Shaun Whalley

Whalley's current-season form is level with last season (Season 29→29), while his Rating held around 8. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Accrington ST · 19th	2	0	1	6.75	8	29
2025/26	Accrington ST · 16th	33	5	10	6.83	8	29
2024/25	Accrington ST · 21st	33	9	4	6.96	11	28
2023/24	Accrington ST · 17th	36	7	6	7	11	27
2022/23	Accrington ST · 23rd	42	2	3	6.65	14	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Winger

S. Whalley is a 39-year-old winger at Accrington ST, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 10 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 29. On long-term scout potential he's rated 8.1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (68.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.32 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Whalley.

On the season, Whalley graded 29 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals and 10 assists in 33 appearances (0.478 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 29). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 39 Whalley is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

8.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

28.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

68.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.48

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Accrington ST finished 16th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.15

Goals / app

5 goals in 33 appearances (0.15 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 10 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 15 goal contributions (0.45 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 68.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.32 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 8.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.48 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %68.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.159

Assists / 900.318

Goal contribution / 900.478

Defensive actions / 901.369

Player flow

Goal involvements15

Cards / 900.191

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 39, Whalley sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Whalley's projected Rating — 8.1 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists10

Defending

Tackles28

Interceptions12

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Accrington STJul 2022 – nowFree

ShrewsburyJul 2015 – Jul 2022Free

Luton(back from loan)Jul 2014 – Jul 2015

AAFC Telford United(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jul 2014

LutonJul 2013 – Jan 2014

SSouthportuntil Jul 2013

About S. Whalley

Shaun James Whalley is a 39-year-old winger who plays for Accrington ST, born on August 7, 1987 in Whiston, standing 175 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, S. Whalley has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 138 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Whalley at 8.1 with a Season form score of 28.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, S. Whalley has totalled 533 club appearances with 96 goals and 35 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 47 appearances for Shrewsbury.

S. Whalley's career has also included time at Shrewsbury, Luton, AAFC Telford United and SSouthport.

Transfer news

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