ratings updated 12 Oct 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 Livingston, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 9, top 89% of Premiership central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 5.5, ranking 104th of 104 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 16th of 18 of the 18 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, 18th of 18 of the 18 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 · Livingston finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 23 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 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 18th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premiership of 18 — 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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