Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Barrow.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1961 | 6.71 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 6.43 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.6 |
Scout report
Lewis Shipley is a 22-year-old full-back at Barrow, rated 30.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 150th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two and 2526th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (47.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.12 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shipley.
Judged on this season alone, Shipley graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 68th of 83 of the 83 full-backs in the League Two, on 3 clean sheets and 3.121 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 11). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, top 40% of the 83 full-backs in the League Two. At 22 Shipley is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Barrow finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 25 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 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 47.4% 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 30.5, Shipley carries the 33rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two (top 40%), 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 moderate defensive volume (3.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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