Michael Craig
ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leyton Orient.
Also this season
Parent club Leyton Orient — FA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 149 min
Parent club Leyton Orient — EFL Trophy: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 135 min
Parent club Leyton Orient — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Harrogate Town; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
M. Craig is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Harrogate Town, rated 46.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 6th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Craig.
Judged on this season alone, Craig graded 26 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.486 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 15). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 3% of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two. At 23 Craig is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Harrogate Town finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 46.4, Craig carries the 1st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two (top 3%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Harrogate Town finished 23rd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.49 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
