Joshua Austerfield

Following his move to Rotherham, Austerfield's current-season form is down 52% on last season (Season 25→12), while his Rating eased 33→28. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rotherham · 22nd	9	0	1	6.39	33	11
2025/26	Salford City · 4th	41	2	3	6.69	33	25
2024/25	Salford City · 8th	25	0	0	6.84	30	8
2023/24	CreweLoan · 6th	21	2	0	6.85	33	14
2023/24	Huddersfield · 23rd	3	0	0	6.7	53	1
2022/23	MorecambeLoan · 22nd	18	0	0	6.54	39	3
2022/23	Harrogate TownLoan · 7th	17	0	2	6.62	32	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Austerfield is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Rotherham, rated 28.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 58th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Austerfield.

Judged on this season alone, Austerfield graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.309 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, top 25% of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two. At 24 Austerfield is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Remarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potential12th of 48 central midfielders · League Two · 9 apps Current season33rd of 48 central midfielders · League Two · 9 apps 33rd-best central midfielder in the League Two 58th in the League Two · potential 12th-highest potential central midfielder in the League Two

28.4

Ratingi

12th of 48 central midfielders

12.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.9%

Minutes

limited game time

3.31

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Rotherham finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.31

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.9% 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 28.4, Austerfield carries the 12th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 48 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.9%

Available fixtures9 of 12

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.132

Goal contribution / 900.132

Defensive actions / 903.309

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %69

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.397

Foul involvement / 902.382

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 24, Austerfield sits on 3.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Austerfield's projected Rating — 28.4 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots4

Passing

Assists1

Chances created12

Passes330

Pass accuracy69%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success66.7%

Duels won40

Duels won %51.9%

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions6

Blocks1

Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

RotherhamAug 2026 – now

Salford CityAug 2024 – Aug 2026

Huddersfield(back from loan)Jun 2024 – Aug 2024

Crewe(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

Huddersfield(back from loan)Aug 2023 – Jan 2024

MMorecambe(on loan)Jan 2023 – Aug 2023

Huddersfield(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

Harrogate Town(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2023

Harrogate Town(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Huddersfielduntil Jan 2022

About J. Austerfield

Joshua James Austerfield is a 24-year-old central midfielder who plays for Rotherham, born on November 2, 2001 in Morley, standing 179 cm tall. He is from England. Rotherham currently sit 22nd of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, J. Austerfield has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 680 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

J. Austerfield's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Rotherham face Swindon Town away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Austerfield at 28.4 with a Season form score of 12.2, ranking 58th of 254 central midfielders in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, J. Austerfield has totalled 148 club appearances with 4 goals and 6 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 41 appearances for Salford City.

J. Austerfield's career has also included time at Salford City, Huddersfield, Crewe, MMorecambe and Harrogate Town.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Scout report

Output in context · Rotherham finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

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