S. Finley · career
Samuel Joseph Finley
Defensive · Tranmere · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 195 appearances, 12 goals and 13 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Bristol Rovers — Season rating 37, 5 goals and 5 assists in 36 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (20 → 19). The gap to his peak is 18 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±7 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (League One) and kept playing — 37 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Tranmere | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Tranmere | 30 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Tranmere | 33 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Bristol Rovers | 37 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 37 |
| 2020/21 | Fleetwood Town | 29 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | Accrington ST | 31 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Accrington ST | 37 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | AFC Fylde | 34 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | AFC Fylde | 23 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | AFC Fylde | 38 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | The New Saints | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | The New Saints | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | WrexhamLoan | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | The New Saints | 26 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | The New Saints | 23 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | The New Saints | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Premier League×5Welsh Cup×3League Cup×2FA Trophy×2League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
32 played1 unused sub20 not in squad· 2461 min, 2g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Wigan | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | A Colchester | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Two | H Gillingham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League Cup | H Burton Albion | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League Two | A Salford City | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 9 | EFL Trophy | H Nottingham Forest U21 | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League Two | H Newport County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Two | A Walsall | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League Two | A Bromley | 3-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Barrow | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 4-1 | Played | 68 | 7.7 | ||
| Oct 25 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 28 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-1 | Played | 62 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Stockport County | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 1-2 | Played | 87 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Played | 59 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 15 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 22 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 2-2 | Played | 60 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 27 | League Two | A Grimsby | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Fleetwood Town | 0-3 | Played | 24 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 9 | League Two | A Barrow | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Crewe | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Oldham | 1-3 | Played | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Barrow | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 9.5 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 2-0 | Played | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 10 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 17 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 24 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 2-4 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 27 | League Two | A Barnet | 0-1 | Played | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | League Two | H Salford City | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 7 | League Two | A Gillingham | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 14 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 2-0 | Played | 76 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 17 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 21 | League Two | A Notts County | 0-5 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Crewe | 1-2 | Played | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 3 | League Two | A Newport County | 1-3 | Played | 48 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Oldham | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 0-1 | Played | 68 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | H Colchester | 0-1 | Played | 76 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Apr 18 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 21 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-3 | Played | 79 | 6.2 | ||
| May 2 | League Two | H Grimsby | 1-1 | Played | 89 | 7.9 |