Douglas Tharme

Tharme's current-season form is down 36% on last season (Season 14→9), while his Rating eased 31→23. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Grimsby · 7th	12	0	0	6.91	23	9
2024/25	Grimsby · 9th	37	1	1	6.91	31	14
2023/24	Grimsby · 21st	15	1	1	7.33	28	14
2023/24	Blackpool	4	0	0	6.85	—	—
2022/23	Accrington STLoan · 23rd	31	0	1	6.87	44	27
2021/22	Southport	32	3	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

D. Tharme is a 27-year-old central defender at Grimsby, rated 23 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 77th of 134 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tharme.

Judged on this season alone, Tharme graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 33 of the 33 centre-backs in the League Two, on 4 clean sheets and 1.911 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 9). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 21st of 33 of the 33 centre-backs in the League Two. At 27 Tharme is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential21st of 33 centre-backs · League Two · 12 apps Current season25th of 33 centre-backs · League Two · 12 apps 25th-best centre-back in the League Two 77th in the League Two · potential 21st-highest potential centre-back in the League Two

Ratingi

21st of 33 centre-backs

8.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

21.8%

Minutes

limited game time

1.91

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Grimsby finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

1.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 21.8% 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 23, Tharme carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 33 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %21.8%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.911

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.096

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 27, Tharme sits on 2.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Tharme's projected Rating — 23 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 centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions8

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

GrimsbyJan 2024 – now

Blackpool(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jan 2024

Accrington ST(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

BlackpoolJun 2022 – Aug 2022

SSouthportuntil Jun 2022

CCurzon AshtonJul 2020 – Jun 2022

Wrexham(back from loan)Sept 2019 – Jul 2020

AAFC Telford United(on loan)Jul 2019 – Sept 2019

Wrexhamuntil Jul 2019

About D. Tharme

Douglas John Tharme is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for Grimsby, born on August 17, 1999 in Birkenhead, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Wales. Grimsby currently sit 8th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, D. Tharme has made 12 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 942 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

D. Tharme's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Grimsby face Fleetwood Town at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Tharme at 23 with a Season form score of 8.9, ranking 77th of 134 centre-backs in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy and the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, D. Tharme has totalled 156 club appearances with 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 37 appearances for Grimsby.

D. Tharme's career has also included time at Blackpool, Accrington ST, SSouthport, CCurzon Ashton, Wrexham and AAFC Telford United.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Grimsby finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Watch points