| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Enterprise National League (England) | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/2014 | League Two (England) | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/2015 | League Two (England) | 31 | 990 | 6 | 0 | 0.55 | — |
| 2015/2016 | League Two (England) | 29 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/2017 | League Two (England) | 34 | 2226 | 10 | 3 | 0.53 | — |
| 2017/2018 | League One (England) | 24 | 1146 | 4 | 1 | 0.39 | — |
| 2018/2019 | League Two (England) | 38 | 2070 | 7 | 2 | 0.39 | — |
| 2019/2020 | League Two (England) | 21 | 811 | 4 | 0 | 0.44 | 7.03 |
| 2020/2021 | Premiership | 36 | 3037 | 18 | 0 | 0.53 | — |
| 2021/2022 | Premiership | 29 | 1661 | 3 | 0 | 0.16 | — |
| 2022/2023 | Premiership | 28 | 1885 | 5 | 0 | 0.24 | — |
| 2023/2024 | Premiership | 32 | 1820 | 6 | 4 | 0.49 | 7.54 |
| 2024/2025 | Premiership | 30 | 2594 | 4 | 0 | 0.14 | 6.86 |
| 2025/2026 | Premiership | 18 | 962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.34 |
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 2026-07-26
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Newport County | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mansfield Town | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Morecambe | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Yeovil Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlisle United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cheltenham Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Stevenage | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Exeter City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Crawley Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dungannon Swifts | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Ballymena United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Larne | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 York City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bury | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Northampton Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cambridge United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oxford United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the 2025/2026 Premiership, Shay McCartan played 18 games (962 minutes) without a direct goal contribution. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.34.
His recorded league career runs from 2012 to 2025: 14 seasons across 8 clubs. His ratings range from 6.34 (2025/2026) up to 7.54 in 2023/2024, Premiership. His last two rated seasons average 0.69 below his earlier career level.
