Midfielders with the Best Potential in League Two 26/27

The highest-potential midfielders in League Two in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Craig of Harrogate Town is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.8, and K. Green has been the form player this season, grading 40.1, and C. McCann leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Vernam has improved his Season rating most, up +28.6 on last season, while L. Molyneux's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, G. Kilkenny of Swindon Town is the most valuable name in this group at 5.6.

Salford City · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

C. Vernam+28.6SsN

Grimsby · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Craig Central midfielder	Harrogate Town	23	1539%	4312.7%
2	J. Powell Attacking midfielder	Salford City	27	229.6%	4111.8%
3	L. Molyneux Winger	Salford City	28	329.6%	414.6%
4	C. Cummins Central midfielder	Exeter City	21	5±0%	40±0%
5	T. Fornah Central midfielder	Northampton	27	15±0%	3810.1%
6	J. Benson Central midfielder	Rotherham	26	15223.9%	3710.2%
7	D. Markanday Attacking midfielder	Chesterfield	25	27±0%	362.6%
8	M. Helm Central midfielder	Fleetwood Town	24	33±0%	35±0%
9	A. Chang Central midfielder	Walsall	24	13204.7%	3410.3%
10	M. Holíček Defensive midfielder	Crewe	21	23±0%	34±0%
11	R. Smith Attacking midfielder	Walsall	24	36±0%	340.6%
12	C. McCann Attacking midfielder	Cheltenham	24	32±0%	347%
13	J. Doyle-Hayes Central midfielder	Exeter City	27	15±0%	33±0%
14	D. Duffy Central midfielder	Chesterfield	23	17126%	333.1%
15	J. Shipley Central midfielder	Cheltenham	29	159.8%	3326.8%
16	R. Stirk Central midfielder	Chesterfield	26	25±0%	337.8%
17	G. McEachran Defensive midfielder	Chesterfield	26	20±0%	3314.2%
18	J. Arthurs Defensive midfielder	Crawley Town	25	21±0%	331.2%
19	K. Drummond Central midfielder	Oldham	25	20±0%	32±0%
20	A. Munda Central midfielder	Swindon Town	20	15	32
21	G. Turi Central midfielder	Grimsby	25	14±0%	32±0%
22	C. Mola Central midfielder	Bristol Rovers	25	21±0%	31±0%
23	H. Neal Central midfielder	Fleetwood Town	25	27±0%	31±0%
24	G. Kilkenny Defensive midfielder	Swindon Town	26	284.8%	318.4%
25	B. Jackson Central midfielder	Barrow	25	2132.7%	3116.1%
26	E. Taylor Central midfielder	Harrogate Town	23	2339.2%	3012.9%
27	Luke Joseph Butterfield Central midfielder	Chesterfield	23	9	30
28	K. Appiah-Forson Central midfielder	Oldham	24	15	30
29	O. Hammond Central midfielder	Oldham	23	6300%	2925%
30	K. Berkoe Central midfielder	Shrewsbury	25	14±0%	29±0%
31	L. Warrington Central midfielder	Tranmere	23	714.1%	297.7%
32	N. Khumbeni Central midfielder	Gillingham	23	561.2%	294.7%
33	J. Plant Central midfielder	Tranmere	22	6	281.4%
34	K. Dempsey Defensive midfielder	Port Vale	31	19±0%	2832.5%
35	J. Senior Central midfielder	Tranmere	27	19±0%	289%
36	R. De Havilland Central midfielder	Bristol Rovers	25	939.6%	2835.7%
37	S. Smith Central midfielder	Barrow	25	1435.3%	2836.8%
38	R. McKenzie Central midfielder	Gillingham	28	27±0%	2810%
39	A. Rowe Central midfielder	Gillingham	26	1252.6%	277.8%
40	E. Coleman Defensive midfielder	Gillingham	26	1896.8%	275.9%
41	C. Lakin Attacking midfielder	Barnet	27	26±0%	271.1%
42	L. McCann Defensive midfielder	Fleetwood Town	25	4±0%	26±0%
43	K. Green Attacking midfielder	Grimsby	29	40±0%	26±0%
44	T. Sang Defensive midfielder	Shrewsbury	27	26±0%	25±0%
45	W. Vaulks Central midfielder	Tranmere	33	20±0%	2524.9%
46	C. Brennan Defensive midfielder	Newport County	26	8±0%	24±0%
47	C. Vernam Central midfielder	Grimsby	29	36±0%	24±0%
48	H. Anderson Central midfielder	Colchester	29	31±0%	23±0%
49	J. Earing Central midfielder	Barrow	27	1587.3%	2321.3%
50	A. Pattison Attacking midfielder	Walsall	29	1054.7%	2132.8%