# Shaun Tuton

Shaun Reece Tuton (born 3 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.
He has notably played in the Football League with Barnsley and Grimsby Town, as well as spells at non-league level with Teversal, Matlock Town, Belper Town, Buxton, FC Halifax Town, Barrow, Chester, Spennymoor Town, Chorley, Boston United, Alfreton Town, Guiseley and Whitby Town.

## Playing career
### Early career

Tuton played lower league football for Teversal, Matlock Town, Belper Town, and Buxton. He trials at Carlisle United in January 2015 and Morecambe in February 2015. He was signed by FC Halifax Town manager Neil Aspin in August 2015. His performances for the "Shaymen" earned him comparison with Jamie Vardy, a striker who played for Halifax before working his way up into the Premier League.

### Barnsley

Tuton was signed by League One side Barnsley in February 2016, getting his chance in the English Football League at the age of 24; Barnsley paid Halifax an undisclosed fee. He made seven appearances for Paul Heckingbottom's "Tykes" in the second half of the 2015–16 season, however failed to break into the first-team picture following the club's promotion into the Championship.
On 31 August 2016, he joined League Two club Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.
On 2 February 2017, he joined National League side Barrow on a 93-day loan. However his loan spell at the "Bluebirds" was ended by an ankle injury he picked up during a 2–1 defeat at Maidstone United on 1 April.
He had a trial at Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in July 2017, but "Steelmen" manager Stephen Robinson concluded that "[he] did well as a trialist but I didn't feel he was better than what we had". He joined Port Vale on trial in December 2017, who were managed by former Halifax boss Neil Aspin.

### Return to Non-league

On 20 January 2018, Tuton rejoined FC Halifax Town, this time on a loan deal for the rest of the season. He joined Chester in August 2018. After playing the first few games of the season for Chester he moved to Spennymoor Town.
On 2 October 2021, Tuton signed for Guiseley. In December 2021, Tuton suffered a broken leg that ruled him out of action for five months before re-signing for the 2022–23 season. In September 2022, Tuton returned for a third spell with Matlock Town in his career. Just one month after returning to Matlock Town however, Tuton transferred to another of his former clubs in Belper Town. In February 2023, he joined Whitby Town. Following a conviction for outraging public decency by fondling himself in front of a teenage girl, he was released by Whitby in April 2023.
After his sentence was overturned on appeal due to Tuton being wrongfully convicted, he signed for Handsworth and told the BBC that he was looking to rebuild his career.

## Personal life

In March 2023, Tuton was found guilty of outraging public decency, appearing at Barnsley Magistrates Court to face charges of performing a sex act after being accused of fondling himself in front of a 17-year-old girl at Sheffield railway station in October 2021. Following this Whitby Town announced they had released Tuton.
Mr Tuton did appeal and his conviction was quashed during a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court on 20 September 2023. Speaking to the BBC in July 2024, he described the wrongful conviction as "the toughest time of his life". Tuton told the publication that when he was shown the CCTV footage of the incident, he was "in shock" as he said that the suspect looked "completely different" to him.

## Statistics

    As of 22 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FC Halifax Town | 2015–16 | National League | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 |
| Barnsley | 2015–16 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Barnsley | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnsley | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Barrow (loan) | 2016–17 | National League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Halifax Town (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chester | 2018–19 | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spennymoor Town | 2018–19 | National League North | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Chorley (loan) | 2018–19 | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Boston United | 2019–20 | National League North | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alfreton Town | 2019–20 | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfreton Town | 2020–21 | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alfreton Town | 2020–21 | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alfreton Town | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Guiseley | 2021–22 | National League North | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Matlock Town | 2022–23 | NPL Premier Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Belper Town | 2022–23 | NPL Premier Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Whitby Town | 2022–23 | NPL Premier Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Handsworth | 2023–24 | NCEFL Premier Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Ossett United | 2024–25 | NPL Division One East | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 174 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 196 | 22 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in FA Trophy.
* ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy.
* ↑ Appearances in National League North play-offs.
* ↑ Appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup.
* ↑ Appearances in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup.
* ↑ Statistics for Teversal, Matlock Town, Belper Town, and Buxton not known.