Daniel Finlayson

Daniel Finlayson is an established professional whose clearest statistical marker came with Linfield in 2023–24. That was his most productive league season, with three goals in 33 appearances.

On the available record, Finlayson’s profile is straightforward: a senior player with regular league football behind him, and a notable campaign at Linfield rather than a career built on headline numbers.

📈 Key stats and insights

Daniel Finlayson scored three goals in 2023-24

Daniel Finlayson scored one goal in 2022-23

Daniel Finlayson averaged a 6.7 season rating with a high of 6.94 and a low of 6.35

Daniel Finlayson moved to St Johnstone on a free transfer in July 2026

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🔥 Recent form

Last 10 appearances for Daniel Finlayson.

Season average rating: 6.70

Match: Aberdeen 0-1 St. Johnstone
11 Oct 2026 (A)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 7.0

Match: St. Johnstone 1-1 Falkirk
19 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 35
Goals: -
Rating: 6.4

Match: St. Johnstone 0-1 Celtic
9 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 6.8

Match: St. Mirren 1-0 St. Johnstone
8 Aug 2026 (A)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: St. Johnstone 4-3 Kilmarnock
2 Aug 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: St. Johnstone 1-1 East Fife
25 Jul 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Inverness CT 1-0 St. Johnstone
21 Jul 2026 (A)
Mins: 80
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: St. Johnstone 3-0 Greenock Morton
18 Jul 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Linlithgow Rose 0-2 St. Johnstone
14 Jul 2026 (A)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Dundee United 0-0 Livingston
12 May 2026 (A)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 7.2

Finlayson averaged a 6.7 season rating with a high of 6.94 and a low of 6.35, a relatively tight band that indicated consistent performance levels rather than large fluctuations across the measured period.

📋 Career stats

Team: St Johnstone
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 2
Goals: -

Team: Livingston
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 35
Goals: -

Team: Livingston
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 34
Goals: -

Team: Linfield
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: N. Ireland
Games: 33
Goals: 3

Team: Linfield
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: N. Ireland
Games: 34
Goals: 1

Team: St Mirren
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 3
Goals: -

Finlayson's career traced a path through five clubs — St Mirren, loan spells at Kelty Hearts and Linfield, a permanent transfer to Linfield, and later moves to Livingston and St Johnstone. His record included three goals in 2023-24 and one goal in 2022-23, showing occasional goal contributions during his senior career.

💰 Transfers

Team: St Johnstone
1 July 2026
From: Livingston
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Livingston
1 July 2024
From: Linfield
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Linfield
1 July 2023
From: St Mirren
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Linfield
1 July 2022
From: St Mirren
Type: Loan

Team: Kelty Hearts
30 September 2021
From: St Mirren
Type: Loan

Team: St Mirren
1 July 2021
From: Rangers
Type: Free Transfer

Team: St Mirren
5 October 2020
From: Rangers
Type: Loan

Team: Orange County SC
3 February 2020
From: Rangers
Type: Loan

Team: Rangers
1 July 2017
Type: Trainee

His moves were a mix of loans, an undisclosed permanent transfer and free transfers: a loan to Kelty Hearts in September 2021, a loan to Linfield in July 2022, a permanent move to Linfield for an undisclosed fee in July 2023, a free transfer to Livingston in July 2024 and a free transfer to St Johnstone in July 2026.

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