Player appearances 2025-2026

[gastroreporter]

I decided to take a moment away from the current chaos to reflect on the 47 players who have turned out for Saints in their 56 games this season (46 league, 3 EFL Cup, 5 FA Cup, 2 play-offs), and look at who had the most appearances, etc. The info is on this spreadsheet if anyone's interested. Disclaimer: It may contain errors! (you could also check Soccerbase)

Most appearances:

1. Ryan Manning (51)
2. Taylor Harwood Bellis (48)
3. Finn Azaz (47)
4. Nathan Wood (45)
5. Casper Jander (44), Leo Scienza (44)

Most starts:

1. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (48)
2. Ryan Manning (43)
3. Finn Azaz (41)
4. Casper Jander (39)
5. Flynn Downes (37)

Most times playing the full match:

1. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (47)
2. Nathan Wood (35)
3. Ryan Manning (30)
4. Jack Stephens (29)
5. Daniel Peretz (26)

Most appearances as sub:

1. Cameron Archer (20)
2. Jay Robinson (20)
3. Ross Stewart (19)
4. Sam Edozie (15)
5. Shea Charles (14)

Most often substituted:

1. Tom Fellows (26)
2. Leo Scienza (25)
3. Finn Azaz (22)
4. Flynn Downes (16)
5. Cameron Archer (15), Ross Stewart (15), Casper Jander (15)

Most times on the team sheet:

1. Nathan Wood (56) - EVERY GAME!
2. Ryan Manning (54), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (54)
3. Cameron Archer (50)
4. Finn Azaz (48), Flynn Downes (48)

One appearance only:

• George Long
• Barnaby Williams
• Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh
• Sufianu Sillah-Dibaga
• Tyler Dibling

Outfield players on the bench without playing:

1. Joshua Quarshie (22)
2. Cameron Archer (14)
3. Elias Jelert (13)
4. Welington (12), Jack Stephens (12)

Only made it as far as the bench:

• Dylan Moody
• Tommy Dobsob-Ventura
• Sam Tabares
• Romeo Akachukwu
• Jamie Jones

[SNSUN]

I'm won't lie, in a season where THB and Stephens was largely our primary pairing at CB, I wouldn't have had Wood as having that many appearances - then I remembered the 3 CBs for a lot of it.

[Pwoite]

I can’t believe we used 47 players as it seems it was from the same 22 for virtually every match since the New Year. Even bearing in mind the Leicester cup game,it seems like way too many. How many of the 47 played three or less times? Fifteen?