David Cornell - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameDavid Joseph Cornell

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityWales

Age35

Date of birth28 Mar 1991

BirthplaceSwansea

Height180 cm

Shirt number#13

ClubPreston

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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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8

Appearances

1

Clean sheets

13%

CS rate

share of apps kept clean

675

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Preston.

Career

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League Cup×2

Cornell's current-season form is down 87% on last season (Season 8→1), while his Rating eased 15→12. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 11).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Preston · 14th	8	1	13%	6.94	12	1
2024/25	Preston · 20th	46	3	7%	6.83	15	8
2023/24	Preston · 10th	2	0	0%	6.55	18	0
2022/23	Preston	1	0	0%	8.2	—	—
2021/22	Peterborough · 22nd	30	4	13%	6.71	37	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales U21	1	0
Wales U19	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

D. Cornell is a 35-year-old goalkeeper at Preston, rated 11.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 166th of 169 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cornell.

Judged on this season alone, Cornell graded 1 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 31 of the 31 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 8 → 1). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 29th of 31 of the 31 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 35 Cornell is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22

Current potential29th of 31 goalkeepers · Championship · 8 apps Current season30th of 31 goalkeepers · Championship · 8 apps 30th-best goalkeeper in the Championship 166th in the Championship · potential 29th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship

11.8

Ratingi

29th of 31 goalkeepers

1.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.3%

Minutes

limited game time

0

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Preston finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

8

Apps

1

Clean sheets

13%

CS rate

16.3%

Minutes

1 clean sheet in 8 appearances (13% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 11.8, Cornell carries the 29th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 31 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.133

Goal contribution / 900.133

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.133

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 35, Cornell sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cornell's projected Rating — 11.8 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets1

Distribution

Assists1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

PrestonJul 2022 – nowFree

PeterboroughJul 2021 – Jul 2022Free

IpswichAug 2020 – Jul 2021Free

NorthamptonJul 2016 – Aug 2020Free

OldhamJul 2015 – Jul 2016Free

Swansea(back from loan)Apr 2015 – Jul 2015

Portsmouth(on loan)Mar 2015 – Apr 2015

Swansea(back from loan)Jan 2014 – Mar 2015

ST Mirren(on loan)Jul 2013 – Jan 2014

HHereford United(on loan)Aug 2011 – Jul 2013

PPort Talbot Town(on loan)Jan 2011 – Aug 2011

Swanseauntil Jan 2011

Transfer history

About D. Cornell

David Joseph Cornell is a 35-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Preston, born on March 28, 1991 in Swansea, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Wales. Preston currently sit 20th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, D. Cornell has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 675 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

D. Cornell's next match is on August 26, 2026, when Preston face Everton at home in the League Cup.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Cornell at 11.8 with a Season form score of 1.2, ranking 166th of 169 goalkeepers in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, D. Cornell has totalled 247 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 46 appearances for Northampton.

D. Cornell's career has also included time at Peterborough, Ipswich, Northampton, Oldham, Swansea, Portsmouth, ST Mirren, HHereford United and PPort Talbot Town.