Domestic-league season · Tranmere.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2477 | 6.67 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 6.8 |
 League Oneat Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6.3 |
 League Cupat Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.25 |
Following his move to Tranmere, Ironside's current-season form is up 31% on last season (Season 13→17), while his Rating eased 18→14. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 48).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tranmere · 21st | 37 | 5 | 2 | 6.67 | 14 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Doncaster · 1st | 39 | 4 | 1 | 6.74 | 18 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Doncaster · 5th | 47 | 20 | 6 | 7.07 | 26 | 48 |
| 2022/23 | Cambridge United · 20th | 44 | 6 | 2 | 6.64 | 33 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | Cambridge United · 14th | 38 | 14 | 3 | 6.89 | 41 | 39 |
| 2020/21 | Cambridge United · 2nd | 44 | 14 | 7 | 6.97 | 34 | 40 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Ironside is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Tranmere, rated 13.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 397th of 478 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (59.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.25 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.07 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ironside.
Judged on this season alone, Ironside graded 17 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 70 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 5 goals and 2 assists in 37 appearances (0.254 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 52nd of 70 of the 70 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 32 Ironside is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
5 goals in 37 appearances (0.14 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. Add 2 assists for 7 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 13.6, Ironside carries the 52nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two of 70, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tranmere finished 21st 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 work-in-progress on end product (0.25 goal contributions 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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Ironside sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ironside's projected Rating — 13.6 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.
