Winchester's current-season form is up 18% on last season (Season 34→40), while his Rating climbed 29→31. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Shrewsbury · 24th	15	1	0	6.68	31	40
2023/24	Shrewsbury · 19th	44	0	1	6.86	29	34
2022/23	Shrewsbury · 12th	39	0	0	6.73	31	23
2021/22	Sunderland · 5th	40	3	1	6.81	36	32
2020/21	Forest Green · 6th	18	2	0	7.05	25	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central midfielder

C. Winchester is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Derry City, rated 31.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (71.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Winchester.

On the season, Winchester graded 40 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.704 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 34 → 40). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 33 Winchester is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 21.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22

31.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

39.7

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

71.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.7

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Derry City finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

4.7

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 32 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 71.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.3/100).

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %71.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.074

Goal contribution / 900.074

Defensive actions / 904.704

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.519

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~62), then tapers with age. At 33, Winchester sits on 21.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Winchester's projected Rating — 31.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.