Thomas James
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leyton Orient.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2185 | 6.82 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.9 |
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6.9 |
Scout report
T. James is a 30-year-old central defender at Leyton Orient, rated 24.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 386th of 486 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on James.
Judged on this season alone, James graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 66th of 98 of the 98 centre-backs in the League One, on 5 clean sheets and 3.378 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 76th of 98 of the 98 centre-backs in the League One. At 30 James is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Leyton Orient finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 35 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 52.8% 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 24.1, James carries the 76th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 98, 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 (3.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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