M. Doherty
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Wolves.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Wolves's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (knee, inactive, wrist). He still appeared 11 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 791 | 6.55 |
 League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 6.8 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 |
 Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 6.75 |
Scout report
M. Doherty is a 34-year-old full-back at Wolves, rated 16.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 374th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Doherty.
Judged on this season alone, Doherty graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 64th of 64 of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League, on 1 clean sheet and 3.3 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 63rd of 64 of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League. At 34 Doherty is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Doherty missed 6 games through injury (knee, inactive, wrist) out of roughly 38 this season. The 11 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Wolves finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) 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.
Strengths
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 27.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, 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 16.5, Doherty carries the 63rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League of 64 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
