Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Shrewsbury.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 43 | 4 | 3 | 3764 | 6.85 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 6.57 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.3 |
Scout report
W. Boyle is a 30-year-old central defender at Shrewsbury, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 3 assists in 43 appearances, a Season grade of 32, top 14% of League Two centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.5, ranking 316th of 478 in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (90.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Boyle.
Judged on this season alone, Boyle graded 32 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two, on 12 clean sheets and 2.869 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 32). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 41st of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two. At 30 Boyle is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Boyle is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side
2.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 43 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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 4 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 90.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 20.5, Boyle carries the 41st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 76, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Shrewsbury finished 19th 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 (2.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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Transfer news
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