Domestic-league season · Stevenage.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2174 | 6.63 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6.7 |
Following his move to Stevenage, Houghton's current-season form is up 73% on last season (Season 11→19), while his Rating eased 40→25. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 31).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Stevenage · 6th | 40 | 0 | 2 | 6.63 | 25 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Plymouth · 23rd | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 40 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | Plymouth · 21st | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 | 52 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | Plymouth · 1st | 44 | 0 | 3 | 6.85 | 44 | 22 |
| 2021/22 | Plymouth · 7th | 42 | 1 | 3 | 6.93 | 49 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | Milton Keynes Dons · 13th | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 40 | 5 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Houghton is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Stevenage, rated 25.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 377th of 482 in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Houghton.
Judged on this season alone, Houghton graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.436 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 52nd of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 30 Houghton is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 25.4, Houghton carries the 52nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 66. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 30, Houghton sits on 7.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Houghton's projected Rating — 25.4 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.
