R. McGowan · career
Ryan James McGowan
Full Back · Livingston · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2022/23Trending down
The record covers 3 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 79 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at ST Johnstone — Season rating 33, 1 goal and 2 assists in 28 games. Form has slipped 22 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 22 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Livingston | 22 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Livingston | 30 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | ST Johnstone | 29 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | ST Johnstone | 28 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | Al Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Livingston | 30 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Al Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Sydney | 22 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Sydney | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | DundeeLoan | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Bradford | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Bradford | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sharjah FC | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Henan Jianye | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Dundee Utd | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Dundee Utd | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Shandong Luneng | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Shandong Luneng | 29 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Heart Of Midlothian | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Heart Of Midlothian | 28 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Heart Of Midlothian | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | PartickLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Ayr UtdLoan | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 2 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017/18 | Confederations Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014/15 | World Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014/15 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013/14 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013/14 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012/13 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| Australia U20 | 2009/10 | FIFA U20 World Cup | 2 | 0 |
Honours
A-League Men×2Challenge Cup×2Emir Cup×2FA Cup×2Premier League×2Scottish Cup×2A-League Men×2Championship×2Chinese Super League×2Crown Prince Cup×2Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 30 | 2429 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Premiership | 22 | 1860 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
23 played4 unused sub17 not in squad· 1860 min, 0g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | League Cup | A East Fife | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | League Cup | A Kilmarnock | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | League Cup | H Brora Rangers | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | League Cup | H Kelty Hearts | 6-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 9 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 17 | League Cup | H Hibernian | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Premiership | A Celtic | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 13 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Sep 20 | Premiership | A Dundee | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 28 | Premiership | H Rangers | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Premiership | A Rangers | 1-2 | Played | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 30 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 6 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-3 | Played | 20 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 13 | Premiership | H Dundee | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 20 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 27 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-4 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 30 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Jan 10 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 17 | FA Cup | H ST Mirren | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 20 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 24 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 2-6 | Played | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| Jan 31 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 4 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Feb 11 | Premiership | A Celtic | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 14 | Premiership | A Dundee | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 22 | Premiership | H Rangers | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 28 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 14 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 5 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 2-2 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 11 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 25 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| May 1 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 9 | Premiership | A Dundee | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 12 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 1-4 | Not in squad | — |