Adam Barton (footballer)

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Adam Barton
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Adam Barton playing for Curzon Ashton, in 2023
Personal information
Full name Adam James Barton [1]
Date of birth (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Clitheroe, England [3]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Curzon Ashton
Number 22
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers
2006–2008 Preston North End
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Preston North End 50 (1)
2009 → Crawley Town (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2015 Coventry City 63 (3)
2014 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 Portsmouth 21 (0)
2016–2018 Partick Thistle 64 (1)
2018–2019 Dundee United 7 (0)
2019 → Connah's Quay Nomads (loan) 8 (2)
2019–2020 Wrexham 7 (0)
2020–2021 Farsley Celtic 14 (0)
2021– Curzon Ashton 38 (0)
International career
2010 Northern Ireland 1 (0)
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:35, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Adam James Barton (born 7 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Curzon Ashton.

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Born in England, he has played internationally for both Northern Ireland, in a senior friendly, and Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.

Club career

Preston North End

Born in Clitheroe, Barton started in the youth ranks at Blackburn Rovers before being released at the age of sixteen due to a serious back injury. [4] Although originally seen as a gamble due to his injury, Preston North End gave Barton a youth scholarship and his performances at youth and reserve team level earned him a two-and-a-half-year contract in December 2008. [5]

In the 2009–10 season, Barton moved to Conference National side Crawley Town on a one-month loan. [6] After making two appearances for the club he returned to Preston, where he made an appearance in the club's reserve side. [7] Due to manager Darren Ferguson starting to use youngsters in the first team, [8] Barton made his full debut in a home 3–2 win over Scunthorpe United on 10 April 2010, being replaced at half-time due to a head injury. [9]

At the start of the 2010–11 season, Barton signed a two-year contract to keep him at Preston until 2013. [10] He scored his first goal in the 4–3 defeat to Burnley in September 2010. [11] After scoring his first goal, Barton established himself in the first team, where he made thirty-five appearances in all competitions, scoring once. However, Barton was unable to help the club avoid relegation to League One.

Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Barton was linked with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers. [12] [13] Despite this, newly appointed manager Phil Brown said he believed Barton could be a key figure to the club this season, quoting: "That is the position for him, sitting in front of the back four and making us play, like an orchestra leader. He has got that ability but he has to demand the ball and get on it more times." [14] However, Barton's season didn't go as planned, as he mostly spent time on the bench at the start of the season. He scored his first goal of the season, in the League Cup third round, in a 2–1 loss against Southampton. [15]

On 25 February 2012, Barton suffered a suspected triple leg break and a dislocated ankle in a 0–0 draw against Walsall after making a challenge with Walsall's Richard Taundry. [16] As a result of his injury, new Preston manager Graham Westley said he believed Barton would come back stronger once he had recovered, [17] while Taundry said he believed the tackle was innocuous, though he wished Barton a speedy recovery. [18] Following surgery Barton was ruled out for the remainder of the season. [19]

Coventry City

On 6 August 2012, Barton signed a three-year contract with Coventry City. [20] He made his league debut for the club, in the opening game of the season as Coventry drew 1–1 with Yeovil Town. [21] Three weeks after signing for the club, he scored his first goal, in a 2–2 draw against Bury. [22] He finished the season with 3 goals in 22 League games.

On 27 March 2014, Barton joined League Two side Fleetwood Town on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. [23] After making 27 League appearances for Coventry in the 2014–15 season, he was released by the club at the end of the season. [24]

Portsmouth

On 24 June 2015 Barton signed a two-year deal with Portsmouth. [25]

Partick Thistle

Barton signed for Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on 31 August 2016, moving for an undisclosed transfer fee. [26] He scored his first Partick Thistle goal in a 2–1 home defeat to Aberdeen, scoring a header from a corner into the top left corner of the goal. He was also awarded Man of the Match for his performance. [27] On 9 November 2016, Barton was named as Premiership Player of the Month for October 2016. [28] In the same month Barton also won Partick Thistle's McCrea Financial Services Player of the Month award as voted for by the Partick Thistle supporters. [29] Barton scored his second Thistle goal in a 1–0 away win over St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup. [30] In May 2017 Barton was named the club's player of the Year in his first season with Thistle.

Dundee United

Following Partick Thistle's relegation from the Premiership, Barton signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship club Dundee United in July 2018. [31]

Connah's Quay Nomads (loan)

In January 2019 he switched to the Welsh Premier League signing on loan for Connah's Quay Nomads. [32]

Wrexham

On 4 July 2019, Barton signed for Wrexham on a two-year deal. [33] Barton left Wrexham in February 2020 having made 10 appearances in all competitions. [34]

Farsley Celtic

On 18 December 2020, Barton moved to National League North club Farsley Celtic. [35]

Curzon Ashton

In November 2021 he joined Curzon Ashton. [36]

International career

Barton was named in a Northern Ireland squad in September 2010, having previously been named in an under-21 squad, qualifying for the country through his parents. He withdrew from the squad the day after its announcement, in order to remain eligible for the England team, which would have no longer been the case had he represented Northern Ireland in a competitive fixture. [37] On 12 November 2010 Barton was called up for Northern Ireland's friendly against Morocco after a number of withdrawals, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–1 draw on 17 November. [38]

On 15 March 2011, more question marks over Barton's international status were raised when he was called up to Noel King's Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for a friendly match against Portugal, [39] making his debut appearance and playing the full 90 minutes for them in that game on 26 March 2011. [40]

Career statistics

As of matches played 27 September 2022 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2008–09 [41] Championship 0000000000
2009–10 [42] Championship100000—10
2010–11 [43] Championship3310020—351
2011–12 [44] League One 16010312 [lower-alpha 3] 1222
Total501105121583
Crawley Town (loan) 2009–10 [42] Conference Premier 20———20
Coventry City 2012–13 [45] League One223202000263
2013–14 [46] League One14020001 [lower-alpha 3] 0170
2014–15 [47] League One27010002 [lower-alpha 3] 0300
Total633502030733
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2013–14 [46] League Two 00———00
Portsmouth 2015–16 [48] League Two16020003 [lower-alpha 4] 0210
2016–17 [49] League Two30—101 [lower-alpha 5] 050
Total190201040260
Partick Thistle 2016–17 [49] Scottish Premiership 31131——342
2017–18 [50] Scottish Premiership33020602 [lower-alpha 6] 0430
Total641516020772
Dundee United 2018–19 [2] Scottish Championship 70003100101
Connah's Quay Nomads (loan) 2018–19 [2] Cymru Premier 8230—2 [lower-alpha 7] 0132
Wrexham 2019–20 [2] National League 7020—2 [lower-alpha 8] 0110
Farsley Celtic 2020–21 [2] National League North 40———40
2021–22 [2] [51] National League North10010——110
Total14010——150
Curzon Ashton 2021–22 [2] National League North290——2 [lower-alpha 9] 0310
2022–23 [2] [52] National League North9010—00100
Total38010—20410
Career totals272720117217132611
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup. Welsh Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  6. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  7. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  8. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup, one in FA Trophy
  9. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

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