Luke Southwood

Following his move to Bristol Rovers, Southwood's current-season form is level with last season (Season 6→8), while his Rating eased 39→22. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Bristol Rovers · 14th	22	5	23%	6.59	22	8
2024/25	Bristol Rovers	45	0	0%	6.81	—	—
2024/25	Bolton · 8th	40	4	10%	6.75	39	6
2023/24	Cheltenham · 21st	46	10	22%	6.96	48	15
2023/24	Bristol Rovers	46	0	0%	6.96	—	—
2022/23	CheltenhamLoan · 16th	46	16	35%	6.81	50	35
2022/23	Bristol Rovers	45	0	0%	6.81	—	—
2021/22	Reading · 21st	25	3	12%	6.83	62	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

L. Southwood is a 28-year-old goalkeeper at Bristol Rovers, rated 22.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 301st of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (47.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Southwood.

Judged on this season alone, Southwood graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 33 of the 33 goalkeepers in the League Two, on 5 clean sheets across 22 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 18th of 33 of the 33 goalkeepers in the League Two. At 28 Southwood is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/234 clubs

Current potential18th of 33 goalkeepers · League Two Current season23rd of 33 goalkeepers · League Two23rd-best goalkeeper in the League Two301st in the League Two · potential18th-highest potential goalkeeper in the League Two

22.1

Ratingi

18th of 33 goalkeepers

7.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.05

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Bristol Rovers finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

23%

CS rate

47.8%

Minutes

5 clean sheets in 22 appearances (23% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 47.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.1, Southwood carries the 18th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the League Two of 33. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.045

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %49

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.136

Foul involvement / 900.273

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 28, Southwood sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Southwood's projected Rating — 22.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Chances created3

Passes930

Pass accuracy49%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Duels won7

Duels won %100%

Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles1

Fouls committed1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Bristol Rovers2025/26 – now

Bolton2024/25 – 2025/26Free

Cheltenhamuntil 2024/25

Reading(back from loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Cheltenham2023/24 – 2023/24Free

Cheltenham(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Reading(back from loan)2020/21 – 2022/23

Hamilton Academical(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Eastleigh(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Bath City(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Readinguntil 2017/18

About L. Southwood

Luke Kevin Southwood is a 28-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Bristol Rovers, born on December 6, 1997 in Oxford, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. Bristol Rovers currently sit 14th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, L. Southwood has made 22 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,980 minutes, averaging a 6.41 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League Two, the EFL Trophy and the League Cup.

When L. Southwood plays, Bristol Rovers's record this season is 5W-4D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.56 at home against 6.58 on the road.

Recent matches

January 17, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Colchester (90 minutes, 6 rating)
January 13, 2026: 3-4 loss at home vs Plymouth (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
January 1, 2026: 3-0 win away at Shrewsbury (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 29, 2025: 0-2 loss at home vs Barnet (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 26, 2025: 2-3 loss at home vs Bromley (90 minutes, 6 rating)
December 19, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Crewe (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
December 13, 2025: 0-3 loss at home vs Swindon Town (90 minutes, 5.3 rating)
December 9, 2025: 0-4 loss away at Barnet (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
December 2, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs Cambridge United (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
November 29, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Notts County (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Southwood at 22.1 with a Season form score of 7.5, ranking 301st of 478 goalkeepers in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the FIFA U20 World Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, L. Southwood has totalled 402 club appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 46 appearances for Cheltenham.

L. Southwood's career has also included time at Bolton, Cheltenham, Reading, Hamilton Academical, Eastleigh and Bath City.

On the international stage, L. Southwood has represented Northern Ireland — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Bristol Rovers finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Watch points