Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cheltenham.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 45 | 4 | 4 | 2964 | 6.45 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.3 |
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6.7 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 7.3 |
Scout report
J. Bickerstaff is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at Cheltenham, rated 33.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 36th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (71.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.24 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bickerstaff.
Judged on this season alone, Bickerstaff graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 60 of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two, on 4 goals and 4 assists in 45 appearances (0.243 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 20).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 17% of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two. At 24 Bickerstaff is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Bickerstaff is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Cheltenham finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
4 goals in 45 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.18 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 71.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Output. 0.24 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.12 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 33.9, Bickerstaff carries the 10th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League Two (top 17%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cheltenham 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. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.24 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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