Ethan Bristow
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tranmere.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Cup - Qualification CONCACAFat St. Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 7.15 |
Scout report
E. Bristow is a 24-year-old full-back at Tranmere, rated 27.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 113th of 221 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bristow.
Judged on this season alone, Bristow graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the League Two, on 2 clean sheets and 3.177 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 7). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 20th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the League Two. At 24 Bristow is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Tranmere finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 29.4% 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 27.3, Bristow carries the 20th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two of 38, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tranmere finished 21st 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 (3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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