Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Barrow.
Also this season
On loan at Burton Albion — League Cup: 1 apps, 1g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Barrow; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1605 | 6.81 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 6.9 |
 League Cupat Burton Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
Scout report
B. Whitfield is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Barrow, rated 16.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 367th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.34 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Whitfield.
Judged on this season alone, Whitfield graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 60 of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two, on 3 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances (0.336 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 52nd of 60 of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two. At 30 Whitfield is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Barrow finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3 goals in 27 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 6 goal contributions (0.22 per appearance).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 16.3, Whitfield carries the 52nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League Two of 60, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Barrow finished 24th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.34 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
