Declan Drysdale

Declan Raymond Drysdale (born 14 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.

Declan Drysdale

Personal information
Full name	Declan Raymond Drysdale[1]
Date of birth	(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Birkenhead, England
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Tranmere Rovers
Number	35
Youth career
2017-2019	Tranmere Rovers
2019	Coventry City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Tranmere Rovers	2	(0)
2019–2022	Coventry City	1	(0)
2020	→ Solihull Moors (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2021	→ Gillingham (loan)	10	(0)
2021	→ Cambridge United (loan)	13	(1)
2022	→ Ross County (loan)	5	(0)
2022–2024	Newport County	34	(0)
2024–	Tranmere Rovers	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 January 2025 (UTC)

Career

Tranmere Rovers

Drysdale made his debut for Tranmere Rovers starting on 24 April 2017 in a National League win against Maidstone United.^[2]

Coventry City

On 4 January 2019, Drysdale completed a transfer to League One side Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year deal.^[3] He spent three-and-a-half seasons at the club but only made a handful of first-team appearances. During his first year at Coventry, he featured primarily for the club's under-23 side although he made his first-team debut in an EFL Trophy match with Southampton U23s on 5 November 2019.^[4]

Drysdale joined Solihull Moors in January 2020 on a one-month loan deal.^[5] Shortly after the start of the 2020–21 season, he joined Gillingham on a season-long loan deal.^[6] On 12 January, Drysdale was recalled back to the "Sky Blues".^[7] On 1 February 2021 Drysdale joined Cambridge United on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.^[8]

In January 2022, Drysdale joined Ross County on loan the end of the 2021–22 season.^[9]

Newport County

Drysdale joined Newport County for an undisclosed fee on 7 June 2022.^[10] He made his debut for Newport on 30 July 2022 in the starting line up for the 1–1 League Two draw against Sutton United.^[11] Drysdale was released by Newport County at the end of the 2023-24 season.^[12]

Tranmere Rovers return

In July 2024 Drysdale re-joined Tranmere Rovers on a one-year contract.^[13]

On 6 May 2025, the club announced the player would be released in June when his contract expired.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 April 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tranmere Rovers	2016–17[15]	National League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2017–18[16]	National League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2018–19[16]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Coventry City	2018–19[17]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[18]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	3	0
	2020–21[19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	2021–22[20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	6	0
Solihull Moors (loan)	2019–20[18]	National League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Gillingham (loan)	2020–21[19]	League One	10	0	2	0	0	0	3[a]	0	15	0
Cambridge United (loan)	2020–21[19]	League Two	13	1	0	0	0	0	—		13	1
Ross County (loan)	2021–22[20]	Scottish Premiership	5	0	1	0	0	0	—		6	0
Newport County	2022–23[21]	League Two	22	0	1	0	2	0	4[a]	0	29	0
Career totals			56	1	4	0	5	0	9	0	74	1

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy