Theodore Archibald

Archibald's current-season form is down 32% on last season (Season 28→19), while his Rating eased 45→31. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Leyton Orient · 20th	23	2	2	6.75	31	19
2023/24	Leyton Orient · 11th	29	2	5	6.93	45	28
2022/23	Leyton Orient · 1st	35	5	6	6.87	36	23
2021/22	Leyton OrientLoan · 13th	38	8	9	7.05	36	33
2020/21	Lincoln · 5th	7	0	0	6.52	39	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland U21	1	0
Scotland U19	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

T. Archibald is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Leyton Orient, rated 31.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 332nd of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Archibald.

Judged on this season alone, Archibald graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 3.319 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 47th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 28 Archibald is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.2 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 levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24

Current potential47th of 66 central midfielders · League One Current season35th of 66 central midfielders · League One35th-best central midfielder in the League One332nd in the League One · potential47th-highest potential central midfielder in the League One

31.1

Ratingi

47th of 66 central midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.32

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Leyton Orient finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

3.32

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) 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 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.5% 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 31.1, Archibald carries the 47th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 66, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Leyton Orient finished 20th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %35.5%

Available fixtures45 of 46

Goals / 900.125

Assists / 900.125

Goal contribution / 900.251

Defensive actions / 903.319

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %22.2

Shot accuracy %42.9

Pass accuracy %64

Dribble success %36.6

Cards / 900.501

Foul involvement / 902.818

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 28, Archibald sits on 4.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Archibald's projected Rating — 31.1 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 central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target9

Shots21

Passing

Assists2

Pass accuracy64%

Possession

Successful dribbles15

Dribble success36.6%

Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles31

Interceptions19

Blocks3

Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

Lincoln(back from loan)2022/23 – now

Leyton Orient2022/23 – 2022/23

Leyton Orient(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Lincoln2020/21 – 2021/22Free

Macclesfield2019/20 – 2020/21Free

Forest Green(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Brentford(back from loan)2018/19 – 2018/19

Forest Greenuntil 2018/19

Albion Rovers(on loan)2016/17 – 2018/19

Celticuntil 2016/17

About T. Archibald

Theodore Valentine Archibald is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Leyton Orient, born on March 5, 1998 in Glasgow, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Leyton Orient currently sit 20th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, T. Archibald has made 23 appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists across 1,437 minutes, averaging a 6.84 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 8 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League One and the EFL Trophy.

When T. Archibald plays, Leyton Orient's record this season is 8W-5D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.79 at home against 6.71 on the road.

Recent matches

April 6, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Huddersfield (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 2, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Wigan (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 28, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Exeter City (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
March 21, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Wycombe (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 17, 2026: 4-2 win away at AFC Wimbledon (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Peterborough (30 minutes, 1 assist, 7.6 rating)
March 10, 2026: 2-1 win away at Stevenage (16 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Bradford (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Barnsley (32 minutes, 6.6 rating)
February 21, 2026: 2-1 win away at Northampton (13 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Archibald at 31.1 with a Season form score of 19, ranking 332nd of 481 central midfielders in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: T. Archibald has missed 1 match this season through injury.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the League Two. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, T. Archibald has totalled 200 club appearances with 24 goals and 23 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 38 appearances for Leyton Orient.

T. Archibald's career has also included time at Lincoln, Macclesfield, Forest Green, Brentford, Albion Rovers and Celtic.

On the international stage, T. Archibald has represented Scotland U21 and Scotland U19 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Leyton Orient finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points