Domestic-league season · Lincoln.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 45 | 1 | 6 | 3941 | 7.07 |
 League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 6.73 |
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.9 |
McGrandles's current-season form is up 80% on last season (Season 25→45), while his Rating eased 36→34. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Lincoln · 1st | 45 | 1 | 6 | 7.07 | 34 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | Lincoln · 11th | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 36 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | Lincoln · 7th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 32 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | Cambridge United · 20th | 28 | 0 | 8 | 7.12 | 38 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | Lincoln · 17th | 39 | 2 | 1 | 7.04 | 45 | 39 |
| 2020/21 | Lincoln · 5th | 42 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 38 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
C. McGrandles is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Lincoln, rated 33.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 310th of 482 in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (95.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McGrandles.
Judged on this season alone, McGrandles graded 45 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 6 assists and 4.385 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 45). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 52nd of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One. At 30 McGrandles is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — McGrandles is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
4.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 18 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 33.8, McGrandles carries the 52nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One of 63. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.39 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.
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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 30, McGrandles sits on 10.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McGrandles's projected Rating — 33.8 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.
