Scott Wharton

Scott Bradley Wharton (born 3 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.

Scott Wharton

Personal information
Full name	Scott Bradley Wharton[1]
Date of birth	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth	Blackburn, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2]
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Blackburn Rovers
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2015	Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Blackburn Rovers	93	(5)
2017	→ Cambridge United (loan)	9	(1)
2018	→ Lincoln City (loan)	14	(2)
2018–2019	→ Lincoln City (loan)	11	(1)
2019	→ Bury (loan)	15	(2)
2019–2020	→ Northampton Town (loan)	32	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025 (UTC)

Career

In October 2015, Wharton signed his first professional contract for two years and six months at Blackburn Rovers.^[3] In August 2016, he made his first team debut for Blackburn in the 2–2 draw against Burton Albion.^[4][5] He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 4–3 EFL Cup win against Crewe Alexandra on 23 August 2016.^[6]

Wharton was on loan at Lincoln City through much of 2018 and, as a result, was cup-tied for Lincoln's win in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final.^[7] In January 2019, he joined Bury on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.^[8] In July 2019 he joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.^[9] Whilst on loan at Northampton Town, He was awarded the PFA Fans' League Two Player of the month award for November 2019.^[10]

Personal life

Scott's younger brother Adam Wharton is also a professional footballer at Crystal Palace.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 September 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	2015–16[12]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[13]	Championship	2	0	0	0	2	1	3[a]	0	7	1
	2017–18[14]	League One	0	0	1	0	0	0	1[b]	0	2	0
	2018–19[15]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[16]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[17]	Championship	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
	2021–22[18]	Championship	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	2
	2022–23[19]	Championship	22	1	4	0	3	2	0	0	27	3
	2023–24[20]	Championship	28	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	34	2
	2025–26[21]	Championship	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		93	5	7	0	9	5	4	0	115	8
Cambridge United (loan)	2016–17[13]	League Two	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Lincoln City (loan)	2017–18[14]	League Two	14	2	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	15	2
	2018–19[15]	League Two	11	1	1	0	1	0	3[b]	0	16	1
Bury (loan)	2018–19[15]	League Two	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
Northampton Town (loan)	2019–20[16]	League Two	32	3	4	1	1	0	6[b][c]	0	43	4
Career total			174	14	12	1	13	3	14	0	205	18

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy with Blackburn's U-23 side.
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. Three appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Lincoln City

• EFL League Two: 2018–19^[22]

Bury

• EFL League Two runner-up: 2018–19^[23]

Northampton Town

• EFL League Two play-offs: 2020^[24]