Most Improved midfielders in League Two 26/27

The most improved 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

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	C. Vernam Central midfielder	Grimsby	29	+28.6 24/25→25/26	36±0%	24±0%
2	S. Clucas Central midfielder	Shrewsbury	36	+25.3 24/25→25/26	31477.4%	112.9%
3	O. Norburn Defensive midfielder	Oldham	33	+15.9 24/25→25/26	22±0%	1314.7%
4	J. Senior Central midfielder	Tranmere	27	+13.2 24/25→25/26	19±0%	289%
5	H. Anderson Central midfielder	Colchester	29	+12.3 24/25→25/26	31±0%	23±0%
6	K. Green Attacking midfielder	Grimsby	29	+11 24/25→25/26	40±0%	26±0%
7	J. Benson Central midfielder	Rotherham	26	+10.3 24/25→25/26	15223.9%	3710.2%
8	H. Biggins Attacking midfielder	Newport County	30	+10.1 24/25→25/26	20±0%	17±0%
9	D. Duffy Central midfielder	Chesterfield	23	+9.7 24/25→25/26	17126%	333.1%
10	E. Coleman Defensive midfielder	Gillingham	26	+9 24/25→25/26	1896.8%	275.9%
11	A. Chang Central midfielder	Walsall	24	+8.8 24/25→25/26	13204.7%	3410.3%
12	D. Markanday Attacking midfielder	Chesterfield	25	+8.5 24/25→25/26	27±0%	362.6%
13	K. Berkoe Central midfielder	Shrewsbury	25	+8.4 24/25→25/26	14±0%	29±0%
14	K. Dempsey Defensive midfielder	Port Vale	31	+7.9 24/25→25/26	19±0%	2832.5%
15	J. Earing Central midfielder	Barrow	27	+6.9 24/25→25/26	1587.3%	2321.3%
16	M. Helm Central midfielder	Fleetwood Town	24	+6.6 24/25→25/26	33±0%	35±0%
17	B. Stevenson Central midfielder	Cheltenham	29	+6.2 24/25→25/26	15±0%	20±0%
18	B. Whitfield Central midfielder	Barrow	30	+5.6 24/25→25/26	1941.8%	1643.6%
19	O. Hammond Central midfielder	Oldham	23	+4.2 23/24→25/26	6300%	2925%
20	C. Lakin Attacking midfielder	Barnet	27	+4 24/25→25/26	26±0%	271.1%
21	A. Rowe Central midfielder	Gillingham	26	+4 24/25→25/26	1252.6%	277.8%
22	S. Smith Central midfielder	Barrow	25	+3.6 24/25→25/26	1435.3%	2836.8%
23	H. Neal Central midfielder	Fleetwood Town	25	+3.2 24/25→25/26	27±0%	31±0%
24	J. Payne Central midfielder	Colchester	31	+2.1 24/25→25/26	38±0%	19±0%
25	R. Hunt Central midfielder	Colchester	31	+0.4 24/25→25/26	21±0%	17±0%
26	J. Shipley Central midfielder	Cheltenham	29	+0.3 24/25→25/26	159.8%	3326.8%
27	L. Warrington Central midfielder	Tranmere	23	-1.1 24/25→25/26	714.1%	297.7%
28	T. Sang Defensive midfielder	Shrewsbury	27	-1.2 24/25→25/26	26±0%	25±0%
29	G. Kilkenny Defensive midfielder	Swindon Town	26	-1.4 24/25→25/26	284.8%	318.4%
30	L. Sutton Central midfielder	Harrogate Town	29	-2.7 24/25→25/26	632.1%	1629.9%
31	M. Holíček Defensive midfielder	Crewe	21	-2.9 24/25→25/26	23±0%	34±0%
32	M. Williams Central midfielder	Barrow	30	-3 24/25→25/26	1417.5%	1625.5%
33	B. Fox Defensive midfielder	Harrogate Town	28	-3.1 24/25→25/26	729.5%	1921.2%
34	C. McCann Attacking midfielder	Cheltenham	24	-3.9 23/24→25/26	32±0%	347%
35	B. Morris Central midfielder	Harrogate Town	30	-3.9 24/25→25/26	3310.5%	2021.7%
36	C. Mola Central midfielder	Bristol Rovers	25	-5.5 24/25→25/26	21±0%	31±0%
37	R. De Havilland Central midfielder	Bristol Rovers	25	-5.7 24/25→25/26	939.6%	2835.7%
38	R. McKenzie Central midfielder	Gillingham	28	-7.8 24/25→25/26	27±0%	2810%
39	N. Khumbeni Central midfielder	Gillingham	23	-7.9 24/25→25/26	561.2%	294.7%
40	R. Stirk Central midfielder	Chesterfield	26	-7.9 24/25→25/26	25±0%	337.8%
41	F. Ojo Central midfielder	Port Vale	35	-9 24/25→25/26	951.1%	1133.9%
42	L. Kelly Defensive midfielder	Rotherham	36	-9.2 24/25→25/26	660.5%	918.3%
43	M. Craig Central midfielder	Harrogate Town	23	-9.8 24/25→25/26	1539%	4312.7%
44	B. Jackson Central midfielder	Barrow	25	-10.4 24/25→25/26	2132.7%	3116.1%
45	D. Love Defensive midfielder	Accrington ST	31	-10.7 24/25→25/26	24±0%	16±0%
46	J. Arthurs Defensive midfielder	Crawley Town	25	-11.3 24/25→25/26	21±0%	331.2%
47	A. Pattison Attacking midfielder	Walsall	29	-11.6 24/25→25/26	1054.7%	2132.8%
48	S. Sprangler Defensive midfielder	Walsall	31	-12.7 24/25→25/26	14±0%	1726.3%
49	R. Smallwood Defensive midfielder	Bristol Rovers	35	-13 24/25→25/26	24±0%	113.8%
50	T. Fornah Central midfielder	Northampton	27	-13.5 24/25→25/26	15±0%	3810.1%