Domestic-league season · Rotherham.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 42 | 3 | 2 | 3315 | 6.72 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 7.18 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.75 |
Rafferty's current-season form is up 27% on last season (Season 22→28), while his Rating eased 29→22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 41).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Rotherham · 23rd | 42 | 3 | 2 | 6.72 | 22 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | Rotherham · 13th | 39 | 1 | 1 | 6.77 | 29 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | Portsmouth · 1st | 41 | 0 | 4 | 6.94 | 36 | 41 |
| 2022/23 | Portsmouth · 8th | 24 | 0 | 3 | 7.1 | 34 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Preston · 13th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 42 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Preston · 13th | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6.74 | 53 | 17 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Rafferty is a 32-year-old full-back at Rotherham, rated 21.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 408th of 482 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (80.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rafferty.
Judged on this season alone, Rafferty graded 28 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 8 clean sheets and 3.339 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 67th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 32 Rafferty is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 42 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd 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.
With a Rating of 21.6, Rafferty carries the 67th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Rotherham finished 23rd 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 (3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 32, Rafferty sits on 5.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Rafferty's projected Rating — 21.6 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
