Ivan Toney

Northampton Town

Born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, Toney began his career at his hometown club Northampton Town. He made his first-team debut on 13 November 2012, in a 3–3 draw in the FA Cup first round against Bradford City at Valley Parade; he came on at the end of regulation time in place of Lewis Wilson as his team eventually lost 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out. At 16 years old he became the youngest first team player in the "Cobblers" history. The following day, he scored four goals in the FA Youth Cup, in a 5–0 win over York City. His only other appearance in a matchday squad that season was on 17 November, remaining unused in a 3–1 League Two win against Wycombe Wanderers at Sixfields.

Toney made his first start on 28 September 2013 in a goalless home draw against Morecambe, making way for Ben Tozer after 74 minutes. His first professional goals came on 26 April 2014, scoring two in the first half of a 3–0 victory at Dagenham & Redbridge, the latter a bicycle kick. On 3 May, he scored a header as Northampton defeated Oxford United 3–1 at home to avoid relegation to the Conference Premier on the final day of the season.

On 13 August 2014, Toney netted a header in a 3–2 win at Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers in the first round of the League Cup. His first goals of the league season arrived on 20 September; on as a substitute for Lawson D'Ath, he netted twice in a home contest against Accrington Stanley but his team nonetheless lost 4–5. A week later, his header was the only goal in victory at Morecambe. Toney received the first red card of his career on 26 December in a 2–3 home defeat to Bury, being dismissed for fighting with visiting defender Hayden White.

In November 2014, Toney was close to a £500,000 transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers, which collapsed due to an undisclosed medical issue.

Newcastle United

After 13 goals in 60 appearances for Northampton across all competitions, Toney joined Premier League club Newcastle United on 6 August 2015 on a long-term contract. He made his debut on 25 August in the second round of the League Cup, replacing Massadio Haïdara for the final 12 minutes of a 4–1 win over his former team at St. James' Park. On 26 September, he played his first league match for Newcastle, as an 85th-minute substitute for Aleksandar Mitrović in a 2–2 home draw against Chelsea.

On 9 November 2015, Toney joined League One club Barnsley on a 28-day youth loan. He made his debut the next day in the Northern quarter-finals of the Football League Trophy, starting in a 2–1 win over York at Oakwell. On 5 December, he scored his first goal for the Tykes away to Wigan Athletic in the Trophy's next round, a header in a 2–2 draw at the DW Stadium, and also converted his attempt as they won in the subsequent penalty shoot-out. A week later, he scored his first league goal for the club, deciding a 3–2 win at Colchester United with a header from Marley Watkins' cross.

On 24 March 2016, Toney returned to Barnsley on loan for the remainder of the season. On 3 April, in the 2016 Football League Trophy Final against Oxford United at Wembley Stadium, he came on as a 65th-minute substitute for top scorer Sam Winnall. He took a shot which rebounded for Ashley Fletcher to give Barnsley a 2–1 lead, and they eventually won 3–2. Barnsley won promotion with a 3–1 victory over Millwall at the same ground on 29 May; Toney replaced Fletcher for the last nine minutes.

The following season, Toney joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on a half-season loan on 8 August 2016. He scored his first goal for the club, converting a penalty after being fouled by Charles Dunne, in a 3–2 win at Oldham Athletic on 3 September, and added another a week later to equalise in a 1–1 draw at Bury. On 24 September, he was sent off in a 1–1 draw at AFC Wimbledon for a late challenge on opposition goalkeeper James Shea.

Having scored 7 goals in 26 appearances across all competitions for the Shrews, Toney was loaned to fellow League One club Scunthorpe United on 12 January 2017 for the remainder of the campaign. Two days later he made his debut for the Iron, replacing Kevin van Veen for the final ten minutes of a 2–1 win on his return to Northampton. On 28 January, he made a first start and scored in a 3–2 win over Port Vale at Glanford Park, putting Scunthorpe in first place.

On 2 August 2017, Toney returned to League One, joining Wigan Athletic for the upcoming season. He made his Latics debut three days later, starting as they began the campaign with a 1–0 win at Milton Keynes Dons. His first goal for his new team came on 19 August, opening a 2–0 win at Greater Manchester neighbours Oldham Athletic.

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Barnsley