Neill
Byrne

Centre-back · age 33 · Republic of Ireland · 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) · contract to Jun 2028

Apps
13
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.66
2026/27

Jay
McGrath

Centre-back · age 23 · England · 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) · contract to Jun 2028

Apps
8
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.75
2026/27
Change Byrne
Change McGrath

Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Neill ByrneJay McGrath
SHO23 · 21CRE13 · 23PAS70 · 48DEF48 · 61PHY70 · 95
23Shooting21
13Creating23
70Passing48
48Defending61
70Physical95

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the League One.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

Neill ByrneJay McGrath
1,144 minutes660 minutes
6.66Average rating6.75
0.00Goalsper 900.00
0.00Assistsper 900.00
0.31Shotsper 900.55
–Shots on targetper 900.14
0%Shot accuracy25%
0.08Key passesper 900.27
–Dribbles completedper 900.41
43.3Passesper 9043.6
83%Pass accuracy67%
1.34Tackles + interceptionsper 901.77
61%Duels won70%
2.83Aerials wonper 905.32
6.84Clearancesper 909.55
1.34Blocksper 900.55
0.16Fouls wonper 900.27
0.08Dispossessedper 900.27
23%Won, in his games13%
0.92Points a game, in his games0.75

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Neill ByrneJay McGrath
Neill Byrne
CB

Centre-back 100%

Jay McGrath
CBLB

Centre-back 99% · Left-back 1%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Neill ByrneJay McGrath
154League apps78
5League goals1
1League assists4
0.03Goals per game0.01
2430Minutes per goalfewer is better5995
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 0
    3
    11/12
  2. 0
    0
    12/13
  3. 13/14
  4. 14/15
  5. 15/16
  6. 16/17
  7. 17/18
  8. 18/19
  9. 19/20
  10. 20/21
  11. 11
    40
    21/22
  12. 16
    34
    22/23
  13. 6
    1
    165
    23/24
  14. 7
    8
    2633
    24/25
  15. 8
    7
    2232
    25/26
  16. 4
    2
    138
    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

Neill ByrneJay McGrath
33
Age
23
6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Right
Foot
Left
Jun 2028
Contract to
Jun 2028
8
League seasons
4
1
League titles
0
Fee undisclosed, 2026
Last move
Free transfer, 2024

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

Neill Byrne vs Jay McGrath: head to head · Swoop