Thomas Eaves - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameThomas James Eaves

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age34

Date of birth14 Jan 1992

BirthplaceLiverpool

Height191 cm

Shirt number#9

ClubNorthampton

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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33

Appearances

8

Goals

2

Assists

1840

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Northampton.

Career

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League One×2

Eaves's current-season form is up 41% on last season (Season 17→24), while his Rating eased 17→12. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Northampton · 24th	33	8	2	6.51	12	24
2024/25	Northampton · 19th	23	5	2	6.86	17	17
2023/24	Rotherham · 24th	33	6	0	6.61	26	17
2022/23	Rotherham · 19th	20	0	1	6.46	28	3
2021/22	Hull City · 19th	31	5	3	6.67	38	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

T. Eaves is a 34-year-old centre-forward at Northampton, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 24. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (44.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Eaves.

On the season, Eaves graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 8 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances (0.489 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 24). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 34 Eaves is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Eaves is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22

12.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

23.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.49

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Northampton finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

33

Apps

8

Goals

2

Assists

10

G+A

0.24

Goals / app

8 goals in 33 appearances (0.24 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side. Add 2 assists for 10 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.49 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %44.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.391

Assists / 900.098

Goal contribution / 900.489

Defensive actions / 900.44

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Cards / 900

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 34, Eaves sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Eaves's projected Rating — 12.1 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 centre-forwards in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions1

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.2M total transfer fees · 16 moves

NorthamptonJul 2024 – nowFree

RotherhamJul 2022 – Jul 2024Free

Hull CityJul 2019 – Jul 2022Free

GillinghamJun 2017 – Jul 2019Free

YYeovil TownJul 2016 – Jun 2017Free

BBury(on loan)Mar 2015 – Jul 2016

Bolton(back from loan)Jan 2015 – Mar 2015

YYeovil Town(on loan)Nov 2014 – Jan 2015

Bolton(back from loan)Jul 2014 – Nov 2014

Shrewsbury(on loan)Nov 2013 – Jul 2014

Bolton(back from loan)Nov 2013 – Nov 2013

Rotherham(on loan)Sept 2013 – Nov 2013

Bolton(back from loan)Apr 2013 – Sept 2013

Shrewsbury(on loan)Feb 2013 – Apr 2013

Bristol Rovers(on loan)Sept 2012 – Feb 2013

BoltonAug 2010 – Sept 2012€ 245K

Oldhamuntil Aug 2010

Transfer history

About T. Eaves

Thomas James Eaves is a 34-year-old centre-forward who plays for Northampton, born on January 14, 1992 in Liverpool, standing 191 cm tall. He is from England. Northampton currently sit 18th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, T. Eaves has made 33 appearances with 8 goals and 2 assists across 1,840 minutes.

T. Eaves's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Northampton face Gillingham away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Eaves at 12.1 with a Season form score of 23.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, T. Eaves has totalled 419 club appearances with 91 goals and 11 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 43 appearances for Gillingham.