Andrew Caton

Andy Caton
Personal information
Full name Andrew James Caton
Date of birth (1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
Southampton
North Leigh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Swindon Town 15 (1)
2007 → Swindon Supermarine (loan)
2007 → North Leigh (loan)
2008 → Brackley Town (loan)
2008 Witney United
2008–2009 Team Bath
2009 Oxford City
2009 Weymouth
2009–2015 North Leigh
2015 Hanwell Town
2024–2025 Witney Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew James Caton (born 3 December 1987) is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He played in the Football League for Swindon Town.

Career

Caton was born in Oxford; his father, Tommy Caton, was at the time an Oxford United player. Caton began his career in the Southampton centre of excellence, and played for North Leigh in the Hellenic Football League, before joining Swindon Town on a scholarship in 2004. He made his first-team debut a few weeks later, aged 16, on 7 August, as a 74th-minute substitute away to Wrexham in League One and scored a late goal as Swindon lost 2–1. His Swindon career was disrupted by injuries, and he spent several spells on loan to non-League clubs, before he was released in January 2008. He played 15 matches for Swindon, with five starts, and scored once.

He then played for Witney United, Team Bath, Oxford City, Weymouth and North Leigh. He returned to the newly relaunched Witney Town F.C. for the 2024-25 Oxfordshire Senior League Division Two season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 77. ISBN 1-85291-662-1.
  2. ↑ "Tommy Caton". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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  4. ↑ "Games played by Andy Caton in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Andy Caton". Weymouth F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Capel, Ky (28 September 2009). "The axe falls". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Player: Andrew Caton". Oxfordshire Senior League. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.