Following his move to Barrow, McCann's current-season form is down 11% on last season (Season 36→32), while his Rating eased 35→31. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Barrow · 24th	34	5	1	7.01	31	32
2024/25	Forest Green	39	11	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Forest Green · 24th	41	4	2	6.97	35	36
2022/23	Forest Green · 24th	3	0	0	6.43	37	0
2022/23	Rangers · 2nd	1	0	0	5.9	41	1
2021/22	Rangers · 2nd	2	0	0	6.85	41	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland U21	4	0

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

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

C. McCann is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Barrow, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 1 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 32, top 7% of League Two central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 31.3, ranking 115th of 478 in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter (66.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCann.

Judged on this season alone, McCann graded 32 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two, on 5 goals, 1 assist and 3.705 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 32). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, top 21% of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two. At 24 McCann is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding level

Current potentialTop 21% central midfielders · League Two Current seasonTop 8% central midfielders · League Two5th-best central midfielder in the League Two115th in the League Two · potential14th-highest potential central midfielder in the League Two

31.3

Ratingi

14th of 67 central midfielders

31.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

66.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.71

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Barrow finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

3.71

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 5 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 66.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Defensive volume. 3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.3, McCann carries the 14th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two (top 21%), 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. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %66.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.164

Assists / 900.033

Goal contribution / 900.197

Defensive actions / 903.705

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %41.7

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %44.4

Cards / 900.197

Foul involvement / 901.574

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 ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 24, McCann sits on 5.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is McCann's projected Rating — 31.3 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

Goals5

Shots on target10

Shots24

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles16

Dribble success44.4%

Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles77

Interceptions25

Blocks11

Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cheltenham2026/27 – now

Barrow2025/26 – 2026/27Free

Forest Green2022/23 – 2025/26

Rangersuntil 2022/23

About C. McCann

Charlie Liam McCann is a 24-year-old central midfielder who plays for Barrow, born on April 24, 2002 in Coventry, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. Barrow currently sit 24th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, C. McCann has made 34 appearances with 5 goals and 1 assist across 2,745 minutes, averaging a 6.87 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 6 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League Two, the UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification and the EFL Trophy.

When C. McCann plays, Barrow's record this season is 5W-8D-23L — and his match ratings average 7.12 at home against 6.87 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Newport County (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)
April 25, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Cambridge United (60 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Walsall (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 14, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Oldham (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Barnet (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Chesterfield (26 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 3, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Milton Keynes Dons (30 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-5 loss away at Grimsby (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 17, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Salford City (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 14, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Accrington ST (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. McCann at 31.3 with a Season form score of 31.9, ranking 115th of 478 central midfielders in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the Scottish Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, C. McCann has totalled 180 club appearances with 37 goals and 3 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 41 appearances for Forest Green.

C. McCann's career has also included time at Cheltenham, Forest Green and Rangers.

On the international stage, C. McCann has represented Northern Ireland U21 — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Barrow finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points