Cole Stockton

Cole John Stockton (born 13 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Morecambe.

Cole Stockton
Personal information
Full name Cole John Stockton[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994[2]
Place of birth Huyton, England[3]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[4]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2011 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Tranmere Rovers 97 (14)
2011–2012 → Vauxhall Motors (loan) 4 (1)
2012 → Vauxhall Motors (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Southport (loan) 10 (3)
2016 → Morecambe (loan) 7 (2)
2016–2017 → Morecambe (loan) 19 (5)
2017–2018 Heart of Midlothian 12 (0)
2018 Carlisle United 12 (1)
2018–2019 Tranmere Rovers 16 (1)
2019 → Wrexham (loan) 8 (1)
2019– Morecambe 50 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:16, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Tranmere Rovers

Stockton came through Tranmere Rovers's youth system. He went on loan to Vauxhall Motors at the end of November 2011.[5] He made his debut as a late substitute, in the club's FA Trophy victory over Marine on 26 November.[6] He scored three times whilst on loan, twice in a 4–4 draw with Kidderminster Harriers,[7] and the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Worcester City.[8]

He made his Football League, debut against Rochdale on 17 January 2012 as a late substitute.[9]

He was awarded his first professional contract by Tranmere in April 2012.[10]

On 15 August 2012 Stockton scored on his first start for the Prenton Park club against League Two side Chesterfield in the League Cup, a game which Rovers won 2–1. His first Football League goal for the club came on 7 November in a victory over Hartlepool.[11] He scored again against Chesterfield in FA Cup second round as Tranmere knocked Spireites out of the second cup competition of the year.[12] On 29 January Stockton signed a new two and a half-year contract with the Tranmere.[13]

With one year left until his contract expired, Stockton extended it until summer 2017 on 26 August 2014.[14] Four days later he scored two goals against Morecambe as Tranmere won the game 2–1. He made ten straight appearances at the start of the season, but later was ruled out of play for two months after picking up an injury before the game against Bury.[15] On 3 January Stockton scored a late goal against Premier League side Swansea City as Tranmere lost 2–6 and were knocked out of FA Cup.[16] He had to miss two months in the spring due to a hernia operation.[17]

Loans

He rejoined Vauxhall Motors on loan on 12 February 2012[18] before returning to his parent club at the end of the month loan period.

In September 2015 he joined Southport for another loan period.[19]

In March 2016 he joined Morecambe on loan.[20] In July, he re-joined the club on loan ahead of the 2016–17 season.[21] before returning to Tranmere in January 2017.[22]

Heart of Midlothian

Stockton signed for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian in June 2017.[23] In December 2017, Stockton was criticised for attending a party in blackface, and he subsequently apologised.[24] He failed to score in twelve league appearances for Hearts, and was allowed to leave in January 2018.[25]

Carlisle United

Stockton signed for League Two club Carlisle United in January 2018.[25]

Return to Tranmere Rovers

Stockton re-signed for Tranmere Rovers, who were newly promoted to League Two, on 2 August 2018 on a one-year contract after having his contract at Carlisle cancelled by mutual consent.[26]

Stockton was loaned out to National League club Wrexham on 7 January 2019 until the end of the 2018–19 season.[27]

Return to Morecambe

On 12 June 2019, Stockton signed for Morecambe.[28]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 March 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2011–12[29] League One 1000000010
2012–13[30] League One 31332111[lower-alpha 3]0366
2013–14[31] League One 21220211[lower-alpha 3]0263
2014–15[32] League Two 22432101[lower-alpha 3]0276
2015–16[33] National League 60——0060
2016–17[33] National League 165——7[lower-alpha 4]82313
Total 9714844210811928
Vauxhall Motors (loan) 2011–12[34] Conference North 81——3[lower-alpha 5]2113
Southport (loan) 2015–16[33] National League 10310——113
Morecambe (loan) 2015–16[35] League Two 72———72
2016–17[36] League Two 19520223[lower-alpha 6]32610
Total 2672022333312
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18[37] Scottish Premiership 1200030—150
Carlisle United 2017–18[37] League Two 121———121
Tranmere Rovers 2018–19[38] League Two 16120101[lower-alpha 6]1202
Wrexham (loan) 2018–19[33] National League 71——1081
Career total 18828134104181422950
  1. Includes FA Cup
  2. Includes League Cup/EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. Four appearances and five goals in FA Trophy, three appearances and three goals in National League play-offs
  5. Appearances in FA Trophy
  6. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
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  2. "Cole Stockton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  4. "Cole Stockton". Carlisle United F.C. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018.
  5. "Motors sign Cole Stockton on loan from Tranmere Rovers". Vauxhall Motors F.C. 27 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  6. "Vauxhall Motors sign Tranmere Rovers FC youngster Cole Stockton on loan". Wirral News. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  7. "Football: Vauxhall Motors 4 Kidderminster Harriers 4". Ellesmere Port Pioneer. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  8. "Vauxhall Motors 3–2 Worcester City". BBC Sport. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. "Tranmere 0 – 0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  10. "Three Professional Contracts Offered at Tranmere". League Football Education. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  11. "Hartlepool 0–2 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  12. "Report: Tranmere 2 Chesterfield 1". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  13. "Stockton Extends Contract". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  14. "Stockton Signs New Long Term Contract". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  15. "Report: Bury 2 Tranmere 0". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  16. "Report: Tranmere 2 Swansea 6". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  17. "Injury Update". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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  20. "Cole Stockton signs on loan from Tranmere Rovers". Morecambe F.C. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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  22. "Morecambe: Jim Bentley confirms League Two side are under transfer embargo". BBC Sport. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  23. "Hearts: Tranmere Rovers striker Cole Stockton pens two-year deal". BBC Sprty. 2 June 2017.
  24. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/dec/12/jamie-robson-disciplined-dundee-united-blacking-up-players-party
  25. "Carlisle United sign Cole Stockton and Kris Twardek". BBC Sport. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  26. "Cole Stockton: Tranmere Rovers re-sign striker after Carlisle United exit". BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  27. Hogan, Carl (7 January 2019). "Signed: Cole Stockton joins on-loan from Tranmere Rovers". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  28. "Cole Stockton: Morecambe sign striker from Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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  30. "Games played by Cole Stockton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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  37. "Games played by Cole Stockton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  38. "Games played by Cole Stockton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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