N. Byrne · career
Neill Byrne
Center Back · Doncaster · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Byrne is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
The record covers 5 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 139 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Doncaster — Season rating 32, 1 goal and 0 assists in 22 games. Form is on a climb — up 18 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
2025/26 was disrupted — 12 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 5 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (League One) and kept playing — 22 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bradford | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | DoncasterLoan | 22 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | Bradford | 27 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | Stockport County | 16 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | Stockport County | 34 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | Tranmere | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Hartlepool | 40 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | FC Halifax Town | 40 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | AFC Fylde | 37 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | AFC Fylde | 47 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Gateshead | 39 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Macclesfield | 33 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Macclesfield | 27 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | AFC Telford United | 38 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | AFC Telford United | 40 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | BarrowLoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | SouthportLoan | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U19 | 2012/13 | UEFA U19 Championship | 5 | 1 |
Honours
FA Trophy×2League Two×2FA Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 14 | 1146 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| EFL Trophyat Bradford | 3 | 250 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| League Cupat Bradford | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
15 played2 unused sub1 injured45 not in squad· 1236 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Bradford — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Stamford | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Peterborough Sports | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Milton Keynes Dons | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Blackpool | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | H Exeter City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Middlesbrough | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Wycombe | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Huddersfield | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Port Vale | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Accrington ST | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Rotherham | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Everton U21 | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League One | H Bradford | 3-1 | Knee injury | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League One | A Wigan | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 24 | League Cup | A Tottenham | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League One | A Luton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League One | H Burton Albion | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Grimsby | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League One | H Northampton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League One | A Reading | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | A Crewe | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Bradford | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Nov 15 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Chesterfield | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | A Chesterfield | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League One | H Stockport County | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Cardiff | 3-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Plymouth | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | League One | A Blackpool | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Stockport County | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League One | H Bolton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | H Southampton | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 13 | EFL Trophy | H Fleetwood Town | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League One | H Wigan | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 31 | League One | A Bradford | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 3 | League One | A Burton Albion | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Wycombe | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 10 | EFL Trophy | A Huddersfield | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Rotherham | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-4 | Played | 58 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 3 | EFL Trophy | H Stockport County | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-2 | Played | 79 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Luton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Bolton | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Mar 24 | League One | H Port Vale | 1-0 | Played | 80 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | A Exeter City | 0-3 | Played | 29 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | H Reading | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | League One | A Northampton | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 21 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | H Stevenage | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League One | A Peterborough | 3-1 | Not in squad | — |