Scott Bradley Wharton (born 3 October 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for Blackburn Rovers.

Career

In October 2015, Wharton signed his first professional contract for two years and six months at Blackburn Rovers. In August 2016, he made his first team debut for Blackburn in the 2–2 draw against Burton Albion. He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 4–3

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win against Crewe Alexandra on 23 August 2016. Wharton was on loan at Lincoln City through much of 2018. Wharton was cup-tied for Lincoln's win in the

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. In January 2019, he joined

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on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. In July 2019 he joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season. Whilst on loan at Northampton Town, He was awarded the PFA Fans' League Two Player of the month award for November 2019.

Personal life

Scott's younger brother

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is also a professional footballer at Blackburn.

Career statistics

Honours

Lincoln City *

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: 2018–19 Bury *EFL League Two runner-up: 2018–19 Northampton Town * EFL League Two play-offs:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wharton, Scott 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Blackburn English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Bury F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players English Football League players