Gavin Kilkenny
ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Swindon Town.
Scout report
G. Kilkenny is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Swindon Town, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 39 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 4% of League Two defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 30.8, ranking 88th of 254 in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (93.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kilkenny.
Judged on this season alone, Kilkenny graded 31 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 23 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.987 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 31). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 11th of 23 of the 23 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 26 Kilkenny is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kilkenny is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Swindon Town finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 93.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 30.8, Kilkenny carries the 11th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 23, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Swindon Town finished 18th 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 solid defensive volume (3.99 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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