Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in League One 26/27

The most valuable central midfielders in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Thompson of Mansfield Town is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.9, and C. Brannagan has been the form player this season, grading 46, and C. McGeehan leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Braybrooke has improved his Season rating most, up +41 on last season, while Patrick Kelly's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Joe Knight of Stevenage is the most valuable name in this group at 14.1.

Patrick Kelly+15.3RTG

Barnsley · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Braybrooke+41SsN

Leicester · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Joe Knight Central midfielder	Stevenage	21	14.1	0	71
2	R. Walters Central midfielder	Luton	21	11.4	1732.8%	4917.3%
3	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Huddersfield	22	10.3	2683.9%	4846.3%
4	H. White Central midfielder	Plymouth	25	10.1	41±0%	522.6%
5	C. Humphreys Central midfielder	Huddersfield	22	9.6	098.5%	5723.4%
6	Patrick Kelly Central midfielder	Barnsley	22	9.6	33±0%	491.6%
7	S. Braybrooke Central midfielder	Leicester	22	9.4	4325.1%	360.8%
8	Declan Frith Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	9.4	10	40
9	W. Alves Central midfielder	Leicester	21	9.3	713.6%	43±0%
10	Jamie Carson McDonnell Central midfielder	Oxford United	22	9.3	674.8%	5518.2%
11	J. Weir Central midfielder	Wigan	24	9.3	25±0%	46±0%
12	T. Goodrham Central midfielder	Oxford United	23	9.3	9±0%	59±0%
13	Jacob Borgnis Central midfielder	Reading	23	9.2	4	41
14	Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	9.2	16±0%	44±0%
15	A. Emakhu Central midfielder	Oxford United	23	9.1	11±0%	65±0%
16	B. Mitchell Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	25	9	20±0%	663.6%
17	L. Thompson Central midfielder	Mansfield Town	24	9	11±0%	602.6%
18	A. Dobra Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	25	8.9	2110.1%	33±0%
19	L. Sibley Central midfielder	Oxford United	25	8.9	0100%	5031.5%
20	Silko Amari Otieno Thomas Central midfielder	Wycombe	22	8.9	312.1%	56±0%
21	O. Edwards Central midfielder	Peterborough	25	8.8	1910.5%	30±0%
22	C. Johnston Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	8.8	17±0%	42±0%
23	Donay O'Brien-Brady Central midfielder	Peterborough	22	8.8	370.2%	403.7%
24	M. Mothersille Central midfielder	Wycombe	23	8.7	13±0%	46±0%
25	J. Moorhouse Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	20	8.7	8±0%	41±0%
26	C. Boyd-Munce Central midfielder	Wycombe	26	8.6	27±0%	41±0%
27	C. Savage Central midfielder	Reading	23	8.6	34±0%	49±0%
28	M. Boateng Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	8.6	49±0%	55±0%
29	T. Onyango Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	23	8.5	926%	44±0%
30	Matthew Christopher Rowley Central midfielder	Reading	23	8.5	0	38
31	R. Gotts Central midfielder	Doncaster	26	8.5	24±0%	41±0%
32	R. Darcy Central midfielder	Wigan	25	8.4	488.9%	3821.3%
33	J. Richards Central midfielder	Luton	19	8.4	16±0%	49±0%
34	Finn Flanagan Central midfielder	Mansfield Town	21	8.4	7	43
35	C. Barrett Central midfielder	Wigan	24	8.3	3210.3%	32±0%
36	T. O'Reilly Central midfielder	Doncaster	22	8.3	5037.7%	38±0%
37	Jamie Mullins Central midfielder	Wycombe	22	8.3	26±0%	501.6%
38	Roman Dixon Central midfielder	Stockport County	21	8.3	1	41
39	Henry Cartwright Central midfielder	Bradford	21	8.2	0100%	398.2%
40	S. Sandal Central midfielder	Luton	23	8.2	096.4%	385.7%
41	Daniel Gore Central midfielder	Luton	22	8.2	26±0%	461.8%
42	M. Ferdinan Central midfielder	Oxford United	22	8.2	0100%	5335.3%
43	A. Morgan Central midfielder	Blackpool	26	8.2	10±0%	36±0%
44	C. Grant Central midfielder	Notts County	25	8.2	16±0%	32±0%
45	J. Pattenden Central midfielder	Stevenage	24	8.2	22±0%	44±0%
46	T. Taylor Central midfielder	Stevenage	25	8.1	27±0%	452.3%
47	R. Shipston Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	8.1	0100%	5325.9%
48	Harrison Jones Central midfielder	Peterborough	21	8.1	4633.3%	4033.5%
49	G. McConnell Central midfielder	Cambridge United	21	8.1	2±0%	30±0%
50	G. Hoddle Central midfielder	Cambridge United	21	8.1	5±0%	31±0%