Most Improved attackers This Season in League One

The most improved attackers in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Ballard of Leyton Orient is the standout for raw talent across attackers in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Ballard has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while A. Pepple's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Tolaj of Plymouth is the most valuable name in this group at 18.9.

Plymouth · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Ballard+47.6SsN

Leyton Orient · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	D. Ballard Centre-forward	Leyton Orient	21	+47.6 24/25→25/26	58453.3%	5318.7%
2	J. Beesley Centre-forward	Burton Albion	29	+38.9 24/25→25/26	44827.7%	369.8%
3	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Wigan	23	+35.8 24/25→25/26	42606.8%	4912.9%
4	K. Palmer Attacking midfielder	Luton	29	+34 24/25→25/26	42414.6%	3426.3%
5	J. Wareham Centre-forward	Exeter City	23	+34 24/25→25/26	50216.6%	506.4%
6	C. Woodrow Attacking midfielder	Wycombe	31	+26.2 24/25→25/26	31557.4%	2522%
7	A. Pepple Centre-forward	Plymouth	23	+25.4 24/25→25/26	38196.9%	4952.8%
8	Mason Paul James Burstow Centre-forward	Bolton	23	+25.3 24/25→25/26	35275%	5215.4%
9	J. Marriott Centre-forward	Reading	31	+23.6 24/25→25/26	37176.1%	2315.2%
10	M. Browne Centre-forward	AFC Wimbledon	28	+23.1 24/25→25/26	34210%	3526.9%
11	B. Radulović Centre-forward	Huddersfield	26	+22 24/25→25/26	26564.1%	413.8%
12	G. Kodua Winger	Luton	21	+20.7 24/25→25/26	25440.4%	4910.5%
13	A. Connolly Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	26	+18.3 24/25→25/26	26250.7%	4032.9%
14	T. Shade Centre-forward	Burton Albion	26	+17.9 23/24→25/26	27188.4%	4241.8%
15	Adama Sidibeh Centre-forward	Stockport County	28	+16.3 24/25→25/26	3494.8%	375.9%
16	M. Hippolyte Central midfielder	AFC Wimbledon	31	+15 24/25→25/26	30100%	2317.3%
17	O. Dale Central midfielder	Plymouth	27	+14.7 24/25→25/26	21229.7%	375.4%
18	T. Gale Attacking midfielder	Bolton	24	+14 24/25→25/26	20245.6%	4838.4%
19	F. Draper Centre-forward	Lincoln	22	+11.9 24/25→25/26	24102.6%	509%
20	A. Sarcevic Attacking midfielder	Bradford	34	+11.7 24/25→25/26	3354.4%	1722.8%
21	L. Tolaj Centre-forward	Plymouth	24	+11 24/25→25/26	5127.6%	5238.1%
22	T. Wright Centre-forward	Bradford	24	+10.7 24/25→25/26	18146.6%	4846.3%
23	J. Reid Centre-forward	Stevenage	32	+10.4 24/25→25/26	4134.6%	2515.1%
24	L. Akins Attacking midfielder	Mansfield Town	37	+9.8 24/25→25/26	2659.4%	935.9%
25	I. Davies Winger	Cardiff	24	+9.2 24/25→25/26	14176.9%	4619.7%
26	I. Jones Full-back	Luton	27	+7.7 24/25→25/26	1781.1%	3539.9%
27	J. Aitchison Winger	Exeter City	26	+7.5 24/25→25/26	14121%	395.3%
28	T. Eaves Centre-forward	Northampton	34	+7.2 24/25→25/26	2443.6%	1227.1%
29	K. Ehibhatiomhan Centre-forward	Reading	23	+5.8 24/25→25/26	2431.2%	476.2%
30	Omar Bugiel Centre-forward	AFC Wimbledon	32	+5.7 24/25→25/26	2136.5%	194.6%
31	J. Hugill Centre-forward	Rotherham	34	+5.6 24/25→25/26	10143.6%	1123.6%
32	B. Pointon Attacking midfielder	Bradford	22	+5.6 24/25→25/26	2923.8%	5242%
33	M. Jacobs Central midfielder	Northampton	34	+5.4 24/25→25/26	9138.5%	913.3%
34	C. Saydee Attacking midfielder	Wigan	24	+5.4 24/25→25/26	1651.4%	4526.8%
35	M. Phillips Centre-forward	Stevenage	35	+5.3 24/25→25/26	1458.2%	160.6%
36	B. Waine Winger	Port Vale	25	+5.3 24/25→25/26	1198.1%	392.2%
37	P. Lane Attacking midfielder	Reading	25	+5.1 24/25→25/26	1273.9%	4227.3%
38	A. Fletcher Centre-forward	Blackpool	30	+5 24/25→25/26	4413%	3017%
39	Carlos Gomes Attacking midfielder	Exeter City	27	+4 24/25→25/26	4	3018.6%
40	B. Hanlan Winger	Doncaster	29	+4 24/25→25/26	1729.9%	2919%
41	R. Paton Centre-forward	Port Vale	25	+3.2 24/25→25/26	865.3%	3823.8%
42	C. Watts Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	+3 24/25→25/26	2414.2%	474.3%
43	P. Mullin Centre-forward	Wigan	31	+2.8 24/25→25/26	1230.4%	1832.8%
44	D. McGoldrick Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	38	+2 24/25→25/26	405.3%	112.7%
45	T. Bloxham Centre-forward	Blackpool	22	+1.1 24/25→25/26	274.3%	495.4%
46	T. Roberts Attacking midfielder	Mansfield Town	27	+0.1 24/25→25/26	120.8%	3318.1%
47	J. Vale Centre-forward	Northampton	25	0 24/25→25/26	0	364.8%
48	S. Cox Centre-forward	Exeter City	21	0 24/25→25/26	4±0%	414%
49	Julian Larsson Centre-forward	Burton Albion	25	-0.6 24/25→25/26	510.9%	384.1%
50	B. House Attacking midfielder	Lincoln	27	-0.9 24/25→25/26	233.8%	3915.6%