Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Northampton.
Performance data · by competition
| 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 |
Scout report
C. McCarthy is a 28-year-old full-back at Northampton, rated 30.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 336th of 481 on scout potential 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 4.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Northampton finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
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.
Transfer news
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