Domestic-league season · Bradford.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2194 | 6.91 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 6.45 |
Following his move to Bradford, Pennington's current-season form is up 24% on last season (Season 17→21), while his Rating eased 27→22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 40).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bradford · 4th | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6.91 | 22 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Blackpool · 9th | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 27 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Blackpool · 8th | 40 | 2 | 0 | 7.04 | 36 | 40 |
| 2022/23 | Shrewsbury · 12th | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6.75 | 40 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | Shrewsbury · 18th | 45 | 3 | 0 | 6.94 | 45 | 39 |
| 2020/21 | Shrewsbury · 17th | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7.01 | 41 | 18 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Pennington is a 31-year-old full-back at Bradford, rated 22.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 404th of 482 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (50.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pennington.
Judged on this season alone, Pennington graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 7 clean sheets and 3.2 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 66th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 31 Pennington is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 22.4, Pennington carries the 66th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 31, Pennington sits on 6.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pennington's projected Rating — 22.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
