| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/2010 | Championship (England) | 7 | 478 | 1 | 0 | 0.19 | — |
| 2010/2011 | Championship (England) | 8 | 651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010/2011 | League Two (England) | 4 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011/2012 | League One (England) | 12 | 1034 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | — |
| 2012/2013 | League One (England) | 40 | 4048 | 6 | 0 | 0.13 | — |
| 2013/2014 | League Two (England) | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014/2015 | League One (England) | 32 | 2806 | 3 | 3 | 0.19 | — |
| 2015/2016 | League One (England) | 11 | 946 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | — |
| 2016/2017 | League One (England) | 25 | 2062 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | — |
| 2017/2018 | League One (England) | 3 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/2019 | League One (England) | 33 | 2561 | 2 | 0 | 0.07 | — |
| 2019/2020 | League Two (England) | 33 | 2924 | 2 | 1 | 0.09 | 7.1 |
| 2020/2021 | League One (England) | 12 | 924 | 1 | 1 | 0.19 | 6.89 |
| 2020/2021 | League Two (England) | 16 | 1328 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 7.19 |
| 2021/2022 | League Two (England) | 18 | 1489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 |
| 2022/2023 | League Two (England) | 46 | 4140 | 2 | 1 | 0.07 | 6.82 |
| 2023/2024 | League Two (England) | 39 | 3497 | 3 | 3 | 0.15 | 7.07 |
| 2024/2025 | League Two (England) | 33 | 2888 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 7.02 |
| 2025/2026 | League Two (England) | 27 | 2175 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 | 6.69 |
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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Walsall | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Swindon Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Colchester United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Bradford City | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Leyton Orient | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Chesterfield | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Carlisle United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 Mansfield Town | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rochdale | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gillingham | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Fleetwood Town | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Crawley Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oldham Athletic | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stevenage | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sheffield United | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Newport County | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the 2025/2026 League Two (England), Niall Canavan made 27 appearances (2,175 minutes), with 2 goals and 2 assists — 0.17 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.69.
At his best he averaged 7.19 in 2020/2021, League Two (England); at his worst, 6.69 in 2025/2026.
