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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameThomas James Lees
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age35
Date of birth28 Nov 1990
BirthplaceWarwick
Height183 cm
Shirt number#12
ClubHarrogate Town
Full-back
32
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
2710
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Harrogate Town.

Also this season

Earlier this season at PeterboroughFA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Harrogate Town; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

T. Lees is a 35-year-old full-back at Peterborough, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 15. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (59.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lees.

On the season, Lees graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 1.965 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14. At 35 Lees is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 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 level
13.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
15.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
59.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.97
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Peterborough finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

29
Apps
1.97
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
13
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.97 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 13.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles25
Interceptions13
Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.