Jack James Walton (born 23 April 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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on loan from

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

Club career

Walton started his youth career with Bolton Wanderers' Academy before switching to

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

in 2013, where he was named Academy Player of the year for 2014–15. In August 2015, he signed his first professional contract with the club, of three years. On 25 January 2016, Walton was loaned out to

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club

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

on a 28-day youth loan. He made his debut the same day in a goalless draw with

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. Walton returned to Stalybridge Celtic on 22 September 2017 for one month, during which he played eight times and kept three

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s. Upon returning to his parent club, he said "I really enjoyed my time with Stalybridge and I can't thank them enough for taking the chance on me to play for them". In January 2018, he was reloaned to Stalybridge Celtic for the remainder of the season, but was recalled in March and was named on the bench for a

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match at home to

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. He made a brief return to Stalybridge before, on 24 April 2018, making his debut for Barnsley in a 3–0 league defeat against

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. He went on to play twice more during the season, and kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

. On 2 July 2018, Walton signed a two-year contract extension with Barnsley. On 13 August 2020, Walton signed a new three-year contract extension with Barnsley. On 30 January 2023, after making just one league appearance all season, Walton moved up a division by signing for

for an undisclosed fee. Luton goalkeeper Harry Isted moved in the opposite direction on loan for the rest of the season on the same day. Luton's season culminated in promotion to the

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, however, Walton failed to make an appearance. On 10 July 2023 it was announced that Walton had signed for

side

on loan until the end of the season.

Career statistics

Style of play

Former Barnsley manager

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described Walton as a player who is technically good and has good character.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walton, Jack 1998 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Bury, Greater Manchester English men's footballers Barnsley F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players English Football League players