Mark James McGuinness
Center Back · Sheffield Utd · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 173 appearances with 17 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Luton — Season rating 67, 3 goals and 6 assists in 43 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 38 points at Luton. Form has slipped 16 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 54 Season points.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±17 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Championship) and kept playing — 34 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sheffield Utd | 25 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 13 |
| 2025/26 | Luton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | Luton | 43 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 67 |
| 2024/25 | Rep. Of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Cardiff | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Cardiff | 30 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | Sheffield WednesdayLoan | 17 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | Cardiff | 34 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Arsenal U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Ipswich | 24 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 35 |
| 2019/20 | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Arsenal U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Arsenal U18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Arsenal U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Arsenal U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 8 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 1 | 0 | |
| Republic of Ireland U19 | 2020/21 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | UEFA U19 Championship | 7 | 1 |
Honours
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
Also spent part of this season at Luton, Luton — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Rotherham | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Burton Albion | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Chesterfield | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 13 | League Cup | A Birmingham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | A Swansea | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Championship | H Millwall | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | Championship | A Ipswich | 0-5 | Played | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | H Charlton | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | A Hull City | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | H Watford | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 21 | Championship | A Blackburn | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 24 | Championship | A Preston | 2-3 | Played | 78 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | H Derby | 1-3 | Played | 60 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 4 | Championship | A Coventry | 1-3 | Played | 76 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 8 | Championship | H QPR | 0-0 | Played | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 23 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 26 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 3-0 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | A Leicester | 3-2 | Played | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Stoke City | 4-0 | Played | 45 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Dec 9 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 12 | Championship | A West Brom | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Birmingham | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Wrexham | 3-5 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Stoke City | 2-1 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Leicester | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | H Mansfield Town | 3-4 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Jan 17 | Championship | A Charlton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 21 | Championship | A Southampton | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 24 | Championship | H Ipswich | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | A Millwall | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 3 | Championship | H Oxford United | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 9 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 14 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 22 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 25 | Championship | H Coventry | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | A QPR | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H West Brom | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 11 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 14 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Wrexham | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | H Swansea | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | Championship | A Bristol City | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 11 | Championship | H Hull City | 2-1 | Played | 86 | 7.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | A Watford | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 22 | Championship | H Blackburn | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | H Preston | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | A Derby | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 |