Domestic-league season · Tranmere.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1790 | 6.95 |
| League Twoat Bristol Rovers | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1179 | 7.09 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 7.25 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 7 |
Following his move to Tranmere, Smallwood's current-season form is down 35% on last season (Season 37→24), while his Rating eased 15→11. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 45).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tranmere · 21st | 41 | 0 | 2 | 6.95 | 11 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Bradford · 3rd | 43 | 2 | 3 | 7.05 | 15 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | Bradford · 9th | 42 | 1 | 2 | 7.08 | 16 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | Bradford · 6th | 47 | 3 | 6 | 7.28 | 21 | 43 |
| 2021/22 | Hull City · 19th | 42 | 2 | 2 | 6.94 | 40 | 45 |
| 2020/21 | Hull City · 1st | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 29 | 14 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Smallwood is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at Tranmere, rated 10.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 426th of 478 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (71.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smallwood.
Judged on this season alone, Smallwood graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.759 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 37 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 65th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 35 Smallwood is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 41 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st 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.
With a Rating of 10.5, Smallwood carries the 65th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 67, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tranmere finished 21st 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 (3.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 35, Smallwood sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smallwood's projected Rating — 10.5 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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