Stoke City
Shenton was born in Blythe Bridge and joined the Stoke City Academy in 2004. [2] At 15 Shenton began playing regularly with the under-18s side and he signed a long-term contract with the club in September 2013. [2] In April 2014 he won the Generation Adidas Cup with Stoke City U17s. [3] He signed on scholarship forms in July 2014. [4] In 2014–15 pre-season Shenton began training with the first-team and played 30 minutes in a 0–0 draw with Burton Albion. [5] He began the 2014–15 season playing with the under-21s and scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa. [6]
He made his professional debut on 27 August 2014, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Peter Odemwingie in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth in the Football League Cup second round. [7] After making his senior debut Shenton earned praise from assistant manager Mark Bowen for his performance. [8] On 25 November 2014 Shenton signed a professional contract with Stoke. [9] Shenton made his Premier League debut on 11 February 2015, coming on as an added-time substitute for Steven Nzonzi in a 4–1 home defeat against Manchester City. [10] The match came two days after the funeral of his mother; following the game Shenton swapped shirts with Frank Lampard. [11] [12] Shenton signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract in January 2016 keeping him contracted at Stoke until the summer of 2020. [13]
On 20 January 2017 Shenton joined Wrexham on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. [14] Shenton played 17 times for the Dragons, scoring once against Braintree Town on 4 March 2017. [15]
On 30 August 2019, Shenton joined Kidderminster Harriers on a six-month loan. [16] This was extended for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. [17] Shenton scored three goals in 24 matches for Kidderminster until the season was ended early on 22 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England. [18]
