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Charlie
Caton

Joint top scorer in the National League North when Accrington Stanley signed him from Chester in January 2025.

Position
Forward
Age
23
Nationality
Wales / England
Height
6 ft 0 in
Foot
Left
Contract
to Jun 2027
Shirt
#18
Charlie Caton, Forward — photo Accrington Stanley
Photo · Accrington Stanley
5
goals in 2026/27
14
goals in 25 games for Chester in 24/25
26
National League North goals for Chester, in 79 games

Figures to 23 September 2026, from Transfermarkt's record and club sources.

Career record

The whole story.

Every senior and youth appearance in Transfermarkt's record, from November 2020 to 23 September 2026. All competitions.

Appearances
161
Starts
98
Minutes
9,245
Goals
38
Assists
4
Clubs
4
Seasons
7
Mins per goal
243

Of which senior football: 161 appearances, 38 goals and 9,245 minutes. Senior football is first-team competition, including cup ties that under-21 sides play against first teams; youth-team, reserve, age-group and international games are counted in the totals above but not in the senior figures.

Transfermarkt's record leaves out some of Charlie's non-league cup games. Chester's own figures are 93 appearances and 29 goals, against the 82 and 26 shown here.

Timeline

Team by team.

  1. 24/25 – 26/27Now
    Accrington Stanley crest

    Accrington Stanley

    Apps
    48
    Goals
    9
    Assists
    1
    Minutes
    2,173
  2. 25/26Loan
    Hartlepool United crest

    Hartlepool United

    Apps
    14
    Goals
    3
    Assists
    0
    Minutes
    590
  3. 22/23 – 24/25Loan, then signed
    Chester crest

    Chester

    Apps
    82
    Goals
    26
    Assists
    2
    Minutes
    5,843
  4. 20/21 – 22/23
    Shrewsbury Town crest

    Shrewsbury Town

    Apps
    17
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    1
    Minutes
    639

Season by season

Games and goals, every season.

Appearances and goals per season 02142 20/21: 5 apps, 0 goals — Shrewsbury Town 20/21 21/22: 6 apps, 0 goals — Shrewsbury Town 21/22 22/23: 33 apps, 7 goals — Shrewsbury Town, Chester 7 22/23 23/24: 30 apps, 5 goals — Chester 5 23/24 24/25: 37 apps, 14 goals — Chester, Accrington Stanley 14 24/25 25/26: 42 apps, 7 goals — Accrington Stanley, Hartlepool United 7 25/26 26/27: 8 apps, 5 goals — Accrington Stanley 5 26/27
AppearancesGoalsAll competitions, by season
Charlie Caton's appearances by season and competition, most recent first
SeasonClubCompetitionAppsStartsMinsGoalsAssists
26/27 Accrington Stanley crestAccrington StanleyLeague Two 77496 50
26/27 Accrington Stanley crestAccrington StanleyEFL Cup 1028 00
25/26 Accrington Stanley crestAccrington StanleyLeague Two 218936 30
25/26 Hartlepool United crestHartlepool UnitedNational League 146590 30
25/26 Accrington Stanley crestAccrington StanleyEFL Trophy 31127 00
25/26 Accrington Stanley crestAccrington StanleyEFL Cup 21117 00
25/26 Accrington Stanley crestAccrington StanleyFA Cup 2092 10
24/25 Chester crestChesterNational League North 25242,065 142
24/25 Accrington Stanley crestAccrington StanleyLeague Two 124377 01
23/24 Chester crestChesterNational League North 28171,613 50
23/24 Chester crestChesterFA Cup 2068 00
22/23 Chester crestChesterNational League North 26222,007 70
22/23 Shrewsbury Town crestShrewsbury TownEFL Trophy 33256 00
22/23 Shrewsbury Town crestShrewsbury TownEFL Cup 2179 01
22/23 Shrewsbury Town crestShrewsbury TownLeague One 1018 00
22/23 Chester crestChesterNational League North Play-offs 1190 00

Gallery

In pictures.

  • Charlie Caton — photo Accrington Stanley
    Photo · Accrington Stanley

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