L. Gooch · career
Lynden Jack Gooch
Full Back · Huddersfield · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 196 appearances with 35 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Sunderland — Season rating 29, 0 goals and 6 assists in 41 games. Form has slipped 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Championship) and kept playing — 32 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Huddersfield | 32 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Stoke City | 20 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | Stoke City | 31 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Sunderland | 32 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Sunderland | 41 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | Sunderland | 40 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | Sunderland | 30 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Sunderland | 41 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sunderland | 24 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sunderland U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sunderland U23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Sunderland U23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Sunderland | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | DoncasterLoan | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | United States U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | GatesheadLoan | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2018/19 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017/18 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
EFL TrophyEFL TrophyPremier League International Cup
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 32 | 1872 | 2 | 6 | 6.8 |
| League Cup | 2 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| EFL Trophy | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
36 played1 unused sub24 not in squad· 2131 min, 2g 6a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A AFC Emley | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Barrow | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A BSC Young Boys | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Burnley | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 3-0 | Played | 80 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 9 | League One | A Reading | 2-0 | Played | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 13 | League Cup | H Leicester | 2-2 | Played | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 16 | League One | A Blackpool | 2-3 | Played | 79 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Aug 19 | League One | H Doncaster | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | H Stevenage | 1-0 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Sunderland | 1-1 | Played | 107 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Newcastle United U21 | 6-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League One | H Peterborough | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League One | A Bradford | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League One | H Burton Albion | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 24 | League Cup | H Manchester City | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League One | A Exeter City | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Sep 30 | EFL Trophy | A Harrogate Town | 0-1 | Played | 58 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 4 | League One | H Stockport County | 1-2 | Played | 27 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Oct 16 | League One | H Bolton | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | A Wycombe | 0-3 | Played | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | A Bolton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 4 | EFL Trophy | H Mansfield Town | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | H Plymouth | 3-1 | Played | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 3-1 | Played | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 25 | League One | A Luton | 1-2 | Played | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Lincoln | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | League One | A Cardiff | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League One | A Northampton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | H Wigan | 1-1 | Played | 71 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Dec 20 | League One | A Rotherham | 3-1 | Played | 74 | 1 | 2 | 8.9 |
| Dec 26 | League One | H Port Vale | 5-0 | Played | 69 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | H Northampton | 2-0 | Played | 2 | — | ||
| Jan 1 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 4 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-2 | Played | 74 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 10 | League One | A Stockport County | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 13 | EFL Trophy | H Rotherham | 3-0 | Played | 15 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | A Burton Albion | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Jan 24 | League One | H Bradford | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | H Luton | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Peterborough | 3-2 | Played | 27 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | H Blackpool | 2-2 | Played | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 10 | EFL Trophy | H Doncaster | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-1 | Played | 79 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | H Barnsley | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League One | A Wigan | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | League One | H Rotherham | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League One | A Port Vale | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League One | H Lincoln | 2-2 | Played | 53 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-3 | Played | 77 | 5.9 | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | H Reading | 1-1 | Played | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 2-1 | Played | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | H Wycombe | 3-3 | Played | 73 | 7.6 | ||
| Apr 14 | League One | H Cardiff | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | League One | A Bolton | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 4-0 | Not in squad | — |