James Cumming

Cumming's current-season form is level with last season (Season 11→11), while his Rating held around 63. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Oxford United · 5th	2	0	0%	6.5	63	11
2025/26	Oxford United · 22nd	46	8	17%	6.9	63	11
2024/25	Oxford United · 17th	45	13	29%	6.99	71	28
2023/24	Oxford UnitedLoan · 5th	23	6	26%	6.8	46	11
2022/23	Milton Keynes Dons · 21st	46	11	24%	6.85	50	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 10 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U19	1	0
England U17	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterGoalkeeper

J. Cumming is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at Oxford United, rated 62.9 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cumming.

On the season, Cumming graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets across 46 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 11). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63. At 26 Cumming is in his prime years, and a market index of 29 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2021/22

62.9

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

10.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

100%

Minutes

near ever-present

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Clean sheets

17%

CS rate

100%

Minutes

8 clean sheets in 46 appearances (17% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 62.9 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %100%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.022

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 age 26 (~29), then tapers with age. At 26, Cumming sits on 29, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cumming's projected Rating — 62.9 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 goalkeepers in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Oxford UnitedJun 2024 – now

Oxford United(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

Chelsea(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jan 2024

Milton Keynes Dons(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2023

Chelsea(back from loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

Gillingham(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

Chelsea(back from loan)Jun 2021 – Jul 2021

Stevenage(on loan)Aug 2020 – Jun 2021

Chelseauntil Aug 2020

About J. Cumming

James Andrew Cumming is a 26-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Oxford United, born on September 4, 1999 in Winchester, standing 186 cm tall. He is from England. Oxford United currently sit 5th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Cumming has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 99 minutes.

J. Cumming's next match is on September 1, 2026, when Oxford United face Huddersfield away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Cumming at 62.9 with a Season form score of 10.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the Florida Cup and the Premier League Summer Series. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Cumming has totalled 345 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 46 appearances for Milton Keynes Dons.

J. Cumming's career has also included time at Chelsea, Milton Keynes Dons, Gillingham and Stevenage.

On the international stage, J. Cumming has represented England U19 and England U17 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.