James Bolton (footballer)

James Bolton
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994[1]
Place of birth Stone, Staffordshire[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
Number 13
Youth career
Stoke City
Macclesfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Macclesfield Town 10 (0)
2012 → Workington (loan) 13 (1)
2013 → Halifax Town (loan) 7 (3)
2014 → Halifax Town (loan) 12 (1)
2014–2016 Halifax Town 79 (7)
2016–2017 Gateshead 39 (1)
2017– Shrewsbury Town 33 (1)
National team
2016 England C
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:18, 12 May 2018

James Bolton (born 13 August 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Shrewsbury Town.

Club career

Bolton spent seven years as a youth player at Stoke City, before joining Macclesfield Town at the age of sixteen.[3] He spent time out on loan at Halifax Town, which was later turned into a permanent deal in July 2014.[4] After being part of the Halifax squad which won the FA Trophy but were also relegated from the National League, he joined Gateshead on a three-year deal in May 2016.[5]

After one season at Gateshead, Bolton joined League One side Shrewsbury Town in July 2017 for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.[6] He made his Football League debut on 5 August 2017 in a 1−0 victory over Northampton Town.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Macclesfield Town 2013–14[8] Conference National 10000~~1[lower-alpha 1]0110
Workington (loan) 2012–13[8] Conference North 13110~~00141
Halifax Town (loan) 2012–13[8] Conference North 7300~~0073
Halifax Town (loan) 2013–14[8] Conference National 12100~~2[lower-alpha 2]0141
Halifax Town 2014–15[8] Conference National 34400~~2[lower-alpha 1]0364
2015–16[8] 45331~~7[lower-alpha 1]0554
Halifax Town 79731~~90918
Gateshead 2016–17[8] National League 39100~~2[lower-alpha 1]0411
Shrewsbury Town 2017–18[9] League One 33130107[lower-alpha 3]0441
Career total 19314711021022215
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Conference play-offs
  3. ↑ Four appearances in the EFL Trophy, three appearances in the EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

References

  1. 1 2 "James Bolton player Football Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Stone footballer James Bolton called up for England C". Staffordshire Newsletter. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bolton out to give Silkmen boss the best gift of all". Macclesfield Express. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "FC Halifax Town sign defender James Bolton". BBC Sport. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "James Bolton : Gateshead sign FC Halifax Town full back on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "James Bolton: Shrewsbury sign Gateshead defender on two-year contract". BBC Sport. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 James Bolton at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by James Bolton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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