J. Houghton
StevenageEngland30 years old183 cm
7
Key Passes
2
Assists
0
Goals
40
Appearances
2174 mins
6.6
Rating
📊 Season Performance
📅 Career History
| Season | Club · League | Apps | Goals | Ast | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Stevenage · League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 25/26 | Stevenage · League One | 40 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 |
| 24/25 | Plymouth · Championship | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 23/24 | Plymouth · Championship | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 22/23 | Plymouth · League One | 44 | 0 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 21/22 | Plymouth · League One | 42 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| 20/21 | Milton Keynes Dons · League One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 19/20 | Milton Keynes Dons · League One | 30 | 2 | 3 | 6.8 |
Houghton's 2025/26 season, read from the numbers
In 2025/26, J. Houghton was a regular for Stevenage in the League One: 40 appearances and 2174 minutes, averaging 54 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 0.3 key passes per 90, 0.1 assists per 90 and 2.9 ball recoveries per 90 — the rate profile behind Houghton's totals.
Houghton played 634 passes at 65% accuracy — 26.2 per 90, which is the volume that decides whether a side builds through him or around him. Set against Houghton's own record, 2025/26 reads differently: he is playing far less than he once did — 2205 minutes against 4310 at his peak; his average match rating has risen from 6.45 to 6.63 since 2024/25.
Discipline is part of the picture for Houghton: 6 bookings in 40 appearances, one every 6.7 games.
How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.