Jack Whatmough

Whatmough's current-season form is level with last season (Season 2→2), while his Rating climbed 20→24. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Huddersfield · 2nd	1	0	0	7.3	24	2
2025/26	Huddersfield · 9th	4	1	0	7.13	20	2
2024/25	Preston · 20th	16	0	1	7.11	45	18
2023/24	Preston · 10th	22	0	0	6.67	53	12
2022/23	Wigan · 24th	37	1	1	6.95	62	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Whatmough is a 30-year-old central defender at Huddersfield, rated 20.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Whatmough.

On the season, Whatmough graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 1.429 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 2). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 30 Whatmough 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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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downStepped up 2022/234 clubs

20.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

7.6%

Minutes

limited game time

1.43

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Huddersfield finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

1.43

Def. / 90

Tackles

—

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 4 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 7.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %7.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.286

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.286

Defensive actions / 901.429

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.286

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 30, Whatmough sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Whatmough's projected Rating — 20.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles4

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

HuddersfieldJul 2025 – now

PrestonAug 2023 – Jul 2025Free

WiganJul 2021 – Aug 2023Free

Portsmouth(back from loan)Apr 2016 – Jul 2021

HHavant & Wville(on loan)Jan 2016 – Apr 2016

Portsmouthuntil Jan 2016

About J. Whatmough

Jack David Vincent Whatmough is a 30-year-old centre-back who plays for Huddersfield, born on August 19, 1996 in Gosport, standing 184 cm tall. He is from England. Huddersfield currently sit 2nd of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Whatmough has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes.

J. Whatmough's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Huddersfield face Cambridge United away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Whatmough at 20.2 with a Season form score of 2.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the League One and the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, J. Whatmough has totalled 250 club appearances with 7 goals and 5 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 46 appearances for Wigan.

J. Whatmough's career has also included time at Preston, Wigan, Portsmouth and HHavant & Wville.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.