Andrew Caton

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| name = Andy Caton

| fullname = Andrew James Caton

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Oxford, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Southampton

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = North Leigh

| years1 = 2004–2008 | clubs1 = Swindon Town | caps1 = 15 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2007 | clubs2 = → Swindon Supermarine (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2007 | clubs3 = → North Leigh (loan) | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 2008 | clubs4 = → Brackley Town (loan) | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2008 | clubs5 = Witney United | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2008–2009 | clubs6 = Team Bath | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2009 | clubs7 = Oxford City | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2009 | clubs8 = Weymouth | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 2009–2015 | clubs9 = North Leigh | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = 2015 | clubs10 = Hanwell Town | caps10 = | goals10 =

| years11 = 2024–2025 | clubs11 = Witney Town | caps11 = | goals11 =

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Andrew James Caton (born 3 December 1987) is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He played in the Football League for Swindon Town.

Career

Caton was born in Oxford; his father, Tommy Caton, was at the time an Oxford United player.{{cite book |editor-last=Hugman |editor-first=Barry J. |year=2005 |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |page=77 |isbn=1-85291-662-1}}{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/114/tommy-caton |title=Tommy Caton |publisher=Arsenal F.C |accessdate=9 August 2012}} Caton began his career in the Southampton centre of excellence, and played for North Leigh in the Hellenic Football League, before joining Swindon Town on a scholarship in 2004.{{cite web |url=http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=CATONAND |title=Andy Caton |work=Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk |publisher=Richard Banyard |accessdate=9 August 2012}} He made his first-team debut a few weeks later, aged 16, on 7 August, as a 74th-minute substitute away to Wrexham in League One and scored a late goal as Swindon lost 2–1.{{Soccerbase season|39032|2004|name=Andy Caton|accessdate=9 August 2012}} His Swindon career was disrupted by injuries, and he spent several spells on loan to non-League 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, Team Bath, Oxford City, Weymouth and North Leigh.{{cite web |url=http://www.theterras.co.uk/website/pen%20pics/2009-2010/andy%20caton.htm |title=Andy Caton |publisher=Weymouth F.C |accessdate=9 August 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/sport/4652016.The_axe_falls/ |title=The axe falls |first=Ky |last=Capel |newspaper=Dorset Echo |date=28 September 2009 |accessdate=9 August 2012}} He returned to the newly-relaunched Witney Town F.C. for the 2024-25 Oxfordshire Senior League Division Two season.{{cite web |title=Player: Andrew Caton |url=https://www.oxonseniorleague.co.uk/playerlge/andrew-caton |website=Oxfordshire Senior League |access-date=25 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319104653/https://www.oxonseniorleague.co.uk/playerlge/andrew-caton |archive-date=19 March 2025}}