James
Gibbons

Right-back · age 28 · England · 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) · contract to Jun 2028

Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.64
2026/27

Jack
Sparkes

Left-back · age 26 · England · 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
7
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.77
2026/27
Change Gibbons
Change Sparkes

Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

James GibbonsJack Sparkes
SHO24 · 48CRE16 · 52PAS46 · 40DEF53 · 27PHY32 · 43
24Shooting48
16Creating52
46Passing40
53Defending27
32Physical43

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Rated against different pools: James Gibbons against League One, Jack Sparkes against League Two. A 90 in one league isn’t a 90 in another.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

James GibbonsJack Sparkes
732 minutes504 minutes
6.64Average rating6.77
0.00Goalsper 900.18
0.00Assistsper 900.00
0.49Shotsper 901.07
–Shots on targetper 900.18
0%Shot accuracy17%
0.12Key passesper 901.43
–Dribbles completedper 900.89
43.5Passesper 9028.2
79%Pass accuracy67%
2.09Tackles + interceptionsper 901.79
51%Duels won58%
0.98Aerials wonper 901.25
5.16Clearancesper 903.93
0.86Blocksper 900.18
0.25Fouls wonper 900.71
0.12Dispossessedper 900.18

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

James GibbonsJack Sparkes
James Gibbons
RBCBLBRMLM

Right-back 43% · Centre-back 36% · Left-back 11%

Jack Sparkes
LBLMCBCM

Left-back 70% · Left midfielder 28% · Centre-back 1%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

James GibbonsJack Sparkes
242League apps240
10League goals9
16League assists24
0.04Goals per game0.04
1723Minutes per goalfewer is better1834
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 0
    0
    16/17
  2. 7
    1
    303
    17/18
  3. 5
    15
    18/19
  4. 10
    7
    3219
    19/20
  5. 4
    0
    1142
    20/21
  6. 9
    10
    2621
    21/22
  7. 8
    10
    2835
    22/23
  8. 5
    19
    2238
    23/24
  9. 6
    2
    2933
    24/25
  10. 17
    11
    3942
    25/26
  11. 1
    2
    107
    26/27

Each pair: clean sheets above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

James GibbonsJack Sparkes
28
Age
26
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Right
Foot
Left
Jun 2028
Contract to
Jun 2027
11
League seasons
9
0
League titles
2
Free transfer, 2026
Last move
Free transfer, 2025

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.