Jay Fulton

Jay Fulton (born 4 April 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swansea City.

Jay Fulton

Personal information
Full name	Jay Fulton[1]
Date of birth	(1994-04-04) 4 April 1994
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Swansea City
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Falkirk	83	(5)
2014–	Swansea City	88	(5)
2015	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	11	(0)
2018	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	5	(1)
National team
2012	Scotland U18	2	(0)
2012	Scotland U19	1	(0)
2014–2015	Scotland U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Falkirk

Fulton, then aged 17, made his first team debut on 12 April 2011 as a substitute in Falkirk's 2–0 win over Partick Thistle in the Scottish First Division.[3] He made one further appearance that season.[4]

Swansea

Fulton signed for Welsh side Swansea City on 'transfer deadline day' of the 2014 January transfer window for an undisclosed fee, on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[5] On 26 April 2014, he made his Premier League debut as an 83rd-minute substitute in Swansea's 4–1 win over Aston Villa.[6] After an impressive end to the season Fulton was rewarded with a new four-year contract at Swansea, keeping him at the club until June 2018.[7] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 3–1 EFL Cup win against Peterborough United on 23 August 2016.[8]

On 25 January 2018, Fulton joined Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[9]

Personal life

Fulton is a third-generation footballer in his family. His grandfather, Norrie Fulton played for Pollok and scored the winning goal in the Scottish Junior Cup Final. His father is former Falkirk, Celtic and Heart of Midlothian player Steve Fulton;[10] he was born during his father's short spell in England with Bolton Wanderers. His brothers Dale and Tyler Fulton both played for Falkirk.

Career statistics

As of match played 12 July 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Falkirk	2010–11[11]	Scottish First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2011–12[12][13]	Scottish First Division	32	1	1	0	5	2	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	42	3
	2012–13[14][13]	Scottish First Division	28	2	3	1	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	3
	2013–14[15][13]	Scottish Championship	21	2	1	0	3	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	3
	Total		83	5	5	1	10	3	9	0	107	9
Swansea City	2013–14[15]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2014–15[16]	Premier League	2	0	1	0	2	0	—		5	0
	2015–16[17]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2016–17[18]	Premier League	11	0	0	0	2	1	—		13	1
	2017–18[19]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	1	0	—		3	0
	2018–19[20]	Championship	33	2	4	1	0	0	—		37	3
	2019–20[21]	Championship	32	3	1	0	0	0	—		33	3
	Total		84	5	6	1	5	1	—		95	7
Swansea City U23	2016–17[18]	—			—		—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
	2017–18[19]	—			—		—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
Oldham Athletic (loan)	2015–16[17]	League One	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Wigan Athletic (loan)	2017–18[19]	League One	5	1	1	0	—		—		6	1
Career total			183	11	12	2	15	4	13	0	223	17

1. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
2. "Premier League Player Profile Jay Fulton". Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
3. "Falkirk 2 -0 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
4. "Falkirk 2–0 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
5. "Transfer Deadline Day: Swansea sign Falkirk's Jay Fulton". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
6. "Swansea 4–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
7. "Fulton signs new contract". Swansea City A.F.C. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
8. "Peterborough 1–3 Swansea". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
9. "CONFIRMED: Jay Fulton Signs For Latics On Season-Long Loan From Swansea City". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
10. "Jay Fulton Profile". Falkirk. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
11. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
12. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
13. "J. Fulton: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
14. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
15. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
16. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
17. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
18. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
19. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
20. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
21. "Games played by Jay Fulton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

External links

• Jay Fulton at Soccerbase
• Scotland stats at Scottish FA