M. Sykes · career
Mark Sykes
Attacking · Bristol City · 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: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 215 appearances, 25 goals and 16 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Bristol City — Season rating 38, 5 goals and 4 assists in 40 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 15 points at Oxford United. Form has slipped 17 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 17 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 7 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Championship) and kept playing — 36 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bristol City | 38 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | Bristol City | 27 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Rep. Of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Bristol City | 40 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | Rep. Of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Bristol City | 36 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | Oxford United | 40 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | Oxford United | 34 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | Oxford United | 26 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Oxford United | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Glenavon FC | 22 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Glenavon FC | 30 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Glenavon FC | 33 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Glenavon FC | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Glenavon FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Glenavon FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Irish Cup×3Charity Shield×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 38 | 2144 | 4 | 1 | 6.8 |
| League Cup | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
41 played1 unused sub7 injured5 not in squad· 2305 min, 4g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | H Newport County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cheltenham | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Plymouth | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Valladolid | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 4-1 | Played | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Milton Keynes Dons | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Charlton | 0-0 | Played | 33 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 22 | Championship | A Derby | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Aug 27 | League Cup | A Fulham | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | H Hull City | 4-2 | Played | 55 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Played | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 21 | Championship | H Oxford United | 1-3 | Played | 71 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | A Preston | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | H Ipswich | 1-1 | Played | 33 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H QPR | 1-2 | Played | 55 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-0 | Played | 22 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Oct 21 | Championship | H Southampton | 3-1 | Played | 72 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A Stoke City | 1-5 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Nov 4 | Championship | H Blackburn | 0-1 | Played | 66 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 7 | Championship | A Watford | 1-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Swansea | 3-0 | Played | 32 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 26 | Championship | A Wrexham | 0-2 | Played | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Millwall | 0-1 | Played | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 10 | Championship | H Leicester | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Dec 13 | Championship | A Coventry | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Inactive | — | |||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A West Brom | 2-1 | Hip Injury | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Millwall | 1-2 | Hip Injury | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 5-0 | Hip Injury | — | |||
| Jan 4 | Championship | H Preston | 0-2 | Hip Injury | — | |||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | H Watford | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Championship | A Oxford United | 0-0 | Hip Injury | — | |||
| Jan 20 | Championship | A Ipswich | 0-2 | Played | 59 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 24 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Played | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 30 | Championship | H Derby | 0-5 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 7 | Championship | A Hull City | 3-2 | Played | 19 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 17 | Championship | H Wrexham | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A Swansea | 0-1 | Played | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 24 | Championship | A Blackburn | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Feb 27 | Championship | H Watford | 1-2 | Played | 76 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 3 | FA Cup | A Port Vale | 0-1 | Played | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H Coventry | 0-2 | Played | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 10 | Championship | A Leicester | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 14 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H West Brom | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Charlton | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 1-0 | Played | 82 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Apr 11 | Championship | A QPR | 0-0 | Played | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Norwich | 2-4 | Played | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 21 | Championship | A Southampton | 2-2 | Played | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | Championship | H Stoke City | 2-0 | Played | 16 | 6.9 |