Scott Wharton
Personal information
Full name Scott Bradley Wharton[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997[2]
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2015 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Blackburn Rovers 73 (5)
2017 → Cambridge United (loan) 9 (1)
2018 → Lincoln City (loan) 14 (2)
2018–2019 → Lincoln City (loan) 11 (1)
2019 → Bury (loan) 15 (2)
2019–2020 → Northampton Town (loan) 32 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:27, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Scott Bradley Wharton (born 3 October 1997) is an English professional footballer 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.[3] In August 2016, he made his first team debut for Blackburn in the 2–2 draw against Burton Albion.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 4–3 EFL Cup win against Crewe Alexandra on 23 August 2016.[6]

Wharton was on loan at Lincoln City through much of 2018. Wharton was cup-tied for Lincoln's win in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final.[7] In January 2019, he joined Bury on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] In July 2019 he joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.[9] Whilst on loan at Northampton Town, He was awarded the PFA Fans' League Two Player of the month award for November 2019.[10]

Personal life

Scott's younger brother Adam Wharton is also a professional footballer at Blackburn.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2015–16 Championship 0000000000
2016–17[12] 2000213[lower-alpha 1]071
2017–18[13] League One 0010001[lower-alpha 2]020
2018–19 Championship 0000000000
2019–20 0000000000
2020–21 7000100080
2021–22 302000000302
2022–23 221403200273
2023–24 112004000152
Blackburn Rovers total 725508540918
Cambridge United (loan) 2016–17[12] League Two 9100000091
Lincoln City (loan) 2017–18[13] League Two 14200001[lower-alpha 2]0152
2018–19[14] League Two 11110103[lower-alpha 2]0161
Bury (loan) 2018–19[14] League Two 152000000152
Northampton Town (loan) 2019–20[15] League Two 32341106[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0434
Career total 1531410112314018118
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy with Blackburn's U-23 side.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  3. ↑ 3 Appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Lincoln City

Bury

  • EFL League Two runner-up: 2018–19[17]

Northampton Town

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Scott Wharton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wharton pens pro deal". rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Team news: Rovers v Burton Albion". rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Match Report: Rovers v Burton Albion". rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Blackburn 4–3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "In-form Lincoln City pose big threat to Shrewsbury Town in Checkatrade Trophy final". shropshirestar.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Wharton joins Bury on loan". rovers.co.uk. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "New deal and loan for Scott". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "SCOTT WHARTON NAMED PFA LEAGUE 2 PLAYER OF THE MONTH". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "'Best I've worked with' - Adam Wharton aiming to emulate his brother's pathway at Blackburn Rovers". Lancs Live. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Wharton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Wharton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Wharton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Scott Wharton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Lincoln: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "Bury: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  18. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (29 June 2020). "Exeter City 0–4 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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