S. McLaughlin · career
Stephen Antony McLaughlin
Full Back · Mansfield Town · 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: 2021/22Trending upStepped up 2024/25
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 1 club — 214 appearances with 42 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Mansfield Town — Season rating 38, 8 goals and 10 assists in 46 games. Form is on a climb — up 16 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 9 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (League One) and kept playing — 41 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 25 |
| 2019/20 | Southend | 27 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Southend | 30 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Southend | 45 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Southend | 34 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Southend | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | SouthendLoan | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Notts CountyLoan | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Bristol CityLoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Derry City | 24 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Derry City | 33 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Finn Harps | 32 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
FAI Cup×2Nottinghamshire Saturday Senior Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 41 | 2458 | 3 | 3 | 6.8 |
| FA Cup | 5 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| EFL Trophy | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| League Cup | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
48 played2 unused sub8 not in squad· 2774 min, 3g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Macclesfield | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | A Matlock Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | A Burton Albion | 1-2 | Played | 34 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Aug 9 | League One | H Doncaster | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Chesterfield | 2-0 | Played | 26 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 16 | League One | A Exeter City | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League One | H Blackpool | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 4-1 | Played | 28 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 27 | League Cup | A Everton | 0-2 | Played | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | A Lincoln | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 6 | League One | A Wycombe | 0-2 | Played | 96 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 9 | EFL Trophy | H Harrogate Town | 0-1 | Played | 66 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | H Stevenage | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 20 | League One | A Port Vale | 1-2 | Played | 51 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Rotherham | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 4 | League One | A Reading | 1-1 | Played | 65 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 15 | EFL Trophy | H Newcastle United U21 | 2-2 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | A Luton | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | H Wigan | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Oct 28 | League One | H Plymouth | 2-0 | Played | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Harrogate Town | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 4 | EFL Trophy | A Huddersfield | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 8 | League One | A Northampton | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 22 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | A Accrington ST | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League One | H Bolton | 0-1 | Played | 26 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 13 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 0-0 | Played | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Stockport County | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | A Barnsley | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Dec 29 | League One | A Bolton | 1-0 | Played | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 1 | League One | H Bradford | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | A Sheffield Utd | 4-3 | Played | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | H Port Vale | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Jan 24 | League One | A Stevenage | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Wycombe | 0-0 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | H Exeter City | 0-0 | Played | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 10 | League One | H Peterborough | 1-2 | Played | 29 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 14 | FA Cup | A Burnley | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | A Blackpool | 0-1 | Played | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-2 | Played | 87 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 2-2 | Played | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 3 | League One | A Rotherham | 0-0 | Played | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 7 | FA Cup | H Arsenal | 1-2 | Played | 81 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Reading | 1-0 | Played | 80 | 7.7 | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Barnsley | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Mar 17 | League One | A Bradford | 1-1 | Played | 31 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Northampton | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | A Doncaster | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Burton Albion | 0-0 | Played | 54 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Wigan | 1-2 | Played | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 14 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 0-0 | Played | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | H Luton | 2-2 | Played | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 21 | League One | A Stockport County | 1-0 | Played | 34 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Huddersfield | 4-1 | Played | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 28 | League One | A Peterborough | 0-0 | Played | 78 | 7.2 | ||
| May 2 | League One | H Cardiff | 5-4 | Played | 18 | 6.5 |