Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Oxford United.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Oxford United's ~46 games this season through 7 injury absences (injury, calf). He still appeared 37 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 37 | 6 | 3 | 3097 | 7.12 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 7 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 6.6 |
Scout report
C. Brannagan is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Oxford United, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 3 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 54, top 2% of Championship defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 41.9, ranking 373rd of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (88.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brannagan.
Judged on this season alone, Brannagan graded 54 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 6 goals, 3 assists and 3.022 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 40 → 54). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 44th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 30 Brannagan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 16.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Brannagan missed 7 games through injury (injury, calf) out of roughly 46 this season. The 37 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Brannagan is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 6 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 88.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.9, Brannagan carries the 44th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oxford United finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
