Scott Wharton

Wharton's current-season form is down 25% on last season (Season 20→15), while his Rating eased 59→38. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Blackburn · 20th	12	0	6.85	38	15
2023/24	Blackburn · 19th	28	2	6.89	59	20
2022/23	Blackburn · 7th	22	1	6.89	62	20
2021/22	Blackburn · 8th	30	2	6.99	68	34
2020/21	Blackburn · 15th	7	0	6.87	56	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

S. Wharton is a 29-year-old central defender at Blackburn, rated 38.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 204th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wharton.

Judged on this season alone, Wharton graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets and 3.226 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 43rd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship. At 29 Wharton is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26

Current potential43rd of 54 centre-backs · Championship · 12 apps Current season28th of 54 centre-backs · Championship · 12 apps 28th-best centre-back in the Championship 204th in the Championship · potential 43rd-highest potential centre-back in the Championship

38.7

Ratingi

43rd of 54 centre-backs

15.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.23

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Blackburn finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.23

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.1% 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 38.7, Wharton carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 54 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.23 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %39.1%

Available fixtures12 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.226

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %60

Pass accuracy %77

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.222

Foul involvement / 901.446

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 29, Wharton sits on 9.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Wharton's projected Rating — 38.7 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots5

Passing

Assists0

Chances created2

Passes337

Pass accuracy77%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Duels won59

Duels won %61.5%

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions14

Blocks7

Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Blackburn(back from loan)Jul 2020 – now

Northampton(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2020

Blackburn(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

Lincoln(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2018

Lincoln(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

Blackburn(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Jan 2018

Cambridge United(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Blackburnuntil Jan 2017

About S. Wharton

Scott Bradley Wharton is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Blackburn, born on October 3, 1997 in Blackburn, standing 182 cm tall. He is from England. Blackburn currently sit 10th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, S. Wharton has made 12 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 809 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

S. Wharton's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Blackburn face Swansea away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Wharton at 38.7 with a Season form score of 15.1, ranking 204th of 272 centre-backs in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, S. Wharton has totalled 195 club appearances with 16 goals and 0 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 35 appearances for Northampton.

S. Wharton's career has also included time at Northampton, Lincoln and Cambridge United.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Blackburn finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Watch points