R. Delaney · career
Ryan Liam Delaney
Center Back · Newport County · 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 downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/235 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs — 142 appearances with 11 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Newport County — Season rating 24, 1 goal and 3 assists in 30 games. Form has slipped 15 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 15 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 (League One) and kept playing — 32 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Newport CountyLoan | 18 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Swindon Town | 24 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | Newport County | 30 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 24 |
| 2022/23 | Morecambe | 32 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 22 |
| 2021/22 | Morecambe | 13 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 4 |
| 2021/22 | ScunthorpeLoan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 |
| 2020/21 | Bolton | 20 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 |
| 2019/20 | Bolton | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | AFC WimbledonLoan | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Rochdale | 30 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Rochdale | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Cork City | 30 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Wexford | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Wexford | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Wexford | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 0 |
Honours
FAI Cup×2FAI President's Cup×2First Division×2Munster Senior Cup×2Premier Division×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 17 | 1447 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| EFL Trophyat Swindon Town | 3 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
17 played1 unused sub39 not in squad· 1447 min, 1g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Swindon Town — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Worcester City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Weston-super-Mare | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Torquay | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bristol City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | League Cup | A Barnet | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Millwall | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Two | A Grimsby | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League Two | H Salford City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League Two | A Tranmere | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Two | H Gillingham | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 23 | EFL Trophy | H Arsenal U21 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Cardiff | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Gillingham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | H Walsall | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Exeter City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 15 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League Two | A Oldham | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League Two | H Barrow | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 7 | FA Cup | A Boreham Wood | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 10 | League Two | A Crewe | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Colchester | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Crewe | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League Two | A Gillingham | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 24 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 27 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 7 | League Two | H Grimsby | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 11 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-1 | Played | 52 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 17 | League Two | A Salford City | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Feb 21 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Mar 3 | League Two | H Tranmere | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Colchester | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Barnet | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League Two | A Walsall | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 28 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | A Notts County | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | H Oldham | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League Two | A Barrow | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — |