based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ipswich.
Scout report
C. Walton is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Ipswich, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 42. On long-term scout potential he's rated 38.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (79.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Walton.
On the season, Walton graded 42 for current form (age-blind), on 14 clean sheets across 37 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 42 → 42). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 31 Walton is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 13.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side
14 clean sheets in 37 appearances (38% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 79.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 38.6 overall — developing / rotation level. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
