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Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in League One 26/27

The most valuable central midfielders in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Thompson of Mansfield Town is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.9, and R. Walters has been the form player this season, grading 34.1, and C. McGeehan leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Walters has improved his Season rating most, up +21.3 on last season, while Patrick Kelly's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Joe Knight of Stevenage is the most valuable name in this group at 14.1.

Best talent
L. Thompson59.9RTG
Mansfield Town
In form
R. Walters34.1SsN
Luton
Rising potential
Patrick Kelly+15.3RTG
Barnsley · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Walters+21.3SsN
Luton · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
C. McGeehan3goals
Barnsley
Most valuable
Joe Knight14.1val
Stevenage
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PlayerTeam
1Joe KnightCentral midfielderStevenage2114.1071
2R. WaltersCentral midfielderLuton2111.434166.4%4917.3%
3E. BrierleyCentral midfielderHuddersfield2210.32897.2%4846.3%
4H. WhiteCentral midfielderPlymouth2510.12538.8%522.6%
5C. HumphreysCentral midfielderHuddersfield23101147.5%5723.4%
6S. BraybrookeCentral midfielderLeicester229.51266.8%360.8%
7W. AlvesCentral midfielderLeicester219.513111.9%43±0%
8Patrick KellyCentral midfielderBarnsley229.51651.5%491.6%
9T. GoodrhamCentral midfielderOxford United239.4634.4%59±0%
10Jamie Carson McDonnellCentral midfielderOxford United229.31246.5%5518.2%
11Declan FrithCentral midfielderPeterborough249.31640
12J. WeirCentral midfielderWigan249.31925.1%46±0%
13Jacob BorgnisCentral midfielderReading239.2441
14L. ThompsonCentral midfielderMansfield Town249737.1%602.6%
15B. MitchellCentral midfielderSheffield Wednesday259575.5%663.6%
16L. SibleyCentral midfielderOxford United2598591.7%5031.5%
17Charlie Gerard Richard WellensCentral midfielderLeyton Orient239285.2%44±0%
18J. ColwillCentral midfielderCardiff228.81160.1%50±0%
19O. EdwardsCentral midfielderPeterborough258.7165.8%30±0%
20A. EmakhuCentral midfielderOxford United238.7188.6%65±0%
21Donay O'Brien-BradyCentral midfielderPeterborough228.7640.4%403.7%
22A. DobraCentral midfielderLeyton Orient258.7859.6%33±0%
23C. JohnstonCentral midfielderPeterborough248.7756.8%42±0%
24Silko Amari Otieno ThomasCentral midfielderWycombe228.7672.7%56±0%
25J. MoorhouseCentral midfielderLeyton Orient208.61598.7%41±0%
26C. SavageCentral midfielderReading238.6197.1%49±0%
27T. OnyangoCentral midfielderSheffield Wednesday238.50100%44±0%
28Matthew Christopher RowleyCentral midfielderReading238.5038
29M. BoatengCentral midfielderPlymouth248.5198.4%55±0%
30M. MothersilleCentral midfielderWycombe238.4195.2%46±0%
31Daniel GoreCentral midfielderLuton228.4390.2%461.8%
32Finn FlanaganCentral midfielderMansfield Town218.4743
33C. Boyd-MunceCentral midfielderWycombe268.41254.4%41±0%
34C. GrantCentral midfielderNotts County258.4940.6%32±0%
35C. BarrettCentral midfielderWigan248.3389%32±0%
36S. SandalCentral midfielderLuton238.3192.9%385.7%
37T. TaylorCentral midfielderStevenage258.3294.5%452.3%
38R. ShipstonCentral midfielderSheffield Wednesday228.30200%5325.9%
39Roman DixonCentral midfielderStockport County218.3141
40A. MorganCentral midfielderBlackpool268.31558.9%36±0%
41J. PattendenCentral midfielderStevenage248.3098.6%44±0%
42J. RichardsCentral midfielderLuton198.31417.7%49±0%
43Henry CartwrightCentral midfielderBradford218.20100%398.2%
44T. O'ReillyCentral midfielderDoncaster228.2196.4%38±0%
45M. FerdinanCentral midfielderOxford United228.20100%5335.3%
46Jamie MullinsCentral midfielderWycombe228.2293.4%501.6%
47G. McConnellCentral midfielderCambridge United218.20100%30±0%
48Emilio LawrenceCentral midfielderLuton218.1286.4%46±0%
49G. HoddleCentral midfielderCambridge United218.1092.2%31±0%
50C. EdwardsCentral midfielderStockport County198343