11 not in squad· 2343 min, 1g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bamber Bridge | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Chorley | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 13 | Friendlies Clubs | H Liverpool | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Getafe | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bolton | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A QPR | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Barrow | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Leicester | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 23 | Championship | H Ipswich | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Wrexham | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | A Derby | 1-0 | Played | 85 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Bristol City | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | A Hull City | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Charlton | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 21 | Championship | H Birmingham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| Oct 24 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 3-2 | Played | 39 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A Southampton | 2-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Nov 5 | Championship | H Swansea | 2-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Millwall | 1-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Nov 21 | Championship | H Blackburn | 1-2 | Injury | — | |||
| Nov 25 | Championship | A Watford | 1-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 3-2 | Injury | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Wrexham | 1-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Dec 9 | Championship | H Coventry | 1-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Championship | A Oxford United | 2-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Stoke City | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Wrexham | 1-2 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 4 | Championship | A Bristol City | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 9 | FA Cup | H Wigan | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Derby | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | H Hull City | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 5.0 | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | A Ipswich | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.7 | |
| Feb 7 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 14 | Championship | H Watford | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 20 | Championship | A Blackburn | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 24 | Championship | A Swansea | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Millwall | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 6 | Championship | H Oxford United | 1-3 | Played | 62 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 11 | Championship | A Coventry | 0-3 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Championship | A Norwich | 0-2 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Mar 20 | Championship | H Stoke City | 3-1 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Leicester | 2-2 | Played | 31 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H QPR | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Charlton | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H West Brom | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 22 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 3-2 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-3 | Not in squad | — |