Patrick Brough

Following his move to Tranmere, Brough's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→29), while his Rating eased 24→19. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Tranmere · 21st	42	1	2	6.73	19	29
2024/25	Tranmere	1	0	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Northampton · 19th	6	0	0	6.38	24	0
2023/24	Northampton · 14th	37	2	3	6.74	39	27
2022/23	Tranmere	40	0	3	6.72	—	—
2022/23	Barrow · 9th	41	0	3	6.72	31	29
2021/22	Barrow · 22nd	41	0	3	6.76	32	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

P. Brough is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Tranmere, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 42 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 24% of League Two defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.3, ranking 328th of 484 in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (82.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.65 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brough.

Judged on this season alone, Brough graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 37 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.654 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 29). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 25th of 37 of the 37 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 30 Brough is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Brough is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24

Current potential25th of 37 defensive midfielders · League Two Current seasonTop 25% defensive midfielders · League Two9th-best defensive midfielder in the League Two328th in the League Two · potential25th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the League Two

19.3

Ratingi

25th of 37 defensive midfielders

29.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

82.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.65

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Tranmere finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

3.65

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 42 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 82.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.65 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 19.3, Brough carries the 25th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 37, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tranmere finished 21st 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 (3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %82.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.026

Assists / 900.053

Goal contribution / 900.079

Defensive actions / 903.654

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %14.3

Shot accuracy %38.9

Pass accuracy %65

Dribble success %55.6

Cards / 900.184

Foul involvement / 901.498

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 30, Brough sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Brough's projected Rating — 19.3 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 defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target7

Shots18

Passing

Assists2

Chances created18

Passes1,196

Pass accuracy65%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success55.6%

Duels won209

Duels won %59.5%

Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles66

Interceptions51

Blocks22

Fouls committed43

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

Tranmere2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Northampton2023/24 – 2025/26Free

Barrow2019/20 – 2023/24Free

Falkirk2018/19 – 2019/20Free

Morecambe2017/18 – 2018/19Free

Salford City(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Lincoln(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Carlisle(back from loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Lincolnuntil 2015/16

About P. Brough

Patrick John Brough is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Tranmere, born on February 20, 1996 in Carlisle, standing 191 cm tall. He is from England. Tranmere currently sit 21st of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, P. Brough has made 42 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 3,424 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 7 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League Two and the EFL Trophy. Though primarily a defensive midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When P. Brough plays, Tranmere's record this season is 10W-11D-25L — and his match ratings average 6.83 at home against 6.64 on the road.

Recent matches

April 18, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Bristol Rovers (46 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Chesterfield (83 minutes, 1 assist, 6.3 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Colchester (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 3, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Shrewsbury (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Swindon Town (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 17, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Harrogate Town (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 14, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Fleetwood Town (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Oldham (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 3, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Newport County (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Crewe (12 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Brough at 19.3 with a Season form score of 29.2, ranking 328th of 484 defensive midfielders in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the National League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, P. Brough has totalled 379 club appearances with 11 goals and 15 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 43 appearances for Barrow.

P. Brough's career has also included time at Northampton, Barrow, Falkirk, Morecambe, Salford City, Lincoln and Carlisle.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Tranmere finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points