Rob Lainton

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Robert Paul Lainton (born 12 October 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Lainton turned professional at Bolton Wanderers in March 2011 but never played a first-team game for the club. He joined Bury in July 2013 and would go on to play 45 games for the club over the next four seasons, 22 of which came in their 2014–15 promotion campaign out of League Two; he was a free agent for the first half of the 2016–17 season in between being released and re-signed by Bury. He also played 14 games on loan at Burton Albion in the second half of the 2013–14 season and played one game on an emergency loan at Cheltenham Town in April 2017. He signed with Port Vale in June 2017. After struggling with injury during his first season at the club, he was allowed to sign with Wrexham after a spell on loan at the Welsh club. He was named Wrexham's Player of the Season for the 2018–19 campaign. Wrexham won the National League title at the end of the 2022–23 campaign. He spent six years with Wrexham and signed with Altrincham in February 2025.