| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Championship (England) | 9 | 710 | 3 | 1 | 0.51 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Championship (England) | 16 | 584 | 2 | 0 | 0.31 | — |
| 2012/2013 | Championship (England) | 6 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012/2013 | League Two (England) | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/2014 | League Two (England) | 25 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/2015 | League Two (England) | 22 | 1620 | 2 | 0 | 0.11 | — |
| 2015/2016 | League Two (England) | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/2017 | Premiership | 13 | 367 | 2 | 0 | 0.49 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Premiership | 32 | 2553 | 9 | 0 | 0.32 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Premiership | 27 | 2266 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Premiership | 28 | 2363 | 3 | 1 | 0.15 | — |
| 2020/2021 | Premiership | 34 | 2732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/2022 | Premiership | 37 | 3247 | 3 | 0 | 0.08 | — |
| 2022/2023 | Premiership | 33 | 2798 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | — |
| 2023/2024 | Premiership | 23 | 1908 | 5 | 1 | 0.28 | 7.38 |
| 2024/2025 | Premiership | 25 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| 2025/2026 | Premiership | 13 | 772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 |
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: 48 Premiership 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 2026-07-14
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cliftonville | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenavon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Accrington Stanley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Exeter City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bristol Rovers | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlisle United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carrick Rangers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Crusaders | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Linfield | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Oxford United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hartlepool United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dagenham & Redbridge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Glentoran | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Morecambe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Faroe Islands U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Serbia U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
In the 2025/2026 Premiership, Josh Carson played 13 games (772 minutes) without a direct goal contribution. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.42. Against the 48 Premiership midfielders who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, his match rating places in the 48th percentile — goals rank: 36th of 48.
2023/2024 stands as his highest-rated season (7.38, Premiership), with 2025/2026 the weakest (6.42).
