Luke Bolton - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameLuke Phillip Bolton

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityEngland

Age26

Date of birth7 Oct 1999

BirthplaceStockport

Height174 cm

Shirt number#27

ClubMansfield Town

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Central midfielder

Season stats

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16

Appearances

1

Goals

0

Assists

630

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Mansfield Town.

Career

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Community Shield×2Tournoi Maurice Revello

Following his move to Mansfield Town, Bolton's current-season form is down 63% on last season (Season 19→7), while his Rating climbed 32→36. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Mansfield Town · 10th	16	1	0	6.58	36	7
2024/25	Wrexham	2	0	0	6.8	—	—
2023/24	Wrexham	17	0	5	6.8	—	—
2023/24	Salford City · 20th	37	0	10	6.8	32	19
2022/23	Salford City · 7th	46	6	7	6.92	39	44
2021/22	Salford City · 10th	15	0	0	6.49	29	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 10 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U18	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

L. Bolton is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Mansfield Town, rated 36.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 53rd of 107 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bolton.

Judged on this season alone, Bolton graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.714 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 7). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 16th of 24 of the 24 central midfielders in the League One. At 26 Bolton is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2025/26

Current potential16th of 24 central midfielders · League One · 16 apps Current season23rd of 24 central midfielders · League One · 16 apps 23rd-best central midfielder in the League One 53rd in the League One · potential 16th-highest potential central midfielder in the League One

36.1

Ratingi

16th of 24 central midfielders

6.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

15.2%

Minutes

limited game time

2.71

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

16

Apps

2.71

Def. / 90

9

Tackles

10

Interceptions

2

Clean sheets

2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 15.2% 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 36.1, Bolton carries the 16th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 24 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %15.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.143

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.143

Defensive actions / 902.714

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 26, Bolton sits on 8.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bolton's projected Rating — 36.1 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

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Mansfield TownJul 2025 – now

WrexhamFeb 2024 – Jul 2025

Salford Cityuntil Feb 2024

Manchester City(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Feb 2024

Dundee Utd(on loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

Luton(on loan)Aug 2019 – Jul 2020

Manchester City(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Aug 2019

Wycombe(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

Manchester Cityuntil Jan 2019

Transfer history

About L. Bolton

Luke Phillip Bolton is a 26-year-old central midfielder who plays for Mansfield Town, born on October 7, 1999 in Stockport, standing 174 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, L. Bolton has made 16 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 630 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Bolton at 36.1 with a Season form score of 6.6, ranking 53rd of 107 central midfielders in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the Community Shield and the Tournoi Maurice Revello. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, L. Bolton has totalled 250 club appearances with 16 goals and 27 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 46 appearances for Salford City.