N. Guinness-Walker
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Northampton.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 39 | 2 | 4 | 2935 | 6.81 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 6.77 |
Scout report
N. Guinness-Walker is a 26-year-old full-back at Northampton, rated 41.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 186th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (72.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Guinness-Walker.
Judged on this season alone, Guinness-Walker graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 7 clean sheets and 3.802 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 36% of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 26 Guinness-Walker is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Northampton finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 2 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 72.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41.8, Guinness-Walker carries the 28th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One (top 36%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Northampton finished 24th 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 solid defensive volume (3.8 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
