| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/2019 | Premier League 2 Divison Two | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Premier League 2 Division One | 21 | 1824 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 | — |
| 2025/2026 | Pro League | 29 | 2377 | 2 | 3 | 0.19 | 7.22 |
| 2017/2018 | Premier League 2 Divison Two | 11 | 703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Championship | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.75 |
| 2019/2020 | Championship | 20 | 600 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.05 |
| 2019/2020 | Premier League 2 Division One | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/2021 | Championship | 28 | 985 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 6.77 |
| 2020/2021 | Premier League 2 Division One | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/2022 | Championship | 44 | 2990 | 2 | 7 | 0.27 | 7.11 |
| 2022/2023 | Championship | 21 | 1467 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 6.75 |
| 2022/2023 | Premier League 2 Division One | 3 | 256 | 1 | 2 | 1.05 | — |
| 2023/2024 | Championship | 13 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 |
| 2024/2025 | Championship | 39 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Domestic league competitions only; G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 198 Championship midfielders, 2023/2024, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-05
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Swansea City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Middlesbrough | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Millwall | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Birmingham City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Stoke City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cardiff City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Luton Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hull City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Reading | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Derby County | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Coventry City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Huddersfield Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Across 29 Pro League appearances in 2025/2026, John Buckley contributed 2 goals plus 3 assists (2,377 minutes) — 0.19 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 7.22. Against the 198 Championship midfielders who played 450+ minutes in 2023/2024, his match rating places in the 17th percentile; on goals he ranks 130th of 198.
He is at his recorded peak: 2025/2026's 7.22 tops every previous season, with 2019/2020 (6.05) the low mark.
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2019/2020 - 2024/2025 | 177 | 9 | 12 | 8170 | — | — | 7.00 |
| Al Kholood | 2025/2026 - now | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2731 | — | — | 7.11 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2023/2024 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 461 | — | — | 6.78 |
| Total | 229 | 12 | 16 | 11362 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Al Kholood | 34 | 3 | — | 2731 | 9 | 0 | 7.11 |
| 24/25 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 0 | — | 1035 | 1 | 0 | 7.32 |
| 23/24 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 3 | — | 244 | 0 | 0 | 8.22 |
| 23/24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 0 | — | 461 | 1 | 0 | 6.78 |
| 22/23 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 0 | — | 1763 | 6 | 1 | 6.59 |
| 21/22 | Blackburn Rovers | 47 | 3 | — | 3196 | 16 | 0 | 6.97 |
| 20/21 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 1 | — | 1093 | 1 | 0 | 6.71 |
| 19/20 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 2 | — | 792 | 3 | 1 | 6.05 |
