Domestic-league season · Port Vale.
On loan at Cheltenham — League Two: 24 apps, 2g 3a, 1893 min
On loan at Cheltenham — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 184 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Port Vale; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Twoat Cheltenham | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1893 | 6.85 |
 League One | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1134 | 6.99 |
 League Cupat Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 7 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 6.47 |
 EFL Trophyat Luton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
Archer's current-season form is down 41% on last season (Season 44→26), while his Rating climbed 38→44. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 44).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cheltenham · 18th | 24 | 2 | 3 | 6.85 | 44 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Cheltenham · 15th | 46 | 7 | 6 | 6.9 | 38 | 44 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
E. Archer is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Port Vale, rated 44.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 128th of 482 in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (48.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Archer.
Judged on this season alone, Archer graded 26 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 2.54 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 26).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 19% of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 23 Archer is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 44.2, Archer carries the 12th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One (top 19%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Port Vale finished 22nd 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 (2.54 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.
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 (~27), then tapers with age. At 23, Archer sits on 27.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Archer's projected Rating — 44.2 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.
