Adam Barton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam James Barton | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Clitheroe, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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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 | 31 | (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 09:06, 22 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2012 |
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Adam James Barton (born 7 January 1991) is an Irish 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.
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. 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.
In the 2009–10 season, Barton moved to Conference National side Crawley Town on a one-month loan. After making two appearances for the club he returned to Preston, where he made an appearance in the club's reserve side. Due to manager Darren Ferguson starting to use youngsters in the first team, 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.
At the start of the 2010–11 season, Barton signed a two-year contract to keep him at Preston until 2013. He scored his first goal in the 4–3 defeat to Burnley in September 2010. 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. 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." 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.
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