Top-Scoring defenders in League Two 26/27

The top-scoring defenders in League Two in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring midfielders in League Two Top-scoring attackers in League Two Best defenders in League Two Most in-form defenders in League Two Most valuable defenders in League Two Most improved defenders in League Two

At a glance

J. Stephenson of Crewe is the standout for raw talent across defenders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.8, and B. Cooper has been the form player this season, grading 33.5, and Lewis Shipley leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Burroughs has improved his Season rating most, up +22.4 on last season, while K. McFadzean's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Turns of Exeter City is the most valuable name in this group at 5.9.

Chesterfield · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Burroughs+22.4SsN

Northampton · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Lewis Shipley Centre-back	Barrow	22	3	11127.7%	317%
2	T. James Full-back	Bristol Rovers	30	2	169%	269.1%
3	G. Bajrami Centre-back	Crawley Town	27	2	29	2625.9%
4	N. Canavan Full-back	Barrow	35	2	1258.1%	931.5%
5	J. Leake Centre-back	Oldham	23	2	1598.6%	29±0%
6	J. Fitzwater Centre-back	Exeter City	29	2	3219.7%	3212.2%
7	J. Robson Full-back	Oldham	28	2	1766.4%	28±0%
8	A. Oluwo Centre-back	Salford City	26	2	1649%	32±0%
9	J. Connolly Centre-back	Walsall	24	2	2010.6%	342.7%
10	Z. Williams Centre-back	Barnet	21	2	276.2%	403.3%
11	O. Beckles Centre-back	Gillingham	35	1	2593.1%	649.6%
12	B. Purrington Centre-back	Bristol Rovers	30	1	1734.4%	198.6%
13	K. Cameron Centre-back	Newport County	29	1	2129.8%	2418%
14	B. Faulkner Full-back	Tranmere	22	1	1416.3%	319.5%
15	L. Offord Centre-back	Crewe	26	1	2432.6%	333.1%
16	J. Slater Full-back	Tranmere	22	1	1044.7%	3510%
17	R. Hutchinson Full-back	Crewe	26	1	1441.3%	33±0%
18	T. Allen Centre-back	Salford City	26	1	1533.3%	41±0%
19	C. Raglan Centre-back	Barrow	33	1	160.6%	1255.3%
20	J. Willis Centre-back	Northampton	32	1	14121.3%	1729.4%
21	C. McCarthy Full-back	Northampton	28	1	24170.1%	3117.5%
22	Filozofe Mabete Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	1	24	31
23	C. Dunkley Centre-back	Chesterfield	34	1	29244%	106.6%
24	E. Iandolo Full-back	Colchester	29	1	659.3%	2213.1%
25	W. Boyle Full-back	Shrewsbury	31	1	1068.1%	2112.6%
26	H. Rodgers Full-back	Grimsby	30	1	1946.1%	25±0%
27	J. Guthrie Centre-back	Northampton	34	1	116.7%	10±0%
28	S. Rooney Full-back	Fleetwood Town	30	1	1714.4%	17±0%
29	A. Senior Full-back	Barnet	24	1	488.9%	37±0%
30	L. Hoole Centre-back	Shrewsbury	24	1	1450.2%	31±0%
31	H. Burke Centre-back	Walsall	24	1	6	26
32	E. Otoo Full-back	Rotherham	24	1	5	30
33	Conor McManus Full-back	Gillingham	22	1	8	68
34	D. Matthews Centre-back	Accrington ST	26	1	132.3%	2320.4%
35	F. Potter Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	22	1	165.8%	32±0%
36	L. Dobbs Centre-back	Gillingham	19	1	17	28
37	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	1	18	72
38	Joel McGregor Full-back	Swindon Town	20	1	28132%	334.5%
39	W. Burrell Centre-back	Harrogate Town	36	1	171.2%	81.2%