Oliver Rathbone

Rathbone's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→20), while his Rating held around 39. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Wrexham · 14th	2	0	0	6.85	39	20
2025/26	Wrexham · 7th	26	7	1	6.9	39	20
2024/25	Wrexham · 2nd	41	8	6	7.13	44	33
2023/24	Rotherham · 24th	42	1	1	6.74	58	33
2022/23	Rotherham · 19th	38	4	1	6.8	64	37

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central midfielder

O. Rathbone is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Wrexham, rated 39.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rathbone.

On the season, Rathbone graded 28 for current form (age-blind), on 7 goals, 1 assist and 4.007 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 29 Rathbone is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

39.4

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

27.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

28.2%

Minutes

limited game time

4.01

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Wrexham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.01

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th 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 7 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.62 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Defensive volume. 4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 28.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.4 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %28.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.539

Assists / 900.077

Goal contribution / 900.616

Defensive actions / 904.007

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.308

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 23–27 (~21), then tapers with age. At 29, Rathbone sits on 11.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Rathbone's projected Rating — 39.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions12

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

WrexhamAug 2024 – now

RotherhamAug 2021 – Aug 2024

RRochdaleJul 2016 – Aug 2021Free

Manchester Uniteduntil Jul 2016

About O. Rathbone

Oliver Michael Rathbone is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Wrexham, born on October 10, 1996 in Blackburn, standing 170 cm tall. He is from England. Wrexham currently sit 14th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, O. Rathbone has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 136 minutes.

O. Rathbone's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Wrexham face Birmingham at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. Rathbone at 39.4 with a Season form score of 27.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, O. Rathbone has totalled 343 club appearances with 34 goals and 21 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 42 appearances for Rotherham.

O. Rathbone's career has also included time at Rotherham, RRochdale and Manchester United.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.