Daniel Butterworth

Butterworth's current-season form is down 93% on last season (Season 15→1), while his Rating eased 32→24. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 17).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Swindon Town · 9th	10	0	0	6.71	24	1
2024/25	Swindon Town · 12th	37	5	2	6.53	32	15
2024/25	Carlisle	3	0	1	6.53	—	—
2023/24	Carlisle · 24th	28	4	1	6.73	40	12
2022/23	Port ValeLoan · 18th	31	3	2	6.65	45	17
2021/22	Fleetwood TownLoan · 20th	12	1	0	6.58	41	5
2021/22	Blackburn · 8th	11	0	0	6.75	58	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

D. Butterworth is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Swindon Town, rated 23.6 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Butterworth.

On the season, Butterworth graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.775 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 26 Butterworth is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downRemarkably consistent5 clubs

23.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

5.5%

Minutes

limited game time

2.78

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Swindon Town finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

2.78

Def. / 90

Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 5.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 23.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %5.5%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.775

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %60

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.793

Foul involvement / 903.965

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 26, Butterworth sits on 2.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Butterworth's projected Rating — 23.6 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.

Transfer history

Swindon Town2024/25 – now

Carlisle2023/24 – 2024/25Free

Blackburn(back from loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Port Vale(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Blackburn(back from loan)2022/23 – 2022/23

Fleetwood Town(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Blackburnuntil 2021/22

About D. Butterworth

Daniel James Butterworth is a 26-year-old central midfielder who plays for Swindon Town, born on September 14, 1999 in Manchester, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England. Swindon Town currently sit 9th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, D. Butterworth has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 227 minutes, averaging a 6.73 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League Two and the EFL Trophy. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When D. Butterworth plays, Swindon Town's record this season is 8W-0D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.66 at home against 6.78 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2025: 0-4 loss away at Accrington ST (29 minutes, 6.2 rating)
October 4, 2025: 1-0 win away at Newport County (25 minutes, 6.5 rating)
September 27, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs Bromley (72 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 20, 2025: 2-3 loss away at Salford City (14 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 6, 2025: 3-1 win away at Barrow (14 minutes, 6.6 rating)
September 2, 2025: 3-2 win at home vs Reading (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 30, 2025: 3-0 win away at Crewe (14 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 23, 2025: 2-1 win at home vs Shrewsbury (9 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 19, 2025: 0-2 loss at home vs Barnet (32 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 16, 2025: 2-1 win away at Oldham (9 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Butterworth at 23.6 with a Season form score of 1.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, D. Butterworth has totalled 192 club appearances with 38 goals and 6 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 37 appearances for Swindon Town.

D. Butterworth's career has also included time at Carlisle, Blackburn, Port Vale and Fleetwood Town.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Swindon Town finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

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