William Vaulks

Following his move to Tranmere, Vaulks's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→20), while his Rating held around 25. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Tranmere · 8th	3	0	0	7.3	25	20
2025/26	Oxford United · 22nd	39	1	0	6.92	25	20
2024/25	Oxford United · 17th	45	1	2	6.86	40	36
2023/24	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	34	0	3	7.08	42	32
2022/23	Sheffield Wednesday · 3rd	46	2	2	7.1	37	34
2022/23	Oxford United	48	2	2	7.1	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	7	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

W. Vaulks is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Oxford United, rated 24.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (47.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vaulks.

On the season, Vaulks graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.662 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25. At 32 Vaulks is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2023/244 clubs

24.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

19.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.66

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.66

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 47.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.5%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.046

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.046

Defensive actions / 903.662

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.412

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 32 (~6), then tapers with age. At 32, Vaulks sits on 6.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vaulks's projected Rating — 24.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles49

Interceptions27

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.1M total transfer fees · 6 moves

TranmereAug 2026 – nowFree

Oxford UnitedJul 2024 – Aug 2026Free

Sheffield WednesdayJul 2022 – Jul 2024Free

CardiffJun 2019 – Jul 2022£ 2.1M

RotherhamJul 2016 – Jun 2019Free

Falkirkuntil Jul 2016

WWorkington(on loan)Aug 2012 – Jul 2016

Tranmereuntil Aug 2012

About W. Vaulks

William Robert Vaulks is a 32-year-old central midfielder who plays for Tranmere, born on September 13, 1993 in Wirral, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Wales. Tranmere currently sit 8th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, W. Vaulks has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes.

W. Vaulks's next match is on September 1, 2026, when Tranmere face Rotherham at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates W. Vaulks at 24.6 with a Season form score of 19.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, W. Vaulks has totalled 578 club appearances with 43 goals and 22 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 48 appearances for Oxford United.

W. Vaulks's career has also included time at Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff, Rotherham, Falkirk and WWorkington.

On the international stage, W. Vaulks has represented Wales — 7 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.