Joshua Dacres-Cogley

Following his move to Stockport County, Dacres-Cogley's current-season form is down 24% on last season (Season 25→19), while his Rating eased 38→27. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 49).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stockport County	1	0	0	6.6	—	—
2025/26	Stockport County · 3rd	31	0	2	6.66	27	19
2025/26	Bolton	13	0	2	6.61	—	—
2024/25	Bolton · 8th	44	1	7	6.86	38	25
2023/24	Bolton · 3rd	48	2	6	6.97	45	37
2022/23	Tranmere · 12th	44	1	4	6.9	32	40

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Dacres-Cogley is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Stockport County, rated 26.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 75th of 107 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (57.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dacres-Cogley.

Judged on this season alone, Dacres-Cogley graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the League One, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 2.911 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 20th of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the League One. At 30 Dacres-Cogley is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downStepped up 2023/244 clubs

Current potential20th of 24 central midfielders · League One Current season14th of 24 central midfielders · League One 14th-best central midfielder in the League One 75th in the League One · potential 20th-highest potential central midfielder in the League One

26.6

Ratingi

20th of 24 central midfielders

19.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

57.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.91

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Stockport County finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 57.5% 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 26.6, Dacres-Cogley carries the 20th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 24. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.91 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %57.5%

Available fixtures49 of 49

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.071

Goal contribution / 900.071

Defensive actions / 902.911

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.142

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 30, Dacres-Cogley sits on 3.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Dacres-Cogley's projected Rating — 26.6 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles45

Interceptions28

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

Stockport CountyJan 2026 – now

BoltonJul 2023 – Jan 2026Free

TranmereJul 2021 – Jul 2023Free

Birmingham(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

Crawley Town(on loan)Aug 2019 – Jul 2020

Birminghamuntil Aug 2019

About J. Dacres-Cogley

Joshua Jacob Dacres-Cogley is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Stockport County, born on March 12, 1996 in Coventry, standing 174 cm tall. He is from England. Stockport County currently sit 9th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Dacres-Cogley has made 31 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 2,535 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

J. Dacres-Cogley's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Stockport County face Wycombe at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Dacres-Cogley at 26.6 with a Season form score of 19.1, ranking 75th of 107 central midfielders in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Dacres-Cogley has totalled 266 club appearances with 5 goals and 24 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 48 appearances for Bolton.

J. Dacres-Cogley's career has also included time at Bolton, Tranmere, Birmingham and Crawley Town.

Transfer news

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Scout report

Output in context · Stockport County finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

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