Andrew Caton

Andy Caton
Personal information
Full name Andrew James Caton[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-03) 3 December 1987[1]
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) 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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[3]

He then played for Witney United, Team Bath, Oxford City, Weymouth and North Leigh.[3][5][6] He returned to the newly-relaunched Witney Town F.C. for the 2024-25 Oxfordshire Senior League Division Two season.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  3. ^ a b c "Andy Caton". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Richard Banyard. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  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.