J. Garner

Following his move to Oldham, Garner's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→11), while his Rating eased 10→5. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Oldham · 10th	29	3	2	6.61	5	11
2023/24	Carlisle · 24th	23	3	0	6.74	10	9
2022/23	Carlisle · 5th	22	2	0	6.7	7	6
2021/22	Fleetwood Town · 20th	18	4	0	6.72	10	9
2020/21	Wigan · 20th	11	3	0	6.88	15	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

J. Garner is a 38-year-old centre-forward at Oldham, rated 4.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 476th of 478 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Garner.

Judged on this season alone, Garner graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 70 of the 70 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 29 appearances (0.354 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 11). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5, 70th of 70 of the 70 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 38 Garner is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Garner is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs

Current potential70th of 70 centre-forwards · League Two Current season46th of 70 centre-forwards · League Two46th-best centre-forward in the League Two476th in the League Two · potential70th-highest potential centre-forward in the League Two

4.6

Ratingi

70th of 70 centre-forwards

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.35

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Oldham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.1

Goals / app

3 goals in 29 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 4.6, Garner carries the 70th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two of 70. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.212

Assists / 900.142

Goal contribution / 900.354

Defensive actions / 901.699

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %37.5

Pass accuracy %49

Cards / 900.779

Foul involvement / 906.161

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 ages 23–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 38, Garner sits on 0.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Garner's projected Rating — 4.6 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.