James William Bolton (born 13 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.
[8] In 2013–14, Bolton made ten Conference National appearances for Macclesfield before being loaned back to Halifax in the same league on 30 January, for the second half of the season.
[11] After one season at Gateshead, Bolton joined League One side Shrewsbury Town in July 2017 for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.
In the 2018–19 FA Cup third round replay away to his childhood club Stoke, Bolton scored Shrewsbury's first goal as they overturned a 0–2 deficit in the last 19 minutes to win 3–2.
[17] On 7 June 2019, Bolton signed for fellow League One team Portsmouth on a free transfer on a three-year deal after turning down an improved contract.