Domestic-league season · Barrow.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2568 | 6.79 |
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6.9 |
Following his move to Barrow, Harper's current-season form is up 214% on last season (Season 7→22), while his Rating eased 29→27. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Barrow · 24th | 33 | 2 | 1 | 6.79 | 27 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Port Vale · 2nd | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6.58 | 29 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | Burton Albion · 20th | 43 | 0 | 1 | 6.59 | 40 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | Exeter City · 14th | 34 | 1 | 2 | 6.58 | 43 | 17 |
| 2021/22 | Crewe · 24th | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6.51 | 42 | 11 |
| 2020/21 | Birmingham · 18th | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.54 | 60 | 6 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Harper is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Barrow, rated 26.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 234th of 478 in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (62% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Harper.
Judged on this season alone, Harper graded 22 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.979 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 22). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 30th of 67 of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two. At 26 Harper is in his prime years, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 33 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 26.8, Harper carries the 30th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 67, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Barrow 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 moderate defensive volume (2.98 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.
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 26, Harper sits on 8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Harper's projected Rating — 26.8 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.
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