based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Falkirk.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Falkirk — League Cup: 4 apps, 3g 0a, 208 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Livingston; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
S. Arfield is a 37-year-old central midfielder at Falkirk, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 9, top 100% of Premiership central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 5.5, ranking 45th of 45 in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (24.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arfield.
Judged on this season alone, Arfield graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 9 of the 9 central midfielders in the Premiership, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.171 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 9th of 9 of the 9 central midfielders in the Premiership. At 37 Arfield is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Falkirk finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side
2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 24.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 5.5, Arfield carries the 9th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premiership of 9 — though on just 23 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.
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