Jack Walton (footballer)

Jack James Walton (born 23 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Barnsley.

Jack Walton
Personal information
Full name Jack James Walton[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998[2]
Place of birth Bury, England[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 1
Youth career
Bury
Bolton Wanderers
2013–2015 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Barnsley 37 (0)
2016 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 8 (0)
2018 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 9 (0)
2018 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 02 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Walton started his youth career with Bolton Wanderers' Academy before switching to Barnsley in 2013, where he was named Academy Player of the year for 2014–15. In August 2015, he signed his first professional contract with the club, of three years.[3]

On 25 January 2016, Walton was loaned out to Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic on a 28-day youth loan.[4] He made his debut the same day in a goalless draw with Curzon Ashton.[5]

Walton returned to Stalybridge Celtic on 22 September 2017 for one month,[6] during which he played eight times and kept three clean sheets. Upon returning to his parent club, he said "I really enjoyed my time with Stalybridge and I can't thank them enough for taking the chance on me to play for them".[7] In January 2018, he was reloaned to Stalybridge Celtic for the remainder of the season,[8] but was recalled in March and was named on the bench for a Championship match at home to Millwall.[9] He made a brief return to Stalybridge[10] before, on 24 April 2018, making his debut for Barnsley in a 3–0 league defeat against Nottingham Forest.[11] He went on to play twice more during the season, and kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Brentford.[12][13]

On 2 July 2018, Walton signed a two-year contract extension with Barnsley.[12] On 13th August 2020, Walton signed a new three-year contract extension with Barnsley.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2015–16[15] League One 0000000000
2016–17[15] Championship 000000—00
2017–18[15] Championship 300000—30
2018–19[16] League One 3000102[lower-alpha 1]060
2019–20[17] Championship 900000—90
2020–21[18] Championship 2200010—230
Total 370002020410
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2015–16[5] National League North 10———10
2017–18[5] Northern Premier League 180——1[lower-alpha 2]0190
Total 190——10200
Career total 550002030600
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

Style of play

Barnsley manager Lee Johnson has described Walton as a player who is technically good and has good character.[3]

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. "J. Walton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. "Walton is future number one after signing first pro deal". Barnsley Chronicle. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. "Walton joins Stalybridge Celtic on loan". Barnsley F.C. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. "Jack Walton". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. "Jack Walton joins Stalybridge Celtic on loan". Barnsley F.C. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. "Jack Walton returns to Oakwell". Barnsley F.C. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. "Jack's the lad for Stalybridge". Stalybridge Correspondent. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. "Reds equal club record after home defeat to Millwall". Barnsley Chronicle. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  10. "Jack Walton returns to Stalybridge". Barnsley F.C. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  11. Wobschall, Leon (26 April 2018). "Jack Walton justifies faith shown by Barnsley chief". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  12. "Jack Walton: Barnsley goalkeeper signs new contract". BBC Sport. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  13. Wobschall, Leon (30 April 2018). "Verdict: Barnsley 2 Brentford 0 – Mamma mia – Reds have survival fate in their own hands". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  14. "Jack Walton: Barnsley goalkeeper signs new three-year contract". Barnsley FC.
  15. "Games played by Jack Walton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  16. "Games played by Jack Walton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  17. "Games played by Jack Walton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  18. "Games played by Jack Walton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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