About Mark Connolly
1 goal in 12 games (841 minutes) — and no assists — was Mark Connolly's 2025/2026 Premiership return — 0.11 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.54. Ranked against 78 Premiership defenders (2025/2026, at least 450 minutes), he is among the top 6% for match rating; on goals he ranks 25th of 78.
Season ratings peak at 7.3 in 2024, Premier Division and bottom out at 6.54 in 2025/2026. The recent curve points down: 0.38 below his prior career average across the last two rated seasons.
By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 6 domestic leagues: League Two (England) (110 appearances, 5 goals), Premier Division (103 appearances, 3 goals) and Premiership (66 appearances, 5 goals) — the three with most games. He reached 25 league appearances in 7 of those 19 campaigns. The densest run of the record is 2016/2017–2018/2019, with 123 league games — an average of 41 per season.