Patrick Brough

Brough's current-season form is down 79% on last season (Season 29→6), while his Rating eased 19→13. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Tranmere · 13th	3	0	0	6.43	19	6
2025/26	Tranmere · 21st	42	1	2	6.73	19	29
2024/25	Tranmere	1	0	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Northampton · 19th	6	0	0	6.38	24	0
2023/24	Northampton · 14th	37	2	3	6.74	39	27
2022/23	Barrow · 9th	41	0	3	6.72	31	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

P. Brough is a 30-year-old central defender at Tranmere, rated 13.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brough.

On the season, Brough graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 4.528 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 6). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13. At 30 Brough is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Brough is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24

13.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

6.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

7.7%

Minutes

limited game time

4.53

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Tranmere finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.53

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 3 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 7.7% 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 13.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %7.7%

Available fixtures12 of 12

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.528

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %55

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.83

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 30, Brough sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Brough's projected Rating — 13.4 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.

Transfer history

TranmereJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

NorthamptonJul 2023 – Jul 2025Free

BarrowJul 2019 – Jul 2023Free

FalkirkJul 2018 – Jul 2019Free

MMorecambeuntil Jul 2018

Salford City(on loan)Nov 2016 – Jul 2018

CCarlisle(back from loan)Jan 2016 – Nov 2016

Lincoln(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

CCarlisleuntil Jan 2016

About P. Brough

Patrick John Brough is a 30-year-old centre-back who plays for Tranmere, born on February 20, 1996 in Carlisle, standing 191 cm tall. He is from England. Tranmere currently sit 13th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, P. Brough has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 159 minutes.

P. Brough's next match is on November 14, 2026, when Tranmere face Fleetwood Town away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Brough at 13.4 with a Season form score of 6.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the National League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, P. Brough has totalled 342 club appearances with 11 goals and 12 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 43 appearances for Barrow.

P. Brough's career has also included time at Northampton, Barrow, Falkirk, MMorecambe, Salford City, CCarlisle and Lincoln.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Tranmere finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points