Jack Simpson
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leyton Orient.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 35 | 2 | 1 | 2301 | 6.72 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 7.38 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.9 |
Scout report
J. Simpson is a 29-year-old central defender at Leyton Orient, rated 28 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 361st of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Simpson.
Judged on this season alone, Simpson graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 6 clean sheets and 3.559 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 21). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 62nd of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 29 Simpson is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Simpson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Leyton Orient finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 55.6% 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 28, Simpson carries the 62nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 88, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Leyton Orient finished 20th 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 (3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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