League One Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, clearances, duels won and much more.

Updated 4 November 2026, after the last game

League One Player Defending Stats Questions

Which League One player has made the most interceptions this season?

Paudie O'Connor of Reading has made the most interceptions in League One in 2026/2027, with 31 from 14 appearances, an average of 2.2 a game. Arley Kay is next on 26.

Which League One player has made the most clearances this season?

Mads Juel Andersen of Luton Town has made the most clearances in League One in 2026/2027, with 111 from 13 appearances, an average of 8.5 a game. Alex Mitchell is next on 110.

Which League One player has blocked the most shots this season?

Lucas Ness of Notts County has blocked the most shots in League One in 2026/2027, with 18 from twelve appearances, an average of 1.5 a game. Neill Byrne is next on 17.

Which League One player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Jayden Stockley of AFC Wimbledon has won the most aerial duels in League One in 2026/2027, with 96 from 13 appearances, an average of 7.4 a game. Paudie O'Connor is next on 88.

Which League One player has won the most ground duels this season?

Siriki Dembélé of Oxford United has won the most ground duels in League One in 2026/2027, with 91 from 13 appearances, an average of 7.0 a game. Idris El Mizouni and Derensili Sanches Fernandes are next on 68.

Which League One player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Idris El Mizouni of Leyton Orient has the most tackles and interceptions combined in League One in 2026/2027, with 65 from 13 appearances: 51 tackles and 14 interceptions. Arley Kay is next on 62.

League One Tackles leaders

Rank Player Team Tackles
1Idris El MizouniOrient51
2D. PhillipsStevenage36
3H. MillsPeterborough36
4Arley KayBarnsley36
5Jack CurrieOxford Utd33
6Antoni SarcevicBradford32
7Jordan WilliamsBlackpool32
8M. IfillBromley32
9Kamil ContehBromley32
10Finley MunroeBlackpool31

League One Interceptions leaders

Rank Player Team Interceptions
1Paudie O'ConnorReading31
2Arley KayBarnsley26
3Kamil ContehBromley24
4Lucas NessNotts County23
5Aden BaldwinBradford22
6Kelland WattsCambridge21
7Liam CooperSheff Wed20
8O. SowunmiBromley20
9L. James-WildinStevenage20
10Mads Juel AndersenLuton20

League One Tackles and Interceptions leaders

Rank Player Team Tackles and Interceptions
1Idris El MizouniOrient65
2Arley KayBarnsley62
3Kamil ContehBromley56
4M. IfillBromley52
5Paudie O'ConnorReading48
6H. MillsPeterborough48
7Ryan SweeneyMansfield45
8D. PhillipsStevenage45
9Jordan WilliamsBlackpool44
10Aden BaldwinBradford43

League One Clearances leaders

Rank Player Team Clearances
1Mads Juel AndersenLuton111
2Alex MitchellPlymouth110
3Paudie O'ConnorReading108
4A. OshilajaMansfield107
5C. PiergianniStevenage105
6Oliver CaseyBlackpool105
7Lucas NessNotts County104
8C. GoodeMK Dons99
9G. JohnstonLuton99
10O. SowunmiBromley93

League One Blocked Shots leaders

Rank Player Team Blocked Shots
1Lucas NessNotts County18
2Neill ByrneDoncaster17
3C. GoodeMK Dons15
4Liam CooperSheff Wed14
5Curtis TiltBurton14
6Joseph OlowuOrient14
7C. PiergianniStevenage13
8Ryan Anthony JohnsonWimbledon13
9Aden BaldwinBradford13
10Curtis NelsonMK Dons12

League One Dribbled Past leaders

Rank Player Team Dribbled Past
1Arley KayBarnsley20
2L. ReedMansfield16
3Ronan CurtisPlymouth14
4Robbie GottsDoncaster13
5Idris El MizouniOrient13
6M. IfillBromley13
7K. ChaukeBurton13
8Mitchell PinnockBromley12
9Fin StevensOrient12
10Liam KellyPeterborough11

League One Total Duels leaders

Rank Player Team Total Duels
1Jayden StockleyWimbledon248
2S. NombeMK Dons224
3Fred OnyedinmaWycombe206
4Siriki DembéléOxford Utd191
5Jaze KabiaOrient185
6Ronan CurtisPlymouth183
7Paudie O'ConnorReading182
8Callum SlatterySheff Wed181
9Gassan AhadmeCambridge180
10Karoy AndersonBlackpool180

League One Duels Won leaders

Rank Player Team Duels Won
1Jayden StockleyWimbledon128
2Paudie O'ConnorReading119
3Aden BaldwinBradford106
4C. PiergianniStevenage105
5Kelland WattsCambridge103
6Ryan SweeneyMansfield98
7Curtis TiltBurton96
8Fred OnyedinmaWycombe95
9Siriki DembéléOxford Utd95
10Antoni SarcevicBradford89

League One Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank Player Team Ground Duels Won
1Siriki DembéléOxford Utd91
2Idris El MizouniOrient68
3Derensili Sanches FernandesHuddersfield68
4M. IfillBromley67
5Reggie WalshWigan64
6Antoni SarcevicBradford62
7Callum SlatterySheff Wed62
8Patrick KellyBarnsley62
9Isaiah JonesLuton58
10Josh BowlerBlackpool56

League One Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank Player Team Aerial Duels Won
1Jayden StockleyWimbledon96
2Paudie O'ConnorReading88
3Aden BaldwinBradford74
4C. PiergianniStevenage68
5Kelland WattsCambridge65
6Benn WardReading62
7Michael SmithMansfield60
8Kyle WoottonStockport59
9Joshua Brendan David MagennisStevenage58
10Cathal HeffernanCambridge58

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