Field Insider
51.7
25.1%
Ratingi
1.9
82.4%
Seasoni
23.1
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameWilliam Anthony Patrick Smallbone
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age26
Date of birth21 Feb 2000
BirthplaceBasingstoke
Height183 cm
Shirt number#39
ClubSouthampton
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
355
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Millwall.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

W. Smallbone is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Millwall, rated 50.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smallbone.

On the season, Smallbone graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.535 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50. At 26 Smallbone is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStreakyStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
50.1
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
1.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
8.2%
Minutes
limited game time
2.54
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Millwall finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

10
Apps
2.54
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
2
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 8.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 50.1 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8
Interceptions2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.