Domestic-league season · Livingston.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2429 | 6.91 |
 Premiership | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1860 | 6.71 |
Following his move to Livingston, McGowan's current-season form is down 65% on last season (Season 31→11), while his Rating eased 18→13. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 33).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Livingston · 12th | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6.71 | 13 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | ST Johnstone · 3rd | 29 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 18 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | ST Johnstone · 3rd | 28 | 1 | 2 | 6.91 | 22 | 33 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. McGowan is a 36-year-old full-back at Livingston, rated 12.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 215th of 220 in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (54.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McGowan.
Judged on this season alone, McGowan graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Premiership, on 2 clean sheets and 3 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 11). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 41st of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Premiership. At 36 McGowan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 12.5, McGowan carries the 41st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premiership of 41, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Livingston finished 12th of 12) — 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 (3 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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 36, McGowan sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McGowan's projected Rating — 12.5 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.
€0.5M total transfer fees · 9 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
