based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Barrow.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cupat Accrington ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
Scout report
J. Anderson is a 25-year-old full-back at Barrow, rated 25.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 66th of 134 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Anderson.
Judged on this season alone, Anderson graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 21 of the 21 full-backs in the League Two, on 2 clean sheets and 3.754 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 21). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 13th of 21 of the 21 full-backs in the League Two. At 25 Anderson is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Barrow finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 22.6% 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 25.8, Anderson carries the 13th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two of 21 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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