Domestic-league season · Northampton.
On loan at Manchester United — Premier League Summer Series: 7 apps, 1g 0a, 565 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Northampton; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1585 | 6.45 |
| Premier League Summer Seriesat Manchester United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 565 | 6.37 |
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.3 |
Following his move to Northampton, Wheatley's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→17), while his Rating climbed 30→47. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Northampton · 24th | 34 | 3 | 1 | 6.45 | 47 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Walsall · 4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 30 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Manchester United · 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 72 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
E. Wheatley is a 20-year-old centre-forward at Northampton, rated 47.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 71st of 482 in the League One and 541st of 1113 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (69% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wheatley.
Judged on this season alone, Wheatley graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 34 appearances (0.171 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 17). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 29% of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One. At 20 Wheatley is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 24.9 reflects that trajectory.
3 goals in 34 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 47.3, Wheatley carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One (top 29%), 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. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.17 goal contributions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
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 (~29), then tapers with age. At 20, Wheatley sits on 24.9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Wheatley's projected Rating — 47.3 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.
