L. Kinsella · career
Liam Mark Kinsella
Defensive · Cheltenham · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStepped up 2023/24
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 195 appearances, 1 goals and 3 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Walsall — Season rating 33, 0 goals and 1 assist in 43 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (13 → 6). The gap to his peak is 26 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (League One) and kept playing — 20 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cheltenham | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | Cheltenham | 41 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | Cheltenham | 20 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Swindon Town | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | Walsall | 38 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | Walsall | 32 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | Walsall | 43 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | Walsall | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Walsall | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Walsall | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Walsall | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Walsall | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 0 |
Honours
EFL Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 21 | 931 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| League Cup | 1 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| EFL Trophy | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
24 played5 unused sub31 not in squad· 1185 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bishop's Cleeve | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 5 | Friendlies Clubs | A Worcester City | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Evesham United | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Wycombe | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | H Swansea | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Bristol City | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 9 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 0-2 | Played | 65 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 13 | League Cup | H Exeter City | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-5 | Played | 55 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 19 | League Two | H Bromley | 1-2 | Played | 64 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 23 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-1 | Played | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Cardiff | 0-3 | Played | 94 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 29 | League Two | A Salford City | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | A Plymouth | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 13 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 20 | League Two | H Oldham | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 27 | League Two | A Grimsby | 1-7 | Played | 54 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 2-0 | Played | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Bristol Rovers | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 11 | League Two | A Gillingham | 1-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | League Two | A Newport County | 2-0 | Played | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 25 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Oct 28 | EFL Trophy | H Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Bradford | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 10 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 15 | League Two | A Tranmere | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 22 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | League Two | A Colchester | 0-2 | Played | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | H Buxton | 6-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 19 | League Two | A Barrow | 2-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Crewe | 1-4 | Played | 2 | — | ||
| Jan 4 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 3-0 | Played | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | H Leicester | 0-2 | Played | 70 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 17 | League Two | A Oldham | 1-2 | Played | 18 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 24 | League Two | H Grimsby | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | League Two | A Barnet | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League Two | H Salford City | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 27 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 6 | League Two | H Barrow | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 10 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Crewe | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League Two | A Notts County | 2-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 3 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | League Two | A Walsall | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | League Two | H Gillingham | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | League Two | H Newport County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 21 | League Two | H Tranmere | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League Two | H Colchester | 1-4 | Not in squad | — |