Domestic-league season · Chesterfield.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 40 | 1 | 1 | 3243 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6.75 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6.5 |
Following his move to Chesterfield, Stirk's current-season form is down 21% on last season (Season 33→26), while his Rating eased 36→33. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 34).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Chesterfield · 6th | 40 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 33 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Walsall · 4th | 47 | 1 | 4 | 6.93 | 36 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | Walsall · 11th | 37 | 3 | 5 | 7.06 | 34 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | Birmingham · 17th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 54 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Mansfield Town · 7th | 32 | 2 | 2 | 6.76 | 33 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | Birmingham · 18th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 57 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Stirk is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Chesterfield, rated 33.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 56th of 478 in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (75.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stirk.
Judged on this season alone, Stirk graded 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.525 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, top 12% of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 25 Stirk is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 33.1, Stirk carries the 8th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two (top 12%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 25, Stirk sits on 9.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Stirk's projected Rating — 33.1 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
