Adam Barton

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Adam Barton
Personal information
Full name Adam James Barton[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991
Place of birth Clitheroe, England[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Partick Thistle
Number 13
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers
2006–2008 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Preston North End 50 (1)
2009 → Crawley Town (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2015 Coventry City 63 (3)
2014 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 Portsmouth 19 (0)
2016– Partick Thistle 6 (1)
National team‡
2010 Northern Ireland 1 (0)
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:07, 11 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2012

Adam James Barton (born 7 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Partick Thistle as a central midfielder. Born in England, he has played internationally for both Northern Ireland, in a senior friendly, and Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.

Club career

Preston North End

Born in Clitheroe, Barton started in the youth ranks at Blackburn Rovers before being released at the age of sixteen due to a serious back injury.[3] Although originally seen as a gamble due to his injury, Preston North End gave Barton a youth scholarship and his performances at youth and reserve team level earned him a two-and-a-half-year contract in December 2008.[4]

In the 2009–10 season, Barton moved to Conference National side Crawley Town on a one-month loan.[5] After making two appearances for the club he returned to Preston, where he made an appearance in the club's reserve side.[6] Due to manager Darren Ferguson starting to use youngsters in the first team,[7] Barton made his full debut in a home 3–2 win over Scunthorpe United on 10 April 2010, being replaced at half-time due to a head injury.[8]

At the start of the 2010–11 season, Barton signed a two-year contract to keep him at Preston until 2013.[9] He scored his first goal in the 4–3 defeat to Burnley in September 2010.[10] After scoring his first goal, Barton established himself in the first team, where he made thirty-five appearances in all competitions, scoring once. However, Barton was unable to help the club avoid relegation to League One.

Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Barton was linked with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers.[11][12] Despite this, newly appointed manager Phil Brown said he believed Barton could be a key figure to the club this season, quoting: "That is the position for him, sitting in front of the back four and making us play, like an orchestra leader. He has got that ability but he has to demand the ball and get on it more times."[13] However, Barton's season didn't go as planned, as he mostly spent time on the bench at the start of the season. He scored his first goal of the season, in the League Cup Third Round, in a 2–1 loss against Southampton.[14]

On 25 February 2012, Barton suffered a suspected triple leg break and a dislocated ankle in a 0–0 draw against Walsall after making a challenge with Walsall's Richard Taundry.[15] As a result of his injury, new Preston manager Graham Westley said he believed Barton would come back stronger once he had recovered,[16] while Taundry said he believed the tackle was innocuous, though he wished Barton a speedy recovery.[17] Following surgery Barton was ruled out for the reminder of the season.[18]

Coventry City

On 6 August 2012, Barton signed a three-year contract with Coventry City.[19] He made his league debut for the club, in the opening game of the season as Coventry drew 1–1 with Yeovil Town.[20] Three weeks after signing for the club, he scored his first goal, in a 2–2 draw against Bury.[21] He finished the season with 3 goals in 22 League games.

On 27 March 2014, Barton joined League Two side Fleetwood Town on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[22] After making 27 League appearances for Coventry in the 2014–15 season, he was released by the club at the end of the season.[23]

Portsmouth

On 24 June 2015 Barton signed a two-year deal with Portsmouth.[24]

Partick Thistle

Barton signed for Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on 31 August 2016, moving for an undisclosed transfer fee.[25] He scored his first Partick Thistle goal in a 2–1 home defeat to Aberdeen, scoring a header from a corner into the top left corner. He was also awarded Man of the Match for his performance.[26] On 9 November 2016, Barton was named as Premiership Player of the Month for October 2016.[27]

International career

Barton was named in a Northern Ireland squad in September 2010, having previously been named in an under-21 squad, qualifying for the country through his parents. He withdrew from the squad the day after its announcement, in order to remain eligible for the England team, which would have no longer been the case had he represented Northern Ireland in a competitive fixture.[28] On 12 November 2010 Barton was called up for Northern Ireland's friendly against Morocco after a number of withdrawals, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–1 draw on 17 November.[29]

On 15 March 2011, more question marks over Barton's international status were raised when he was called up to Noel King's Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for a friendly match against Portugal,[30] making his debut appearance and playing the full 90 minutes for them in that game on 26 March 2011.[31]

Career statistics

As of 30 August 2016[32]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2008–09 Championship0000000000
2009–10 Championship1000000010
2010–11 Championship331002000351
2011–12 League One160103121222
Total 501105121583
Crawley Town (loan) 2009–10 Conference2000000020
Coventry City 2012–13 League One223202000263
2013–14 League One140200010170
2014–15 League One270100020300
Total 633502030733
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2013–14 League Two0000000000
Portsmouth 2015–16 League Two160200030210
2016–17 League Two3000101050
Total 190201040263
Partick Thistle 2016–17 Scottish Premiership6100000061
Career totals 14058081911657
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including substitutes) in the Football League Trophy.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 515. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "40. Adam Barton". Lancashire Evening Post. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Youth Duo Sign Pro Contracts". Preston North End FC. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Crawley bring in three on loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Five-star reserves". Lancashire Evening Post. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ferguson to give youth a chance at Preston North End". BBC Sport. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Preston 3–2 Scunthorpe". BBC News. 10 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Preston duo ink new deals". Sky Sports. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Burnley 4–3 Preston". BBC News. 11 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Transfer News: McCarthy considers move for Preston midfielder". Daily Mirror. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rovers eye Barton move". Sky Sports. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Barton a key figure – Brown". Sky Sports. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Match Report: Southampton 2 – 1 Preston". BBC Sport. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Horror injury blow for Barton". Sky Sports. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Boss backs Barton recovery". Sky Sports. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Taundry feels sorry for Barton". Sky Sports. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  18. ↑ "Barton undergoes successful op". Sky Sports. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Coventry City: Midfielder Barton signs from Preston North End". BBC Sport. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Yeovil 1 Coventry City 1". Coventry Telegraph. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Coventry 2–2 Bury". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  22. ↑ "Adam Barton completes Fleetwood loan". Coventry City FC. 27 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "RETAINED LIST: Coventry City Football Club release eight players but begin talks with four". Coventry City FC. 19 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Barton signs for Blues". Portsmouth FC. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Partick Thistle buy Adam Barton from Portsmouth". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  26. ↑ Barnes, John (4 November 2016). "Partick Thistle 1–2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport.
  27. 1 2 "Adam Barton named Ladbrokes Premiership Player of the Month". Partick Thistle F.C. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  28. ↑ BBC report on withdrawal from NI squad
  29. ↑ "Northern Ireland 1–1 Morocco". BBC News. 17 November 2010.
  30. ↑ "Quirke and Barton called up to Ireland Under-21s". RTÉ.
  31. ↑ "Late goals shade it for Portugal U21s". The Football Association of Ireland. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  32. ↑ Adam Barton career statistics at Soccerbase

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