James Caton

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James Caton
Personal information
Full name James Alan Kenneth Caton[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Widnes, England
Position(s) Winger[2]
Club information
Current team
 Dover Athletic
Number 8
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
2021– Dover Athletic 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

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

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[citation needed] 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]

Dover Athletic return[]

In June 2021, Caton returned to Dover Athletic.[44]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 6 February 2017
Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackpool 2012–13[12] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[45] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2013–14[45] League Two 2 0 − − − 2 0
Chester (loan) 2013–14[45] Conference Premier 1 1 − − − 1 1
Shrewsbury Town 2014–15[46] League Two 2 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 1 5 1
2015–16[47] League One 0 0 0 0 − 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1
Southport (loan) 2014–15[46] Conference Premier 4 0 − − 0 0 4 0
Mansfield Town (loan) 2015–16[47] League Two 0 0 − 1 0 − 1 0
Wrexham (loan) 2015–16[47] National League 4 0 − − 0 0 4 0
Lincoln City (loan) 2015–16[47] National League 12 3 − − 0 0 12 3
Southport 2016–17[48] National League 23 2 2[b] 0 − 1[c] 1 26 3
Dover Athletic 2016–17[48] National League 0 0 − − 1[d] 1 1 1
Career total 48 6 2 0 2 0 4 3 56 9

Footnotes

a. ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy, one appearance and one goal in the Shropshire Senior Cup.[49]
b. ^ Includes one appearance in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round.[50]
c. ^ One appearance and one goal in the FA Trophy.[51]
d. ^ One appearance and one goal in the Kent Senior Cup.[37]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "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.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Valentin Gjokaj and James Caton will get another chance to impress". Derby Telegraph. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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  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.
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  21. ^ "Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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  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". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 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. ^ "Southport 1–4 Barrow". BBC Sport. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  34. ^ "Torquay United 1–2 Southport". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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  38. ^ "Quakers sign former Football League striker". Darlington F.C. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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  42. ^ "James Caton leaves Darlington". Darlington F.C. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  43. ^ "Nuneaton Borough strengthen with three arrivals". NonLeagueDaily.com. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  44. ^ "CATON COMES BACK". www.doverathletic.com. 25 June 2021.
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  46. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by James Caton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  47. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Games played by James Caton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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  49. ^ "Young Town beat Bucks – Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  50. ^ "Match report: Southport 1–0 Chester – FA Cup". Southport F.C. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  51. ^ "Match report: Farsley Celtic 0–4 Southport, Buildbase FA Trophy". Southport F.C. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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