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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie George Caton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-11-25)25 November 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Bodelwyddan, Wales | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hartlepool United (on loan fromAccrington Stanley) | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Wrexham | ||
| 2019–2020 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | →Chester (loan) | 26 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Chester | 53 | (19) |
| 2025– | Accrington Stanley | 33 | (3) |
| 2026– | →Hartlepool United (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:36, 28 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Charlie George Caton (born 25 November 2002) is a Welshfootballer who plays as aforward forNational League clubHartlepool United on loan fromAccrington Stanley.
He is the son of longstandingBala Town manager Colin Caton.[2]
Caton attendedYsgol Brynhyfryd inRuthin,Denbighshire.[3]
In December 2018 Caton was called up for theWelsh Schools FA under-18 training camp in Cardiff. At the time he played forWrexham under-16s, as well asLlangynhafal in the localLlandyrnog & District Summer League.[4] In February 2019 he scored for the Wales schoolboys team in a match against Greece.[5]
Having started his career with the Wrexham academy, Caton joinedShrewsbury Town as a first-year scholar in 2019.[6][7] On 10 November 2020, Caton made his first-team debut from the bench in a 4–3EFL Trophy victory overCrewe Alexandra.[8] Having made a total of five appearances over the course of the2020–21 season, including three inLeague One, he signed a new two-year contract in June 2021.[7]
In November 2022, Caton joinedNational League North clubChester on an initial one-month loan deal.[9] Following an impressive start to his spell, the deal was first extended by a further month,[10] then subsequently extended until the end of the season.[11]
Following the conclusion of the2022–23 season, it was confirmed Caton would depart the club upon the expiration of his contract.[12]
On 27 May 2023, Caton returned to Chester on a permanent two-year deal following his successful loan spell the previous season.[13][14]
Following a strong start to the2024–25 season, Caton was named National League North Player of the Month for August 2024.[15]
On 16 January 2025, Caton signed forLeague Two clubAccrington Stanley on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2019–20[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[17] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[17] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chester (loan) | 2022–23[18] | National League North | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 29 | 7 | |
| Chester | 2023–24[19] | National League North | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 8 | |
| 2024–25[20] | National League North | 25 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 14 | ||
| Total | 79 | 26 | 9 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | 93 | 29 | |||
| Accrington Stanley | 2024–25[21] | League Two | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 95 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 122 | 29 | ||
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