Banton, who turns 27 on December 15^th, joined the Iron in August from Torquay United, who effectively swapped places with the Essex outfit in the National League at the end of last season.

However, he spent the 2018/19 season on loan at now Southern League Premier Division South side Truro City.

He was an England under-17 international and had a number of clubs as a young player, spending time at Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool and Leicester City, before making his debut in the Football League at Burton Albion in October 2011.

He signed with Crystal Palace in 2012 and was loaned out to Plymouth Argyle and MK Dons before joining Plymouth permanently in January 2014.

Banton signed with Wycombe Wanderers in June 2015 and spent a brief time on loan at Hartlepool United.

In February 2016 he signed for Notts County until the end of the 2015/16 season but was released by the Magpies at the end of the season and signed for Crawley Town, subsequently going on loan to Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle.

At the end of the 2016/17 season he was released by Crawley and joined National League side Woking.

In June 2018 he joined Torquay and had loan spells at St Albans City and Dulwich Hamlet as well as the White Tigers.