Shaun Tuton

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Shaun Tuton
Personal information
Full name Shaun Tuton
Date of birth (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
20??–20?? Teversal
20??–20?? Matlock Town
2012–2013 Belper Town
2013–2014 Matlock Town
2014–2015 Buxton
2015–2016 FC Halifax Town 27 (10)
2016–2018 Barnsley 7 (0)
2016–2017 → Grimsby Town (loan) 10 (0)
2017 → Barrow (loan) 12 (1)
2018 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 7 (0)
2018 Chester 2 (0)
2018–2019 Spennymoor Town 25 (1)
2019 → Chorley (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 Boston United 12 (0)
2020–2021 Alfreton Town 8 (0)
2021–2022 Guiseley 8 (1)
2022 Matlock Town 6 (1)
2022–2023 Belper Town 10 (2)
2023 Whitby Town 10 (2)
2023– Handsworth 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Shaun Reece Tuton (born 3 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.

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He has notably played in the Football League with Barnsley and Grimsby Town, as well as spells at non-league level with Teversal, Matlock Town, Belper Town, Buxton, FC Halifax Town, Barrow, Chester, Spennymoor Town, Chorley, Boston United, Alfreton Town, Guiseley and Whitby Town.

Playing career

Early career

Tuton played lower league football for Teversal, Matlock Town, Belper Town, and Buxton. [2] He trials at Carlisle United in January 2015 and Morecambe in February 2015. [3] [4] He was signed by FC Halifax Town manager Neil Aspin in August 2015. [5] His performances for the "Shaymen" earned him comparison with Jamie Vardy, a striker who played for Halifax before working his way up into the Premier League. [6]

Barnsley

Tuton was signed by League One side Barnsley in February 2016, getting his chance in the English Football League at the age of 24; Barnsley paid Halifax an undisclosed fee. [7] [8] He made seven appearances for Paul Heckingbottom's "Tykes" in the second half of the 2015–16 season, however failed to break into the first-team picture following the club's promotion into the Championship. [9]

On 31 August 2016, he joined League Two club Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. [10]

On 2 February 2017, he joined National League side Barrow on a 93-day loan. [11] However his loan spell at the "Bluebirds" was ended by an ankle injury he picked up during a 2–1 defeat at Maidstone United on 1 April. [12]

He had a trial at Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in July 2017, but "Steelmen" manager Stephen Robinson concluded that "[he] did well as a trialist but I didn't feel he was better than what we had". [13] He joined Port Vale on trial in December 2017, who were managed by former Halifax boss Neil Aspin. [14]

Return to Non-league

On 20 January 2018, Tuton rejoined FC Halifax Town, this time on a loan deal for the rest of the season. He joined Chester in August 2018. [15] After playing the first few games of the season for Chester he moved to Spennymoor Town. [16]

On 2 October 2021, Tuton signed for Guiseley. [17] In December 2021, Tuton suffered a broken leg that ruled him out of action for five months before re-signing for the 2022–23 season. [18] In September 2022, Tuton returned for a third spell with Matlock Town in his career. [19] Just one month after returning to Matlock Town however, Tuton transferred to another of his former clubs in Belper Town. [20] In February 2023, he joined Whitby Town. Following a conviction for outraging public decency by fondling himself in front of a teenage girl, he was released by Whitby in April 2023. [21]

Personal life

In March 2023, Tuton was found guilty of outraging public decency, appearing at Barnsley Magistrates Court to face charges of performing a sex act after fondling himself in front of a 17-year-old girl at Sheffield railway station in October 2021, following this Whitby Town announced they had released Tuton. [22]

Statistics

As of 8 January 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Halifax Town 2015–16 [23] National League 271030—2 [lower-alpha 1] 13211
Barnsley 2015–16 [24] League One 7000000070
2016–17 [25] Championship 0000000000
Total7000000070
Grimsby Town (loan) 2016–17 [25] League Two 10000002 [lower-alpha 2] 0120
Barrow (loan) 2016–17 [25] National League12100—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0141
Halifax Town (loan) 2017–18 [23] National League7000—0070
Chester 2018–19 [23] National League North 2000—0020
Spennymoor Town 2018–19 [23] National League North25100—3 [lower-alpha 1] 0281
Chorley (loan) 2018–19 [23] National League North5000—1 [lower-alpha 3] 060
Boston United 2019–20 [23] National League North12010—00130
Alfreton Town 2019–20 [23] National League North1000—0010
2020–21 [23] National League North2000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2020–21 [23] National League North5000—0050
Total8000—1090
Guiseley 2021–22 [23] National League North8110—0091
Matlock Town 2022–23 [26] NPL Premier Division 6100001 [lower-alpha 1] 071
Belper Town 2022–23 [27] NPL Premier Division10200001 [lower-alpha 4] 1113
Whitby Town 2022–23 [28] NPL Premier Division102000000102
Handsworth 2023–24 [29] NCEFL Premier Division 10000101 [lower-alpha 5] 1121
Career total [lower-alpha 6] 15918501014317921
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in FA Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  3. ↑ Appearances in National League North play-offs.
  4. ↑ Appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup.
  5. ↑ Appearances in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup.
  6. ↑ Statistics for Teversal, Matlock Town, Belper Town, and Buxton not known.

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References

  1. ↑ "Shaun Tuton | Football Stats | Alfreton Town | Age 29 | Soccer Base".
  2. ↑ "Shaun Tuton rejoins Matlock Town from Belper Town". Derby Telegraph. London: Trinity Mirror. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Hotshot Tuton relishing new challenge after Halifax move". Buxton Advertiser. London: Johnston Press. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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  11. ↑ "Shaun Tuton: Barnsley striker joins National League side Barrow on loan". BBC Sport. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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  13. ↑ Goldthrop, Craig (8 August 2017). "'Well won't be signing Shaun Tuton, Jacob Blyth released, no new offers for Louis Moult". Motherwell Times. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  14. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (19 December 2017). "Port Vale 6, Doncaster 0 reserves report". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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  16. ↑ "Chester FC striker moves to National League North rivals". 24 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "SHAUN TUTON SIGNS FOR THE LIONS". guiseleyafc.co.uk. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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  19. ↑ "Elliot makes Tuton his first Gladiators signing". www.matlocktownfc.co.uk. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  20. ↑ @BelperTownFC (29 October 2022). "Another One!🚨 The club can confirm the signing of @Shaun_Tuton ✍️ The striker who joins from @Matlock_TownFC will join up with the squad but is ineligible for todays FA Trophy fixture. Welcome back to Belper, Shaun💛🖤" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 October 2022– via Twitter.
  21. ↑ "Whitby Town sign Shaun Tuton". www.whitbytownfc.com. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  22. ↑ Lewis, Claire (4 April 2023). ""Former Barnsley FC footballer faces jail after sex act in front of horrified Sheffield teenager"". The Star. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Shaun Tuton at Soccerway
  24. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Tuton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  25. 1 2 3 "Games played by Shaun Tuton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  26. ↑ https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/matlock-town/appearances/2022-2023/shaun-tuton/943860
  27. ↑ https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/belper-town/appearances/2022-2023/shaun-tuton/945268
  28. ↑ https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/whitby-town/appearances/2022-2023/shaun-tuton/947752
  29. ↑ http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/handsworth/statistics/
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