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Full nameJames Alexander David Tilley
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth13 Jun 1998
BirthplaceBillingshurst
Height174 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubAFC Wimbledon
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD · DEF
19
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
1165
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AFC Wimbledon.

Also this season

Parent club WycombeLeague Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 227 min

Parent club WycombeEFL Trophy: 3 apps, 0g 1a, 165 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at AFC Wimbledon; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One132210057.11
League Cupat Wycombe3002276.87
EFL Trophyat Wycombe3011657
Friendlies Clubsat Wycombe7101626.78
EFL Trophy100216.3

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

J. Tilley is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at AFC Wimbledon, rated 34.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 300th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (56.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tilley.

Judged on this season alone, Tilley graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 19 appearances (0.386 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 54th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One. At 28 Tilley is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Tilley is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
Current potential54th of 73 attacking midfielders · League OneCurrent seasonTop 37% attacking midfielders · League One27th-best attacking midfielder in the League One300th in the League One · potential54th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the League One
34.3
Ratingi
54th of 73 attacking midfielders
24.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
56.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.39
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

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

3
Goals
2
Assists
5
G+A
0.16
Goals / app

3 goals in 19 appearances (0.16 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.16 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 56.3% 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 34.3, Tilley carries the 54th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League One of 73, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (AFC Wimbledon finished 19th 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 productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.