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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newport County.
Also this season
On loan at Swindon Town — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 116 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Newport County; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1447 | 6.92 |
 EFL Trophyat Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 6.75 |
Scout report
R. Delaney is a 29-year-old central defender at Newport County, rated 17.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 352nd of 484 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Delaney.
Judged on this season alone, Delaney graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 71st of 95 of the 95 centre-backs in the League Two, on 2 clean sheets and 3.709 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 68th of 95 of the 95 centre-backs in the League Two. At 29 Delaney is in his prime years, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Newport County finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 17.6, Delaney carries the 68th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 95, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Newport County finished 20th 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 (3.71 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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