Scott Wharton

Scott Bradley Wharton (born 3 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northampton Town FC, on loan from Blackburn Rovers.

Scott Wharton
Personal information
Full name Scott Bradley Wharton[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997[2]
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Northampton Town
(on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2015 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Blackburn Rovers 2 (0)
2017 → Cambridge United (loan) 9 (1)
2018 → Lincoln City (loan) 14 (2)
2018–19 → Lincoln City (loan) 11 (1)
2019 → Bury (loan) 15 (2)
2019– → Northampton Town (loan) 32 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:19, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

Career

In October 2015, Wharton signed his first professional contract for two years and six months at Blackburn Rovers.[3] In August 2016, he made his first team debut for Blackburn in the 2–2 draw against Burton Albion.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 4–3 EFL Cup win against Crewe Alexandra on 23 August 2016.[6]

Wharton was on loan at Lincoln City through much of 2018. Wharton was cup-tied for Lincoln's win in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final.[7] In January 2019, he joined Bury on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] In July 2019 he joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.[9] Whilst on loan at Northampton Town, He was awarded the League Two player of the month for November 2019.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 June 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2015–16 Championship 0000000000
2016–17[11] Championship 2000213[lower-alpha 1]071
2017–18[12] League One 0010001[lower-alpha 2]020
Cambridge United (loan) 2016–17[11] League Two 9100000091
Lincoln City (loan) 2017–18[12] League Two 14200001[lower-alpha 2]0152
2018–19[13] League Two 11110103[lower-alpha 2]0161
Bury (loan) 2018–19[13] League Two 152000000152
Northampton Town (loan) 2019–20[14] League Two 32341105[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0424
Career total 829614113010611
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy with Blackburn's U-23 side.
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  3. Appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Club

Lincoln City

Bury

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Scott Wharton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. "Wharton pens pro deal". rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. "Team news: Rovers v Burton Albion". rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. "Match Report: Rovers v Burton Albion". rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. "Blackburn 4–3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. "In-form Lincoln City pose big threat to Shrewsbury Town in Checkatrade Trophy final". shropshirestar.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. "Wharton joins Bury on loan". rovers.co.uk. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. "New deal and loan for Scott". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  10. https://www.instagram.com/officiallyntfc. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Games played by Scott Wharton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  12. "Games played by Scott Wharton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  13. "Games played by Scott Wharton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  14. "Games played by Scott Wharton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Lincoln: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  16. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "Bury: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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