Andrew James Caton (born 3 December 1987) is an English former

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who played in midfield. He played in

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for

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

Career

Caton was born in

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; his father,

Tommy Caton Thomas Stephen Caton (6 October 1962 – 30 April 1993) was an English footballer who played as a centre half for Manchester City, Arsenal, Oxford United and Charlton Athletic. Caton captained both Manchester City and Oxford United and was na ...

, was at the time an

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...

player. Caton began his career in the

Southampton Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...

centre of excellence, and played for

North Leigh North Leigh is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire. The parish includes the Hamlet (place), hamlet of East End and since 1932 has also included the hamlet of Wilcote. The United Kingd ...

in the

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, before joining

on a scholarship in 2004. He made his first-team debut a few weeks later, aged 16, on 7 August, as a 74th-minute substitute away to

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...

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and scored a late goal as Swindon lost 2–1. His Swindon career was disrupted by injuries, and he spent several spells on loan to

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clubs, before he was released in January 2008. He played 15 matches for Swindon, with five starts, and scored once. He then played for Witney United,

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, Oxford City, Weymouth and

. He returned to the newly-relaunched Witney Town F.C. for the 2024-25 Oxfordshire Senior League Division Two season.

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1987 births Living people Footballers from Oxford English men's footballers Men's association football forwards North Leigh F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Swindon Supermarine F.C. players Brackley Town F.C. players Witney Town F.C. players Team Bath F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Hanwell Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1980s-stub