Midfield - Central Midfield ·Matlock Town ·England

Adam Clayton

Age37 BornJan 14, 1989 Height1.75 m FootRight At Matlock Town696 days Contract2025

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At a glance

Matlock Town hub

Career snapshot

13Clubs played for

08/09Debut season

0.04Goals per match

MiddlesbroughTop club · 241 apps

Career highs

€3.50mPeak value · 2018

€1.87mTop transfer fee · 14/15

7Best season · 13/14

6 / 0Caps / int'l goals

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Everyone born Jan 14, 1989

535Appearances

23Goals

41Assists

115Yellow cards

1Red cards

100Full matches (90′)

Full name	Adam Clayton
Name in home country	Adam Stephen Clayton
Date of birth	1989-01-14 (37 yrs)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Foot	right
Height	175.00 m
Current club	Matlock Town
Joined	2024-10-08
Contract expires	2025-06-30
Outfitter	Nike

Oct 2024

Transfer: Liversedge → Matlock

24/25 · Transfer

Aug 2024

Transfer: Rochdale → Liversedge

24/25 · Transfer

Dec 2023

Injury: unknown

6 games missed

Jul 2023

Transfer: Bradford → Rochdale

23/24 · Transfer

Jul 2023

23/24 - Rochdale AFC

27 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 1 competition

Jan 2023

Transfer: Doncaster → Bradford

22/23 · Transfer

Jul 2022

22/23 - Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City

39 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Jan 2022

Transfer: Without Club → Doncaster

21/22 · Transfer

Nov 2021

Transfer: Birmingham → Without Club

21/22 · Transfer

Jul 2021

21/22 - Doncaster Rovers

12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Oct 2020

Injury: unknown

6 games missed

Sep 2020

Transfer: Middlesbrough → Birmingham

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2020

20/21 - Birmingham City

16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 - Middlesbrough FC

30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2018

18/19 - Middlesbrough FC

38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2017

17/18 - Middlesbrough FC, FC Middlesbrough U23

38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2016

16/17 - Middlesbrough FC

39 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2015

15/16 - Middlesbrough FC

48 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Aug 2014

Transfer: Huddersfield → Middlesbrough

14/15 · Transfer · €1.87m

Jul 2014

14/15 - Middlesbrough FC

49 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2013

13/14 - Huddersfield Town

46 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2012

Transfer: Leeds → Huddersfield

12/13 · Transfer · €1.00m

Jul 2012

12/13 - Huddersfield Town

48 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2011

11/12 - Leeds United

46 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions

May 2011

Transfer: MK Dons → Leeds

10/11 · Return from loan

Mar 2011

Transfer: Leeds → MK Dons

10/11 · Loan

Jan 2011

Transfer: Peterborough → Leeds

10/11 · Return from loan

Nov 2010

Transfer: Leeds → Peterborough

10/11 · Loan

Aug 2010

Transfer: Man City Res. → Leeds

10/11 · Transfer · €400k

Jul 2010

10/11 - Leeds United, Peterborough United, Milton Keynes Dons

20 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions

May 2010

Transfer: Carlisle United → Man City Res.

09/10 · Return from loan

Nov 2009

Transfer: Man City Res. → Carlisle United

09/10 · Loan

Jul 2009

09/10 - Carlisle United, Manchester City Reserves

39 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2008

08/09 - Manchester City

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2008

Transfer: Man City U18 → Man City Res.

08/09 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €3.50m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Rochdale AFC 0.0%

Bradford City 0.0%

Doncaster Rovers 0.0%

Birmingham City 0.0%

Middlesbrough FC 41.1%

FC Middlesbrough U23 0.0%

Huddersfield Town 20.1%

Leeds United 6.8%

Milton Keynes Dons 2.2%

Peterborough United 0.0%

Carlisle United 29.8%

Manchester City Reserves 0.0%

Manchester City 0.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Rochdale AFC	1	23/24	23/24	27	0	5	0
Bradford City	1	22/23	22/23	16	0	3	0
Doncaster Rovers	2	21/22	22/23	35	0	2	0
Birmingham City	1	20/21	20/21	16	0	0	0
Middlesbrough FC	6	14/15	19/20	241	1	7	3,700
FC Middlesbrough U23	1	17/18	17/18	1	0	0	0
Huddersfield Town	2	12/13	13/14	94	12	10	1,812
Leeds United	2	10/11	11/12	50	6	7	614
Milton Keynes Dons	1	10/11	10/11	8	1	0	201
Peterborough United	1	10/11	10/11	8	0	3	0
Carlisle United	1	09/10	09/10	36	3	4	2,684
Manchester City Reserves	1	09/10	09/10	3	0	0	0
Manchester City	1	08/09	08/09	0	0	0	0

Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	RC	Minutes
23/24	National League	Rochdale AFC	27	0	5	2	1	0
22/23	EFL Cup	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	FA Cup	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	League Two	Bradford City	14	0	3	3	0	0
22/23	League Two	Doncaster Rovers	21	0	1	6	0	0
22/23	League Two Play-Offs	Bradford City	2	0	0	1	0	0
21/22	League One	Doncaster Rovers	12	0	1	0	0	0
20/21	Championship	Birmingham City	14	0	0	3	0	0
20/21	EFL Cup	Birmingham City	1	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	FA Cup	Birmingham City	1	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	Championship	Middlesbrough FC	27	0	0	4	0	0
19/20	EFL Cup	Middlesbrough FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	FA Cup	Middlesbrough FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	Championship	Middlesbrough FC	36	0	0	11	0	0
18/19	FA Cup	Middlesbrough FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	Championship	Middlesbrough FC	32	0	0	10	0	0
17/18	Championship Play-Offs	Middlesbrough FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	EFL Cup	Middlesbrough FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	FA Cup	Middlesbrough FC	2	0	0	1	0	0
17/18	Premier League 2	FC Middlesbrough U23	1	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	EFL Cup	Middlesbrough FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	FA Cup	Middlesbrough FC	4	0	0	1	0	0
16/17	Premier League	Middlesbrough FC	34	0	2	10	0	0
15/16	Championship	Middlesbrough FC	43	1	1	13	0	3,700
15/16	FA Cup	Middlesbrough FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	League Cup	Middlesbrough FC	4	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	Championship	Middlesbrough FC	41	0	3	10	0	0
14/15	Championship Play-Offs	Middlesbrough FC	3	0	1	1	0	0
14/15	FA Cup	Middlesbrough FC	3	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	League Cup	Middlesbrough FC	2	0	0	1	0	0
13/14	Championship	Huddersfield Town	42	7	6	8	0	520
13/14	FA Cup	Huddersfield Town	2	0	0	0	0	0
13/14	League Cup	Huddersfield Town	2	0	0	1	0	0
12/13	Championship	Huddersfield Town	43	4	4	9	0	932
12/13	FA Cup	Huddersfield Town	4	1	0	2	0	360
12/13	League Cup	Huddersfield Town	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	Championship	Leeds United	43	6	5	10	0	614
11/12	FA Cup	Leeds United	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	League Cup	Leeds United	2	0	2	1	0	0
10/11	Championship	Leeds United	4	0	0	0	0	0
10/11	FA Cup	Peterborough United	1	0	0	0	0	0
10/11	League One	Milton Keynes Dons	6	1	0	0	0	201
10/11	League One	Peterborough United	7	0	3	0	0	0
10/11	League One Play-Offs	Milton Keynes Dons	2	0	0	0	0	0
09/10	EFL Trophy	Carlisle United	5	2	0	1	0	225
09/10	FA Cup	Carlisle United	3	0	1	1	0	0
09/10	League One	Carlisle United	28	1	3	5	0	2,459
09/10	Reserve League North	Manchester City Reserves	3	0	0	0	0	0
08/09	FA Cup	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0
08/09	Premier League	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
08/09	2008-07-01	Man City U18	Man City Res.	Transfer	0	-
09/10	2009-11-02	Man City Res.	Carlisle United	Loan	400000	-
09/10	2010-05-31	Carlisle United	Man City Res.	Return from loan	400000	-
10/11	2010-08-06	Man City Res.	Leeds	Transfer	400000	€400k
10/11	2010-11-19	Leeds	Peterborough	Loan	750000	-
10/11	2011-01-25	Peterborough	Leeds	Return from loan	750000	-
10/11	2011-03-24	Leeds	MK Dons	Loan	750000	-
10/11	2011-05-31	MK Dons	Leeds	Return from loan	750000	-
12/13	2012-07-06	Leeds	Huddersfield	Transfer	1750000	€1.00m
14/15	2014-08-13	Huddersfield	Middlesbrough	Transfer	1800000	€1.87m
20/21	2020-09-01	Middlesbrough	Birmingham	Transfer	2000000	-
21/22	2021-11-05	Birmingham	Without Club	Transfer	500000	-
21/22	2022-01-25	Without Club	Doncaster	Transfer	500000	-
22/23	2023-01-19	Doncaster	Bradford	Transfer	500000	-
23/24	2023-07-10	Bradford	Rochdale	Transfer	175000	-
24/25	2024-08-10	Rochdale	Liversedge	Transfer	0	-
24/25	2024-10-08	Liversedge	Matlock	Transfer	0	-

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
20/21	Ankle injury	2020-10-29	2020-11-29	32	6
23/24	Knee injury	2023-12-17	2024-02-05	51	6

Current€300k

Peak€3.50m

Low-

Δ since start−€100k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	-
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.80m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.80m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.80m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.80m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.75m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.25m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.75m
Jan 1, 1970	€750k
Jan 1, 1970	€750k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #22907	#4	6	0	-	-	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Ben Gibson	2	0
Jonathan Howson	2	1
Albert Adomah	2	0
Oliver Norwood	1	0
Adam Forshaw	2	0
Dael Fry	1	0
Sean Scannell	1	0
Peter Clarke	1	1
Emilio Nsue	2	0
Kike García	2	0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
13/14	Championship	Huddersfield Town	7	42
11/12	Championship	Leeds United	6	43
12/13	Championship	Huddersfield Town	4	43

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
13/14	Championship	Huddersfield Town	6	42
11/12	Championship	Leeds United	5	43
23/24	National League	Rochdale AFC	5	27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
10/11	2011-05-31	MK Dons	Leeds	Return from loan	-	€750k
10/11	2011-03-24	Leeds	MK Dons	Loan	-	€750k
10/11	2011-01-25	Peterborough	Leeds	Return from loan	-	€750k
10/11	2010-11-19	Leeds	Peterborough	Loan	-	€750k
09/10	2010-05-31	Carlisle United	Man City Res.	Return from loan	-	€400k
09/10	2009-11-02	Man City Res.	Carlisle United	Loan	-	€400k

Teams faced most often by Adam Clayton's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals, see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Charlton Athletic	40	15	9	16	50	46	+4	38%
Brighton & Hove Albion	38	12	11	15	49	50	-1	32%
Brentford FC	36	9	13	14	50	62	-12	25%
Sheffield Wednesday	34	13	9	12	42	49	-7	38%
Yeovil Town	32	21	4	7	61	33	+28	66%
Nottingham Forest	30	7	9	14	35	48	-13	23%
Ipswich Town	30	7	10	13	32	40	-8	23%
Derby County	30	9	6	15	34	47	-13	30%
Leyton Orient	30	13	8	9	51	48	+3	43%
Burnley FC	28	14	3	11	34	36	-2	50%
Colchester United	28	14	7	7	46	31	+15	50%
Bristol City	28	11	6	11	39	38	+1	39%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
09/10	First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	2nd YC	RC	Cards / 90′
23/24	27	0	2	0	1	0
22/23	39	0	10	0	0	0
21/22	12	0	0	1	0	0
20/21	16	0	3	1	0	0
19/20	30	0	4	0	0	0
18/19	38	0	11	0	0	0
17/18	38	0	11	0	0	0
16/17	39	0	11	0	0	0
15/16	48	3,700	13	0	0	0.32
14/15	49	0	12	1	0	0
13/14	46	520	9	0	0	1.56
12/13	48	1,292	11	0	0	0.77
11/12	46	614	11	0	0	1.61
09/10	39	2,684	7	0	0	0.23