Joe Rafferty

Joseph Gerard Rafferty (born 6 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Portsmouth. Rafferty can operate as a fullback, wingback and as a midfielder. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level.

For the politicians, see Joe Rafferty (Australian politician) and Joe Rafferty (Maine politician).

Joe Rafferty
Rafferty in 2015
Personal information
Full name Joseph Gerard Rafferty[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 17
Youth career
2003–2012 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Rochdale 257 (5)
2019–2022 Preston North End 61 (1)
2022– Portsmouth 35 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Republic of Ireland U18 3 (0)
2011 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:09, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

He was born and raised in the city of Liverpool where he started his footballing career.

Rafferty has played internationally for the Republic of Ireland three times at under-18 and once at under-19 level.

Club career

Liverpool

Rafferty spent his youth career with Liverpool, and in 2011 was made captain of the Under-18 side.[4] Whilst at Liverpool he was capped by the Republic of Ireland at Under 18 level making his debut in 2010 in the Jerez tournament against Czech Republic in Prague.[5] The following season Rafferty represented Republic of Ireland at Under 19 levels.[6]

Rochdale

He joined Football League Two side Rochdale on 2 July 2012.[7] On 4 September 2012 Rafferty made his first-team debut for Rochdale in the Football League Trophy against Fleetwood Town coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Brian Barry-Murphy.[8] On 16 May 2013 Rafferty signed a new 1-year contract at Rochdale. on 8 October 2013 Rafferty scored his first professional goal with a header against Port Vale in the Football League Trophy. On 26 April 2014 Rafferty was part of the Rochdale team which won promotion to League One. On 1 July 2014, Rafferty agreed a new two-year contract extending his stay at Spotland until May 2016.[9]

At the end of the 2016–17 season, Rochdale AFC confirmed Rafferty had signed a new two-year deal with the club. At the end of season awards Rafferty won both the Rochdale supporters player of the year and the SMAC Dale supporters club player of the year. [10]

Preston North End

On 23 January 2019 Rafferty joined Preston North End on a three and a half year deal for an undisclosed fee. Rafferty scored his first goal for the club away at Swansea on 17 August 2019.[11]

Rafferty was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[12]

Portsmouth

On 11 July 2022, Rafferty joined EFL League One club Portsmouth on a two-year deal.[13]

Career statistics
As of 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2012–13[14] League Two 21000002[lower-alpha 1]0230
2013–14[15] League Two 31010101[lower-alpha 1]1341
2014–15[16] League One 31150102[lower-alpha 1]0391
2015–16[17] League One 311002000331
2016–17[18] League One 40050203[lower-alpha 1]0500
2017–18[19] League One 33160204[lower-alpha 1]0451
2018–19[20] League One 27020202[lower-alpha 1]1331
Total 21431901001422575
Preston North End 2018–19[20] Championship 6000000060
2019–20[21] Championship 291103000331
2020–21[22] Championship 210103000250
2021–22[23] Championship 5000310081
Total 611209100722
Portsmouth 2022–23[24] League One 250001000260
2023–24 League One 100000000100
Total 350001000360
Career total 31042102011423657
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. "Joe Rafferty". 11v11. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. "Joe Rafferty". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. Pearce, James (1 September 2011). "Joe Rafferty speaks of pride at captaining Liverpool FC under-18s". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. "Late brace condemns U18s to defeat". Football Association of Ireland. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. "Under-19s lose season opener". Football Association of Ireland. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  7. "McIntyre, Rafferty and Edwards join Rochdale". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  8. "Rochdale 2–2 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  9. "Contracts: Bunney, Rafferty & Rose". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  10. "Joe Rafferty Commits His Future To Rochdale Football Club". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  11. "Swansea 3-2 Preston". BBC. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. "Preston North End Retained List Confirmed". www.pnefc.net. 9 May 2022.
  13. "Pompey Complete Rafferty Signing". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  14. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  15. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  16. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  17. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  18. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  19. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  20. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  24. "Games played by Joe Rafferty in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  25. "Joe Rafferty Commits His Future To Rochdale Football Club". Rochdale AFC. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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