James Caton

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
Playing position Winger[2]
Club information
Current team
 Southport
Number 16
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– Southport 17 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:47, 30 October 2016 (UTC).


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

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 apart 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 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2016.
Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 2012–13[33] Championship 0000000000
2013–14[34] 2000000020
Total 2000000020
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2013–14[34] League Two 20−−−20
Chester (loan) 2013–14[34] Conference Premier 11−−−11
Shrewsbury Town 2014–15[35] League Two 2000101[A]040
2015–16[36] League One 0000−0000
Total 2000101040
Southport (loan) 2014–15[35] Conference Premier 40−−0040
Mansfield Town (loan) 2015–16[36] League Two 00−10−10
Wrexham (loan) 2015–16[36] National League 40−−0040
Lincoln City (loan) 2015–16[36] 123−−00123
Southport 2016–17[37] 17200−00172
Career total 426002010456

Footnotes

A. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2012 and 31/08/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "James Caton". Blackpool F.C. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Iles, Marc (3 May 2013). "Ex-Wanderer Caton set for Blackpool call". The Bolton News. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Charlie and his team book trip down Wembley Way". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Reaping the rewards of excellence". Summer Newsletter (PDF). Wade Deacon and Fairfield High Schools Federation. July 2010. p. 4. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Valentin Gjokaj and James Caton will get another chance to impress". Derby Telegraph. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Loakes, Tom (31 July 2012). "Gjokaj Given More Time To Impress". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Canavan, Steve (7 August 2012). "Blackpool 2, Everton 0 – Full match report". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Blackpool sign Djeziri, Noguera and Caton". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Caton loves Seasiders Style". Blackpool F.C. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "J. Caton". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Games played by James Caton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Blackpool 1–1 Watford". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "James Caton: Blackpool winger joins Accrington Stanley on loan". BBC Sport. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 1 – 2 Dagenham and Redbridge". BBC Sport. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Accrington Stanley vs Oxford United". Accrington Town F.C. 19 October 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Caton Agrees Chester Loan". Blackpool FC. 27 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "Grimsby Town 2–1 Chester". BBC Sport. 12 April 2014.
  19. ↑ "Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "James Caton The Latest Arrival". Shrewsweb. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
  21. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 2 – 1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "James Caton: Southport sign Shrewsbury winger on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "Stunner seals Town win – video and pictures". Shropshire Star. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Dawes' Delight At Cup Win". Shrewsweb. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  25. ↑ "James Caton: Mansfield Town sign Shrewsbury Town winger on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday 4 Mansfield Town 1". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "Wrexham AFC sign James Caton with Adam Smith heading out". The Leader. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  28. ↑ "James Caton: Shrewsbury winger joins Lincoln City on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  29. ↑ "Town announce retain list". Shrewsweb. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  30. ↑ "Lincoln City boss keen on James Caton but needs to 'move things around'". Lincolnshire Echo. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  31. ↑ "Lincoln City boss ends pursuit of James Caton and targets other signings". Lincolnshire Echo. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  32. ↑ "Southport: Joe Kearns and James Caton join National League club". BBC Sport. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  33. ↑ James Caton career statistics at Soccerbase
  34. 1 2 3 James Caton career statistics at Soccerbase
  35. 1 2 James Caton career statistics at Soccerbase
  36. 1 2 3 4 James Caton career statistics at Soccerbase
  37. ↑ James Caton career statistics at Soccerbase
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