| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | Premier League 2 Divison Two | 15 | 917 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Premier League U18 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Championship (England) | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.89 |
| 2018/2019 | Premier League 2 Divison Two | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Premier League 2 Division One | 21 | 1825 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Championship (England) | 20 | 623 | 2 | 0 | 0.29 | 6.79 |
| 2019/2020 | Premier League 2 Division One | 2 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | — |
| 2020/2021 | Championship (England) | 28 | 986 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 | 6.88 |
| 2020/2021 | Premier League 2 Division One | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/2022 | Championship (England) | 42 | 3153 | 3 | 7 | 0.29 | 7.07 |
| 2022/2023 | Championship (England) | 21 | 1468 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 6.92 |
| 2022/2023 | Premier League 2 Division One | 3 | 256 | 1 | 2 | 1.05 | — |
| 2023/2024 | Championship (England) | 24 | 961 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 6.91 |
| 2024/2025 | Championship (England) | 23 | 847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 |
| 2025/2026 | Pro League | 31 | 2702 | 2 | 4 | 0.2 | 7.09 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 16 Pro League midfielders, 2025/2026, 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 2026-07-27
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 31 Pro League appearances in 2025/2026, John Buckley contributed 2 goals plus 4 assists (2,702 minutes) — 0.2 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 7.09. By match rating he sits in the top 7% of a cohort of 16 Pro League midfielders with a minimum of 450 minutes in 2025/2026; for goals scored he stands 4th of 16.
He is at his recorded peak: 2025/2026's 7.09 tops every previous season, with 2019/2020 (6.79) the low mark.
