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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Peterborough.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2159 | 6.61 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 270 | 6.93 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 6.3 |
Scout report
James Dornelly is a 21-year-old central defender at Peterborough, rated 45.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 99th of 486 on scout potential in the League One and 1365th of 2847 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (52.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.84 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dornelly.
Judged on this season alone, Dornelly graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 70th of 98 of the 98 centre-backs in the League One, on 5 clean sheets and 2.835 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 16). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 11% of the 98 centre-backs in the League One. At 21 Dornelly is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Dornelly is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Peterborough finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
2.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 45.3, Dornelly carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One (top 11%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Peterborough 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. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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