Stephen
McLaughlin

Left midfielder · age 36 · Republic of Ireland · 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
10
Goals
1
Assists
2
Rating
6.99
2026/27

Luke
Thomas

Right midfielder · age 27 · England · 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m) · contract to May 2028

Apps
13
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.78
2026/27
Change McLaughlin
Change Thomas

Attributes

2025/26 and 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Stephen McLaughlinLuke Thomas
SHO42 · 35CRE69 · 83PAS62 · 75DRI51 · 33DEF86 · 74PHY59 · 39
42Shooting35
69Creating83
62Passing75
51Dribbling33
86Defending74
59Physical39

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

Per 90 minutes

League matches · 2025/26 and 2026/27

Stephen McLaughlinLuke Thomas
3,088 minutes495 minutes
6.83Average rating6.78
0.12Goalsper 900.00
0.15Assistsper 900.00
1.05Shotsper 901.09
0.23Shots on targetper 900.55
22%Shot accuracy50%
0.17Big chances createdper 900.73
1.52Key passesper 902.36
0.58Dribbles completedper 900.55
38.2Passesper 9032.5
67%Pass accuracy75%
3.41Tackles + interceptionsper 905.45
55%Duels won51%
1.54Aerials wonper 900.73
3.99Clearancesper 901.82
0.23Blocksper 900.36
1.31Fouls wonper 901.45
0.58Dispossessedper 901.09
35%Won, in his games–
1.41Points a game, in his games–

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Stephen McLaughlinLuke Thomas
Stephen McLaughlin
LMLBCBCMLWAM

Left midfielder 74% · Left-back 20% · Centre-back 2%

Luke Thomas
RMRWLMLWAMCM

Right midfielder 48% · Right winger 22% · Left midfielder 11%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Stephen McLaughlinLuke Thomas
395League apps221
42League goals14
51League assists22
0.11Goals per game0.06
654Minutes per goalfewer is better954
Goals a season, season by season
  1. 0
    0
    12/13
  2. 0
    6
    13/14
  3. 3
    13
    14/15
  4. 1
    17
    15/16
  5. 7
    34
    16/17
  6. 6
    0
    452
    17/18
  7. 1
    4
    3043
    18/19
  8. 4
    1
    2739
    19/20
  9. 4
    0
    3624
    20/21
  10. 8
    46
    21/22
  11. 1
    2
    2529
    22/23
  12. 1
    5
    2537
    23/24
  13. 2
    2
    4034
    24/25
  14. 3
    41
    25/26
  15. 1
    0
    1013
    26/27

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

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Stephen McLaughlinLuke Thomas
36
Age
27
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)
Left
Foot
Left
Jun 2027
Contract to
May 2028
15
League seasons
8
0
League titles
0
Free transfer, 2020
Last move
Free transfer, 2026

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