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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 E. Monthe has been the form player this season, grading 43.8, and Lewis Shipley leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Monthe has improved his Season rating most, up +35.5 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 6.3.

Best talent
J. Moon44.6RTG
Port Vale
In form
E. Monthe43.8SsN
Oldham
Rising potential
J. Moon+10.8RTG
Port Vale · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
E. Monthe+35.5SsN
Oldham · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
Lewis Shipley3goals
Barrow
Most valuable
W. Sutton6.3val
Oldham
41 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1E. MontheCentre-backOldham31+35.5
23/24→25/26
44427.7%2032.1%
2R. StauntonFull-backGrimsby24+21.9
20/21→25/26
27421.2%3411.1%
3A. KilgourFull-backBristol Rovers28+20.7
24/25→25/26
25440.4%2624.1%
4A. FlintCentre-backWalsall37+13.5
24/25→25/26
24125%101%
5J. BurroughsFull-backNorthampton25+13.1
24/25→25/26
17327.5%392.6%
6J. CapriceFull-backOldham33+12.8
23/24→25/26
21164.1%1054.1%
7C. DunkleyCentre-backChesterfield34+9.7
24/25→25/26
18115.5%106.6%
8Joel McGregorFull-backSwindon Town20+9.3
24/25→25/26
2276.2%334.5%
9M. DycheCentre-backNorthampton23+8.6
24/25→25/26
1982.7%430.9%
10C. McCarthyFull-backNorthampton28+8.2
24/25→25/26
1794.3%3117.5%
11R. Crichlow-NobleFull-backBarnet27+7.7
24/25→25/26
12171.1%2511.6%
12B. CooperCentre-backSalford City26+7.5
24/25→25/26
2640.5%3031.1%
13Lewis ShipleyCentre-backBarrow22+6
24/25→25/26
11127.7%317%
14R. Longelo-MbuleFull-backSalford City26+5.1
24/25→25/26
1840.2%292.7%
15E. TurnsCentre-backExeter City23+3.6
24/25→25/26
1824.3%412.4%
16T. PearceFull-backChesterfield28+3.1
24/25→25/26
783.8%2235.4%
17Kayden HughesCentre-backFleetwood Town20+2.1
24/25→25/26
838.9%311.6%
18J. WillisCentre-backNorthampton32+1.3
24/25→25/26
721.3%1729.4%
19T. AndersonCentre-backShrewsbury32+0.6
24/25→25/26
193.2%1329.9%
20L. CassCentre-backHarrogate Town26+0.3
24/25→25/26
142.2%2512.8%
21W. BurrellCentre-backHarrogate Town36+0.2
24/25→25/26
171.2%81.2%
22C. RaglanCentre-backBarrow33-0.1
22/23→25/26
160.6%1255.3%
23A. McGowanFull-backPort Vale30-3.2
24/25→25/26
1518%1940.8%
24Marvin Marvellous KaletaFull-backRotherham21-3.4
24/25→25/26
635.4%427.9%
25Joe ThomasCentre-backNewport County24-4.3
24/25→25/26
1325.1%285%
26J. WilsonCentre-backCheltenham37-4.9
24/25→25/26
2914.4%1048.9%
27T. LeesFull-backHarrogate Town35-5
24/25→25/26
1623.5%1038.3%
28D. TharmeCentre-backGrimsby27-5.5
24/25→25/26
938.2%2325.6%
29K. JohnCentre-backPort Vale25-5.7
24/25→25/26
2220.9%4022.3%
30T. MullarkeyCentre-backFleetwood Town30-5.8
24/25→25/26
938.2%1651.7%
31C. KellyCentre-backBristol Rovers28-7.2
24/25→25/26
1042.9%3321.7%
32Jake Thomas BattyFull-backFleetwood Town21-7.4
24/25→25/26
1239.2%324.2%
33B. HeneghanFull-backPort Vale32-8.1
24/25→25/26
1436.2%1610.9%
34M. BenningFull-backShrewsbury32-12.1
24/25→25/26
666.5%1065.3%
35T. MooreCentre-backBristol Rovers29-14.5
24/25→25/26
766.8%1751.1%
36Zachariah Olumide AweFull-backSalford City22-15
24/25→25/26
672.5%322.9%
37C. MastersonCentre-backGillingham27-17.7
24/25→25/26
579.4%2323.2%
38T. BradburyCentre-backHarrogate Town28-18.2
24/25→25/26
579.1%1839%
39J. MoonFull-backPort Vale25-21.9
24/25→25/26
1166%4532%
40J. DebrahCentre-backPort Vale25-24.1
24/25→25/26
1071.5%388.8%
41L. O'ConnorCentre-backTranmere26-26.7
24/25→25/26
682.7%2427.3%