Most Improved players This Season in League One

The most improved players in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepers in League One Most improved defenders in League One Most improved midfielders in League One Most improved attackers in League One Best players in League One Most in-form players in League One

At a glance

M. Boateng of Plymouth is the standout for raw talent across players in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.2, and L. Wing has been the form player this season, grading 67.7, and D. Ballard leads the scoring with 23 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Ballard has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while R. Street's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Tolaj of Plymouth is the most valuable name in this group at 18.9.

Lincoln · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Ballard+47.6SsN

Leyton Orient · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	D. Ballard Centre-forward	Leyton Orient	21	+47.6 24/25→25/26	58453.3%	5318.7%
2	J. Beesley Centre-forward	Burton Albion	29	+38.9 24/25→25/26	44827.7%	369.8%
3	K. Lofthouse Defensive midfielder	Burton Albion	25	+36.2 24/25→25/26	46354.9%	5224%
4	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Wigan	23	+35.8 24/25→25/26	42606.8%	4912.9%
5	K. Palmer Attacking midfielder	Luton	29	+34 24/25→25/26	42414.6%	3426.3%
6	J. Wareham Centre-forward	Exeter City	23	+34 24/25→25/26	50216.6%	506.4%
7	M. Boateng Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	+33.9 24/25→25/26	49218.7%	5522.9%
8	T. Hamer Centre-back	Lincoln	26	+33.6 24/25→25/26	45297.3%	4810.4%
9	J. Bagan Full-back	Cardiff	24	+32 24/25→25/26	45250%	5112.7%
10	C. Goode Centre-back	Stevenage	31	+31 24/25→25/26	48180.2%	287.7%
11	R. Ledson Defensive midfielder	Huddersfield	28	+30.9 24/25→25/26	46202%	3922.7%
12	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	+30.1 24/25→25/26	37436.2%	5416.8%
13	G. Wickens Goalkeeper	Lincoln	24	+28.4 24/25→25/26	48143.4%	548.2%
14	M. Power Defensive midfielder	Bradford	33	+28.3 24/25→25/26	311230.4%	2365.4%
15	F. Blake-Tracy Centre-back	Mansfield Town	30	+27.1 24/25→25/26	33483.9%	280.7%
16	A. Reach Central midfielder	Lincoln	33	+26.8 24/25→25/26	35339.2%	196.9%
17	C. Woodrow Attacking midfielder	Wycombe	31	+26.2 24/25→25/26	31557.4%	2522%
18	A. Pepple Centre-forward	Plymouth	23	+25.4 24/25→25/26	38196.9%	4952.8%
19	R. Wintle Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	29	+25.4 24/25→25/26	35254%	3524.2%
20	Mason Paul James Burstow Centre-forward	Bolton	23	+25.3 24/25→25/26	35275%	5215.4%
21	O. Norwood Defensive midfielder	Stockport County	35	+24.9 24/25→25/26	6464.3%	213.5%
22	O. Bailey Defensive midfielder	Stockport County	26	+24.6 24/25→25/26	34264.5%	476.1%
23	K. Naismith Centre-back	Luton	34	+24.1 24/25→25/26	30382.5%	1713.4%
24	J. Marriott Centre-forward	Reading	31	+23.6 24/25→25/26	37176.1%	2315.2%
25	J. Neufville Defensive midfielder	Bradford	26	+23.2 24/25→25/26	45104.5%	4731.2%
26	M. Browne Centre-forward	AFC Wimbledon	28	+23.1 24/25→25/26	34210%	3526.9%
27	R. Towler Full-back	Lincoln	24	+23 24/25→25/26	30338.2%	4917.1%
28	J. Moylan Attacking midfielder	Lincoln	24	+22.7 24/25→25/26	34197.4%	5013.8%
29	M. Andersen Centre-back	Luton	28	+22.7 24/25→25/26	26648.6%	3623.3%
30	T. Bakinson Defensive midfielder	Leyton Orient	27	+22.6 24/25→25/26	27525.6%	369.8%
31	C. McGrandles Defensive midfielder	Lincoln	30	+22.5 24/25→25/26	45102.3%	345.3%
32	R. Hackett Attacking midfielder	Lincoln	28	+22.2 24/25→25/26	40122%	394.8%
33	B. Radulović Centre-forward	Huddersfield	26	+22 24/25→25/26	26564.1%	413.8%
34	L. Walsh Defensive midfielder	Luton	28	+20.9 24/25→25/26	34164.6%	3629%
35	B. Osborn Defensive midfielder	Stockport County	32	+20.8 24/25→25/26	36136.8%	2437%
36	G. Kodua Winger	Luton	21	+20.7 24/25→25/26	25440.4%	4910.5%
37	R. Curtis Central midfielder	Plymouth	30	+20.4 24/25→25/26	4199.5%	3122.7%
38	C. Wright Attacking midfielder	Wigan	26	+20.2 24/25→25/26	32174.1%	4617.8%
39	W. Fish Centre-back	Cardiff	23	+20.1 24/25→25/26	31179.5%	4918.2%
40	J. Gauci Goalkeeper	Port Vale	26	+19.7 24/25→25/26	211790.9%	414.9%
41	R. Oné Centre-forward	Lincoln	20	+19.4 24/25→25/26	22646.7%	5022%
42	J. Bowler Central midfielder	Blackpool	27	+18.7 24/25→25/26	21935%	3728.7%
43	M. Fox Full-back	Wigan	32	+18.7 24/25→25/26	29178.1%	2134.7%
44	B. Khela Defensive midfielder	Peterborough	21	+18.7 24/25→25/26	29181.6%	5052%
45	A. Connolly Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	26	+18.3 24/25→25/26	26250.7%	4032.9%
46	T. Edun Full-back	Stockport County	28	+17.9 24/25→25/26	21663%	3213.7%
47	T. Shade Centre-forward	Burton Albion	26	+17.9 23/24→25/26	27188.4%	4241.8%
48	M. Wallace Centre-back	Huddersfield	33	+17.8 24/25→25/26	27200%	1829.4%
49	F. Murray Defensive midfielder	Wigan	27	+17.8 24/25→25/26	5251.9%	447.6%
50	F. Burns Full-back	Reading	23	+17.5 24/25→25/26	22372.3%	4420.5%