Michael Jacobs - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameMichael Edward Jacobs

PositionWinger

NationalityEngland

Age34

Date of birth4 Nov 1991

BirthplaceRothwell

Height175 cm

Shirt number#17

ClubNorthampton

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Winger

Season stats

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20

Appearances

1

Goals

2

Assists

698

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Northampton.

Career

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League One×3National League

Following his move to Northampton, Jacobs's current-season form is up 200% on last season (Season 4→12), while his Rating eased 10→8. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Northampton · 24th	20	1	2	6.76	8	12
2024/25	Chesterfield · 7th	19	1	0	6.52	10	4
2023/24	Chesterfield	40	5	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Portsmouth · 8th	32	4	3	6.95	25	17
2021/22	Portsmouth · 10th	24	6	4	6.95	28	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Winger

M. Jacobs is a 34-year-old winger at Northampton, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 12, top 50% of League Two wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.5, ranking 242nd of 254 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (33.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jacobs.

Judged on this season alone, Jacobs graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 18 of the 18 wingers in the League Two, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 20 appearances (0.387 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 17th of 18 of the 18 wingers in the League Two. At 34 Jacobs is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26

Current potential17th of 18 wingers · League Two · 20 apps Current season9th of 18 wingers · League Two · 20 apps 9th-best winger in the League Two 242nd in the League Two · potential 17th-highest potential winger in the League Two

7.5

Ratingi

17th of 18 wingers

12.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

33.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.39

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Northampton finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

20

Apps

1

Goals

2

Assists

3

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 20 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.26 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 33.7% 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 7.5, Jacobs carries the 17th-highest potential of the wingers in the League Two of 18 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %33.7%

Available fixtures20 of 10

Goals / 900.129

Assists / 900.258

Goal contribution / 900.387

Defensive actions / 902.063

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %60

Pass accuracy %79

Dribble success %39.1

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 903.997

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 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 34, Jacobs sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Jacobs's projected Rating — 7.5 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 wingers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots5

Passing

Assists2

Chances created13

Passes201

Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success39.1%

Duels won48

Duels won %42.5%

Fouls won16

Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.6M total transfer fees · 10 moves

HHarborough TownAug 2026 – nowFree

NorthamptonJun 2025 – Aug 2026Free

ChesterfieldAug 2023 – Jun 2025Free

PortsmouthSept 2020 – Aug 2023Free

WiganJul 2015 – Sept 2020

Wolves(back from loan)Apr 2015 – Jul 2015

Blackpool(on loan)Mar 2015 – Apr 2015

Wolvesuntil Mar 2015

Derby(back from loan)Jan 2014 – Mar 2015

Wolves(on loan)Nov 2013 – Jan 2014

DerbyJul 2012 – Nov 2013€ 630K

Northamptonuntil Jul 2012

Transfer history

About M. Jacobs

Michael Edward Jacobs is a 34-year-old winger who plays for Northampton, born on November 4, 1991 in Rothwell, standing 175 cm tall. He is from England. Northampton currently sit 23rd of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, M. Jacobs has made 20 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 698 minutes.

M. Jacobs's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Northampton face Accrington ST away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Jacobs at 7.5 with a Season form score of 12.3, ranking 242nd of 254 wingers in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the National League and the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, M. Jacobs has totalled 484 club appearances with 67 goals and 24 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2011/12, with 46 appearances for Northampton.