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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ipswich.
Injury-affected season
Missed 23 of Ipswich's ~46 games this season through 23 injury absences (knee, calf, knee surgery). He still appeared 18 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 18 | 2 | 1 | 798 | 6.75 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6.6 |
Scout report
W. Burns is a 31-year-old winger at Ipswich, rated 27.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 437th of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.34 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.11 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Burns.
Judged on this season alone, Burns graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 38 of the 38 wingers in the Championship, on 2 goals and 1 assist in 18 appearances (0.338 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 38th of 38 of the 38 wingers in the Championship. At 31 Burns is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Burns missed 23 games through injury (knee, calf, knee surgery) out of roughly 46 this season. The 18 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side
2 goals in 18 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 19.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 27.4, Burns carries the 38th-highest potential of the wingers in the Championship of 38 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.34 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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