Domestic-league season · Chesterfield.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2433 | 6.81 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5.9 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.6 |
Dunkley's current-season form is up 125% on last season (Season 8→18), while his Rating held around 10. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 31).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Chesterfield · 6th | 28 | 1 | 1 | 6.81 | 10 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Chesterfield · 7th | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7.09 | 11 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | Shrewsbury · 19th | 45 | 4 | 0 | 6.95 | 27 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Shrewsbury · 12th | 46 | 5 | 3 | 6.96 | 33 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | Sheffield Wednesday · 4th | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6.89 | 28 | 17 |
| 2020/21 | Sheffield Wednesday · 24th | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 | 38 | 12 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
C. Dunkley is a 34-year-old central defender at Chesterfield, rated 9.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 434th of 478 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (56.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dunkley.
Judged on this season alone, Dunkley graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two, on 8 clean sheets and 2.182 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 64th of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two. At 34 Dunkley is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 9.9, Dunkley carries the 64th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 76. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 34, Dunkley sits on 0.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Dunkley's projected Rating — 9.9 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
