Gregory Leigh

Leigh's current-season form is down 46% on last season (Season 24→13), while his Rating eased 43→24. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Oxford United · 22nd	16	1	0	6.55	24	13
2024/25	Oxford United · 17th	34	6	1	6.91	43	24
2023/24	Oxford United · 5th	33	6	1	6.97	35	16
2023/24	Ipswich · 2nd	1	0	0	6.7	37	0
2022/23	Ipswich · 2nd	14	0	1	6.85	34	8
2021/22	Morecambe · 19th	36	2	4	6.76	42	18

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

Jamaica · international

Side	Apps	G
Jamaica	34	2

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

G. Leigh is a 32-year-old central defender at Oxford United, rated 18.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 168th of 213 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (43.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Leigh.

Judged on this season alone, Leigh graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 3.069 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 48th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 32 Leigh is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potential48th of 64 centre-backs · League One Current season38th of 64 centre-backs · League One 38th-best centre-back in the League One 168th in the League One · potential 48th-highest potential centre-back in the League One

18.2

Ratingi

48th of 64 centre-backs

13.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

43.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.07

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oxford United finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.07

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 43.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.2, Leigh carries the 48th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 64. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %43.9%

Available fixtures16 of 9

Goals / 900.099

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.099

Defensive actions / 903.069

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %18.2

Pass accuracy %56

Dribble success %60

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.089

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 32, Leigh sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Leigh's projected Rating — 18.2 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 centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target2

Shots11

Passing

Assists0

Chances created2

Passes238

Pass accuracy56%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success60%

Duels won54

Duels won %56.8%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions13

Blocks3

Fouls committed3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Oxford UnitedAug 2023 – now

IpswichJul 2022 – Aug 2023Free

MMorecambeJul 2021 – Jul 2022Free

Aberdeenuntil Jul 2021

NAC Breda(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

AberdeenOct 2020 – Jul 2020Free

Aberdeen(on loan)Jul 2019 – Oct 2020

NAC BredaJun 2018 – Jul 2019

BBuryJul 2016 – Jun 2018

BradfordAug 2015 – Jul 2016Free

Crewe(on loan)Aug 2014 – Aug 2015

Manchester Cityuntil Aug 2014

About G. Leigh

Gregory Alex Leigh is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Oxford United, born on September 30, 1994 in Manchester, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Jamaica. Oxford United currently sit 7th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, G. Leigh has made 16 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 909 minutes.

G. Leigh's next match is on November 14, 2026, when Oxford United face Peterborough away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Leigh at 18.2 with a Season form score of 13.3, ranking 168th of 213 centre-backs in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, G. Leigh has totalled 306 club appearances with 21 goals and 12 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 45 appearances for Bury.

G. Leigh's career has also included time at Ipswich, MMorecambe, Aberdeen, NAC Breda, BBury, Bradford, Crewe and Manchester City.

On the international stage, G. Leigh has represented Jamaica — 34 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Oxford United finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

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