George Byers

Byers's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating held around 21. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Port Vale · 20th	2	1	0	6.95	21	16
2025/26	Port Vale · 22nd	20	1	1	6.66	21	16
2024/25	Port Vale · 2nd	23	2	1	6.94	23	17
2023/24	BlackpoolLoan · 8th	17	0	1	7.03	33	11
2023/24	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	22	1	1	6.82	46	17
2022/23	Sheffield Wednesday · 3rd	48	12	6	7	48	38
2022/23	Port Vale	24	6	3	7	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland U17	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Attacking midfielder

G. Byers is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Port Vale, rated 21 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Byers.

On the season, Byers graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 20 appearances (0.133 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 30 Byers is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 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 levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

6.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.13

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 20 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.13 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.13 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.066

Assists / 900.066

Goal contribution / 900.133

Defensive actions / 904.254

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.332

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 30, Byers sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Byers's projected Rating — 21 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 attacking midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles42—

Interceptions17—

Blocks5—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

Port ValeJul 2024 – nowFree

Blackpool(on loan)Feb 2024 – Jul 2024

Sheffield WednesdayAug 2021 – Feb 2024

Portsmouth(on loan)Jan 2021 – Aug 2021

SwanseaJul 2016 – Jan 2021

Watforduntil Jul 2016

About G. Byers

George William Byers is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Port Vale, born on May 29, 1996 in Ilford, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Port Vale currently sit 20th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, G. Byers has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 95 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

G. Byers's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Port Vale face Crewe at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Byers at 21 with a Season form score of 6.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Premier League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, G. Byers has totalled 287 club appearances with 42 goals and 17 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 48 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday.

G. Byers's career has also included time at Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth, Swansea and Watford.

On the international stage, G. Byers has represented Scotland U17 — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.