James Tilley

Tilley's current-season form is level with last season (Season 12→12), while his Rating held around 30. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	AFC Wimbledon · 23rd	2	0	0	7.1	30	12
2025/26	AFC WimbledonLoan · 19th	19	3	2	7.11	30	12
2025/26	Wycombe	3	0	0	6.87	—	—
2024/25	AFC Wimbledon · 5th	44	4	7	7.16	32	23
2023/24	AFC Wimbledon · 10th	39	7	4	7	34	25
2022/23	Crawley Town · 22nd	35	5	1	6.64	31	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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One of the biggest game-time risers in the League One: on the pitch for 100% of AFC Wimbledon's available minutes this season, up from 28% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Tilley is a 28-year-old central midfielder at AFC Wimbledon, rated 30.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tilley.

On the season, Tilley graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 2 assists and 3.476 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 28 Tilley is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

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 downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26

30.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

18.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

28.1%

Minutes

limited game time

3.48

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.48

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.39 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 28.1% 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 30.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %28.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.232

Assists / 900.155

Goal contribution / 900.386

Defensive actions / 903.476

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 28, Tilley sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Tilley's projected Rating — 30.5 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 central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles35

Interceptions10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

AFC WimbledonJul 2026 – now

AFC Wimbledon(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jul 2026

Wycombe(back from loan)May 2026 – Jan 2026

AFC WimbledonJun 2023 – May 2026

Crawley Town(back from loan)Oct 2021 – Jun 2023

DDorking Wanderers(on loan)Sept 2021 – Oct 2021

Crawley TownJan 2021 – Sept 2021Free

GrimsbyJan 2020 – Jan 2021

YYeovil Town(on loan)Sept 2019 – Jan 2020

Brightonuntil Sept 2019

About J. Tilley

James Alexander David Tilley is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for AFC Wimbledon, born on June 13, 1998 in Billingshurst, standing 174 cm tall. He is from England. AFC Wimbledon currently sit 23rd of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Tilley has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

J. Tilley's next match is on August 27, 2026, when AFC Wimbledon face Fulham away in the League Cup.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Tilley at 30.5 with a Season form score of 18.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, J. Tilley has totalled 267 club appearances with 30 goals and 15 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 44 appearances for AFC Wimbledon.

J. Tilley's career has also included time at Wycombe, Crawley Town, DDorking Wanderers, Grimsby, YYeovil Town and Brighton.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.