James Caton

James Alan Kenneth Caton (born 4 January 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a winger.

James Caton
Personal information
Full name James Alan Kenneth Caton[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994[2]
Place of birth Widnes, England
Position(s) Winger[2]
Youth career
2003–2012 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Blackpool 2 (0)
2013 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2014 → Chester (loan) 1 (1)
2014–2016 Shrewsbury Town 2 (0)
2015 → Southport (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Mansfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Wrexham (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Lincoln City (loan) 12 (3)
2016–2017 Southport 23 (2)
2017 Dover Athletic 0 (0)
2017–2019 Darlington 26 (1)
2018 → Warrington Town (loan)
2018–2019 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 6 (0)
2019 Nuneaton Borough
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

He has played in the Football League for Blackpool, Accrington Stanley and Shrewsbury Town.

Early life and career

Caton was born in Widnes,[3] where he attended Wade Deacon High School. As well as football, he played rugby league at school, and was a member of his Year 7 team that reached the Champion Schools final at Twickenham, where he scored a full-length try in the win in 2005.[4] Caton played football for boys' team Widnes Wolves before joining Bolton Wanderers as a nine-year-old schoolboy. He was a part of the England U16s setup that won the Victory shield & turned professional with Bolton in 2010,[5] but was released in the summer of 2012. After a trial with Derby County,[6][7] Caton scored against Everton in Keith Southern's testimonial match as part of a successful trial with Blackpool.[8]

Club career

Blackpool

Caton signed a two-year contract with Football League Championship club Blackpool, with the option of a third year, in August 2012.[9] Caton stated his move to Blackpool was motivated with the club's playing style.[10]

After only being named twice on the bench in his first year, against Cardiff City and Watford,[11] his senior debut came a year later, on 31 August 2013 in a 1–0 win against Watford as a late substitute for Nathan Delfouneso.[12][13]

Caton joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on a month's loan in October 2013,[14] making his debut in a 2–1 loss against Dagenham & Redbridge, coming on as a substitute for Nicky Hunt in the 59th minute.[15] However, his loan was cut short due to injury which led to Caton returning to Blackpool.[16] In March 2014, he went on loan again to Conference side Chester until the end of the season.[17] He scored on his debut, having come on as a half time substitute against Grimsby Town,[18] but failed to make another appearance for the club.

At the end of the 2013–14 season, Caton was released.[19]

Shrewsbury Town

Following his release by Blackpool, Caton joined Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer in June 2014.[20] He made his league debut as a 57th-minute substitute for Ashley Vincent, in a 2–1 win over Tranmere Rovers on 16 August 2014.[21]

Having only been on the fringes of the first team squad, he went on loan to Southport in January 2015,[22] and after returning to his parent club the following month,[23] he captained a young Shrewsbury side to victory over local rivals AFC Telford United in the Shropshire Senior Cup final, also scoring the opening goal in a 3–1 win.[24]

Just prior to the start of the following season, Caton joined Mansfield Town on a one-month loan deal,[25] making a single appearance for the club in the League Cup.[26] In November 2015, he joined Wrexham on loan until January.[27] On his return to Shrewsbury, he made another loan move, to Lincoln City for the rest of the season.[28]

It was announced that Caton was to be released by Shrewsbury Town in May 2016.[29] He joined up once again with Lincoln City in the following pre-season with a view to earning a permanent deal.[30]

Southport

After being unable to agree terms at Lincoln,[31] Caton signed for Southport in August 2016.[32] He scored twice in twenty-three league appearances, a consolation in a 4–1 defeat to Barrow,[33] and the winning goal in a 2–1 victory at Torquay United,[34] before being released at the end of his contract in January 2017.[35]

Dover Athletic

Following his release from Southport, Caton joined fellow National League side Dover Athletic on 2 February 2017.[36] He made his first appearance for the Whites and netted his first goal for the club in their Kent Senior Cup quarter-final tie against VCD Athletic on 6 February, which they went on to win 4–0.[37]

Darlington

Following his release from Dover, Caton joined National League North side Darlington on 17 July 2017.[38] In the 2018–19 season, Caton spent time on loan to Northern Premier League clubs Warrington Town and Stalybridge Celtic.[39][40][41] He left Darlington by mutual consent in January 2019.[42] In March 2019 he joined Nuneaton Borough.[43]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2017
Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 2012–13[12] Championship 0000000000
2013–14[44] Championship2000000020
Total 2000000020
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2013–14[44] League Two 20−−−20
Chester (loan) 2013–14[44] Conference Premier 11−−−11
Shrewsbury Town 2014–15[45] League Two 2000102[a]151
2015–16[46] League One 0000−0000
Total 2000101051
Southport (loan) 2014–15[45] Conference Premier 40−−0040
Mansfield Town (loan) 2015–16[46] League Two 00−10−10
Wrexham (loan) 2015–16[46] National League 40−−0040
Lincoln City (loan) 2015–16[46] National League123−−00123
Southport 2016–17[47] National League2322[b]0−1[c]1263
Dover Athletic 2016–17[47] National League00−−1[d]111
Career total 486202043569

Footnotes

a. ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy, one appearance and one goal in the Shropshire Senior Cup.[48]
b. ^ Includes one appearance in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round.[49]
c. ^ One appearance and one goal in the FA Trophy.[50]
d. ^ One appearance and one goal in the Kent Senior Cup.[37]

References
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