Domestic-league season · Northampton.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2155 | 6.67 |
 EFL Trophy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 395 | 7.15 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8.7 |
Following his move to Northampton, McCarthy's current-season form is up 89% on last season (Season 9→17), while his Rating eased 37→31. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 36).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Northampton · 24th | 30 | 1 | 2 | 6.67 | 31 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Barnsley · 12th | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6.73 | 37 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Swindon Town · 19th | 18 | 0 | 2 | 7.01 | 29 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | Barnsley · 4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 40 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | ST Mirren · 3rd | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6.87 | 45 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | ST Mirren · 3rd | 37 | 0 | 1 | 6.91 | 52 | 36 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
C. McCarthy is a 28-year-old full-back at Northampton, rated 30.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 338th of 482 in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCarthy.
Judged on this season alone, McCarthy graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 5 clean sheets and 3.216 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 52nd of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 28 McCarthy is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 30.6, McCarthy carries the 52nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Northampton finished 24th 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 (3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
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 (~19), then tapers with age. At 28, McCarthy sits on 11.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McCarthy's projected Rating — 30.6 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.
