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Most Improved defenders in League Two 26/27

The most improved defenders in League Two in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Moon of Port Vale is the standout for raw talent across defenders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 44.6, and R. Staunton has been the form player this season, grading 27.1, and Lewis Shipley leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Staunton has improved his Season rating most, up +21.9 on last season, while J. Moon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Sutton of Oldham is the most valuable name in this group at 6.2.

Best talent
J. Moon44.6RTG
Port Vale
In form
R. Staunton27.1SsN
Grimsby
Rising potential
J. Moon+10.8RTG
Port Vale · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Staunton+21.9SsN
Grimsby · 20/21→25/26
Top scorer
Lewis Shipley3goals
Barrow
Most valuable
W. Sutton6.2val
Oldham
29 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1R. StauntonFull-backGrimsby24+21.9
20/21→25/26
27421.2%3411.1%
2A. KilgourFull-backBristol Rovers28+20.7
24/25→25/26
25440.4%2624.1%
3A. FlintCentre-backWalsall37+13.5
24/25→25/26
24±0%10±0%
4J. BurroughsFull-backNorthampton25+13.1
24/25→25/26
17327.5%392.6%
5J. CapriceFull-backOldham33+12.8
23/24→25/26
21164.1%1054.1%
6C. DunkleyCentre-backChesterfield34+9.7
24/25→25/26
18115.5%106.6%
7Joel McGregorFull-backSwindon Town20+9.3
24/25→25/26
2276.2%334.5%
8C. McCarthyFull-backNorthampton28+8.2
24/25→25/26
1794.3%3117.5%
9B. CooperCentre-backSalford City26+7.5
24/25→25/26
2640.5%3031.1%
10Lewis ShipleyCentre-backBarrow22+6
24/25→25/26
11127.7%317%
11E. TurnsCentre-backExeter City23+3.6
24/25→25/26
1824.3%412.4%
12T. PearceFull-backChesterfield28+3.1
24/25→25/26
783.8%2235.4%
13Kayden HughesCentre-backFleetwood Town20+2.1
24/25→25/26
838.9%311.6%
14J. WillisCentre-backNorthampton32+1.3
24/25→25/26
721.3%1729.4%
15L. CassCentre-backHarrogate Town26+0.3
24/25→25/26
142.2%2512.8%
16W. BurrellCentre-backHarrogate Town36+0.2
24/25→25/26
171.2%81.2%
17C. RaglanCentre-backBarrow33-0.1
22/23→25/26
160.6%1255.3%
18A. McGowanFull-backPort Vale30-3.2
24/25→25/26
1518%1940.8%
19Marvin Marvellous KaletaFull-backRotherham22-3.4
24/25→25/26
635.4%427.9%
20T. LeesFull-backHarrogate Town35-5
24/25→25/26
1623.5%1038.3%
21D. TharmeCentre-backGrimsby27-5.5
24/25→25/26
938.2%2325.6%
22T. MullarkeyCentre-backFleetwood Town30-5.8
24/25→25/26
938.2%1651.7%
23A. MacDonaldFull-backBarrow33-6.9
24/25→25/26
654.8%858.4%
24Jake Thomas BattyFull-backFleetwood Town21-7.4
24/25→25/26
1239.2%324.2%
25B. HeneghanFull-backPort Vale32-8.1
24/25→25/26
1436.2%1610.9%
26M. BenningFull-backShrewsbury32-12.1
24/25→25/26
666.5%1065.3%
27N. CanavanFull-backBarrow35-16.1
24/25→25/26
1258.1%931.5%
28T. BradburyCentre-backHarrogate Town28-18.2
24/25→25/26
579.1%1839%
29J. MoonFull-backPort Vale25-21.9
24/25→25/26
1166%4532%