Jack Stacey

Missed 5 of Norwich's ~46 games this season through 5 injury absences (concussion). He still appeared 36 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Championship	36	2	1	2042	6.73
FA Cup	3	0	0	208	6.53

Career

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League One×2

Stacey's current-season form is up 37% on last season (Season 19→26), while his Rating eased 48→35. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Norwich · 9th	36	2	1	6.73	35	26
2024/25	Norwich · 13th	41	2	6	6.72	48	19
2023/24	Norwich · 6th	48	1	6	6.88	64	45
2022/23	Bournemouth · 15th	10	0	0	6.28	59	5
2021/22	Bournemouth · 2nd	25	0	2	6.98	64	41

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

J. Stacey is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Norwich, rated 35.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 404th of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (49.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stacey.

Judged on this season alone, Stacey graded 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.746 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 31st of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 30 Stacey is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Stacey missed 5 games through injury (concussion) out of roughly 46 this season. The 36 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential31st of 40 defensive midfielders · Championship Current seasonTop 33% defensive midfielders · Championship13th-best defensive midfielder in the Championship404th in the Championship · potential31st-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Championship

35.2

Ratingi

31st of 40 defensive midfielders

25.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

49.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.75

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

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

3.75

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 49.3% 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 35.2, Stacey carries the 31st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 40. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.75 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 %49.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.088

Assists / 900.044

Goal contribution / 900.132

Defensive actions / 903.746

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %40

Shot accuracy %55.6

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %58.6

Cards / 900.22

Foul involvement / 901.807

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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 30, Stacey sits on 9.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Stacey's projected Rating — 35.2 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 defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target5

Shots9

Passing

Assists1

Chances created19

Passes851

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles17

Dribble success58.6%

Duels won116

Duels won %51.8%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles60

Interceptions22

Blocks3

Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€4.5M total transfer fees · 8 moves

Norwich2023/24 – nowFree

Bournemouth2019/20 – 2023/24€ 4.5M

Luton2017/18 – 2019/20

Exeter City(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Reading(back from loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Barnet(on loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Carlisle(on loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Reading(back from loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Carlisleuntil 2015/16

About J. Stacey

Jack William Stacey is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Norwich, born on April 6, 1996 in Bracknell, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England. Norwich currently sit 9th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Stacey has made 36 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 2,042 minutes, averaging a 6.51 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Championship and the FA Cup. Though primarily a defensive midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When J. Stacey plays, Norwich's record this season is 17W-6D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.89 at home against 6.51 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Hull City (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Swansea (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 21, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Derby (88 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Ipswich (74 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 6, 2026: 2-1 win away at Millwall (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 3, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Portsmouth (28 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 18, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Southampton (73 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Preston (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 11, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sheffield Utd (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
March 8, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Leeds (28 minutes, 6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Stacey at 35.2 with a Season form score of 25.9, ranking 404th of 495 defensive midfielders in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: J. Stacey has missed 5 matches this season through injury.

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

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, J. Stacey has totalled 353 club appearances with 14 goals and 18 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 48 appearances for Norwich.

J. Stacey's career has also included time at Bournemouth, Luton, Exeter City, Reading, Barnet and Carlisle.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points