ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tranmere.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Oxford United — FA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 156 min
Earlier this season at Oxford United — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Tranmere; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
W. Vaulks is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Tranmere, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 23, top 44% of League Two central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.3, ranking 160th of 254 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (47.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vaulks.
Judged on this season alone, Vaulks graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.182 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 32nd of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the League Two. At 33 Vaulks is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Tranmere finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 47.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, 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 10.3, Vaulks carries the 32nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 48 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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