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

J. Donley of Luton is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.6, and Tom Iorpenda has been the form player this season, grading 44.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Garbett has improved his Season rating most, up +14.6 on last season, while E. Brierley's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. De Keersmaecker of Oxford United is the most valuable name in this group at 17.8.

Huddersfield · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

M. Garbett+14.6SsN

Peterborough · 24/25→25/26

B. De Keersmaecker17.8val

Oxford United

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	Player	Team
1	B. De Keersmaecker Central midfielder	Oxford United	26	17.8	3345.5%	5620%
2	Joe Knight Central midfielder	Stevenage	20	13.4	0	71
3	M. Garbett Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	13.3	23167.8%	4424.3%
4	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Huddersfield	21	12.8	4514733.3%	384.5%
5	J. Donley Central midfielder	Luton	21	12.8	159.6%	623%
6	M. Smith Central midfielder	Wigan	25	11.8	26±0%	43±0%
7	R. Walters Central midfielder	Luton	21	11.4	1732.8%	4917.3%
8	M. Sanders Central midfielder	Notts County	27	11.2	3274.6%	288.1%
9	M. Craig Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	10.5	1539%	4312.7%
10	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Huddersfield	22	10.3	2683.9%	4846.3%
11	M. Mothersille Central midfielder	Stockport County	22	10.2	13±0%	46±0%
12	Declan Frith Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	9.4	10	40
13	D. Levitt Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	25	9.2	8±0%	39±0%
14	Karoy Anderson Central midfielder	Blackpool	21	9.1	11±0%	43±0%
15	H. White Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	9.1	41±0%	52±0%
16	T. Noslin Central midfielder	Barnsley	24	8.9	4011.9%	691.6%
17	Finn Flanagan Central midfielder	Mansfield Town	21	8.9	7	43
18	L. Thompson Central midfielder	Mansfield Town	24	8.8	11±0%	602.6%
19	Donay O'Brien-Brady Central midfielder	Peterborough	22	8.8	370.2%	403.7%
20	G. Middleton Central midfielder	Doncaster	26	8.7	13±0%	39±0%
21	L. Clarkson Central midfielder	Blackpool	24	8.6	7±0%	41±0%
22	Jacob Borgnis Central midfielder	Reading	23	8.6	4	41
23	K. Lofthouse Central midfielder	Burton Albion	25	8.6	46±0%	51±0%
24	T. Goodrham Central midfielder	Oxford United	23	8.6	9±0%	59±0%
25	S. Braybrooke Central midfielder	Leicester	22	8.5	4325.1%	360.8%
26	B. Mumba Central midfielder	Huddersfield	24	8.5	33±0%	52±0%
27	A. Emakhu Central midfielder	Oxford United	22	8.5	11±0%	65±0%
28	R. Darcy Central midfielder	Wigan	25	8.4	488.9%	3821.3%
29	Jamie Carson McDonnell Central midfielder	Oxford United	22	8.4	674.8%	5518.2%
30	J. Moorhouse Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	20	8.4	8±0%	41±0%
31	M. Ferdinan Central midfielder	Oxford United	22	8.4	0100%	5335.3%
32	L. Connell Central midfielder	Barnsley	25	8.4	41±0%	46±0%
33	L. Sibley Central midfielder	Oxford United	25	8.4	0100%	5031.5%
34	S. Sandal Central midfielder	Luton	23	8.3	096.4%	385.7%
35	B. Mitchell Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	25	8.3	20±0%	663.6%
36	C. Johnston Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	8.3	17±0%	42±0%
37	J. Brown Central midfielder	Blackpool	25	8.3	38±0%	49±0%
38	M. Boateng Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	8.3	49±0%	55±0%
39	Patrick Kelly Central midfielder	Barnsley	21	8.3	33±0%	49±0%
40	Roman Dixon Central midfielder	Stockport County	21	8.3	1	41
41	C. Watts Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	8.2	19±0%	46±0%
42	Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	8.2	16±0%	44±0%
43	Z. Nelson Central midfielder	AFC Wimbledon	21	8.1	15±0%	45±0%
44	O. Cooper Central midfielder	Notts County	26	8.1	095.9%	4633.7%
45	D. Campbell Central midfielder	Notts County	25	8.1	35±0%	46±0%
46	R. Shipston Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	8.1	0100%	5325.9%
47	J. Goodman Central midfielder	Mansfield Town	21	8.1	0	3942%
48	D. Kyerewaa Central midfielder	Reading	24	8.1	28±0%	48±0%
49	J. Stokes Central midfielder	Reading	22	8	16±0%	494.9%
50	C. Edwards Central midfielder	Stockport County	19	8	3	43