Ben Wharton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bury AFC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stockport County | |||
| Rochdale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Rochdale | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Mossley | ||
| 2008 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 2008–2009 | Buxton | ||
| 2009–2013 | Radcliffe Borough | ||
| 2013–2016 | Warrington Town | ||
| 2016 | Ashton United | ||
| 2016 | Colne | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bamber Bridge | ||
| 2017 | Brighouse Town | ||
| 2017 | Droylsden | ||
| 2017 | Curzon Ashton | ||
| 2018–2020 | Radcliffe | ||
| 2020 | Runcorn Linnets | ||
| 2020–2021 | Stalybridge Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Widnes | 6 | (1) |
| 2021– | Bury AFC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ben Wharton is an English semi-professional footballer. He plays as striker for Bury AFC. He played in the English Football League for Rochdale.
Early career and Football League appearance[]
He started out at Stockport County's youth academy and came through the ranks. After he was released at the age of 16 by Stockport he signed a YTS for Rochdale. He came off the bench against Accrington Stanley, in the 90th minute, to make his debut. Wharton didnt play another minute for the club that season and was released at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Non-league football career[]
Mossley[]
He then made two appearances for Mossley, both as substitute.[1]
Northwich Victoria[]
He was signed by Northwich Victoria in October 2008.
Buxton[]
A move to Buxton followed in November 2008.[2]
Radcliffe Borough[]
He joined Radcliffe Borough in March 2009,[3][4] but left in 2013.
Warrington Town[]
His next club was Warrington Town.[5] His time at the club included being part of the FA Cup victory against Exeter City in November 2014.[6] He left the club in January 2016.[7]
Ashton United[]
In January 2016 he moved to Ashton United.[8]
Colne[]
His next move was to Colne
Bamber Bridge[]
His next move was to Bamber Bridge[9]
Brighouse Town[]
His next move was to Brighouse Town.[10] He left the club in January 2017.[11]
Droylsden[]
His next move in July 2017 took him to Droylsden.[12]
Curzon Ashton[]
In August 2017 he moved to Curzon Ashton.[13]
Radcliffe[]
He returned to his former club in 2018, remaining for two seasons.[14] In his two spells with the club he made 263 appearances scoring 87 goals.[15][16]
Runcorn Linnets[]
Wharton joined Runcorn Linnets in January 2020[17][18]
Stalybridge Celtic[]
In December 2020 he signed for Stalybridge Celtic[19] but never appeared for the club.[15]
Widnes[]
In July 2021 he signed for Widnes.[20]
Bury AFC[]
In September he moved to Bury AFC.[21] He was awarded the North West Counties Football League First Division player of the month award for October.[22]
Style of play[]
A lower league write up in 'When Saturday Comes' likened Wharton's appearance and playing style to Iain Dowie.[23]
References[]
- ^ "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Ben Wharton". Buxton F.C. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Ben Wharton profile". Radcliffe Borough. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ Non-League News (9 March 2011). "Wharton Boost for Boro - Pitchero Non-League". Nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Hot-shot signed up". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Parsons, Mike (13 November 2014). "Ben Wharton worked the morning of Warrington Town's FA Cup win over Exeter City". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Ben Wharton leaves Warrington Town". Warrington Guardian. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ @AshtonUnitedFC (22 January 2016). "We welcome Ben Wharton from Warrington & Ben McKenna (loan) from Stalybridge. #proudtobearobin" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Brig boss wields the axe as striker Ben departs - Leyland Guardian". Archived from the original on 28 November 2019.
- ^ Mclaughlin, Ray (25 January 2017). "Brighouse Town AFC: Welcome To Ben Wharton". Archived from the original on 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Brig boss wields the axe as striker Ben departs". Lancashire Post. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Non-League News (25 July 2017). "Busy, Busy Bloods - Pitchero Non-League". Nonleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ @CurzonAshton (12 August 2017). "