Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Livingston.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2429 | 6.91 |
 Premiership | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1860 | 6.71 |
Scout report
R. McGowan is a 36-year-old full-back at Livingston, rated 12.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 220th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (54.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McGowan.
Judged on this season alone, McGowan graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Premiership, on 2 clean sheets and 3 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 11). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 41st of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Premiership. At 36 McGowan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Livingston finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 54.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 36, 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 12.5, McGowan carries the 41st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premiership of 41, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Livingston finished 12th of 12) — 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 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
