Goalkeeper Jack Walton has left Luton Town to sign for Championship club Preston North End.

The 27-year-old was part of a double signing confirmed by Preston on Tuesday (22/07), with the Lancashire club also signing Michael Smith after he left Sheffield Wednesday.

Walton leaves Kenilworth Road after two-and-a-half years contracted to the Hatters, although he never played a first team game for the club.

After spending half a season at the club as a third choice goalkeeper during the 2022/23 season in which Luton won promotion to the Premier League, Walton spent both of the last two seasons on loan with Scottish side Dundee United.

In his time with the Tangerines, Walton helped Dundee United achieve promotion from the Scottish Championship in 2023/24 and then manage a surprise 4th place finish on their return to the Scottish Premiership last season.

Walton made 85 appearances in all competitions in his two years playing at Tannadice Park.

He joins a new-look goalkeepers unit at Preston, with the Lancashire club having also signed Daniel Iversen from Leicester City, and seeing previous first choice Freddie Woodman leave on a free transfer.

Moving to Deepdale also reunites Walton with his former boss Paul Heckingbottom, with the goalkeeper having previously worked for the Preston manager in their time together at Barnsley.

Walton told the official Preston website that he was keen to compete against Iversen and Dai Cornell, who the club have retained as another option between the sticks.

He said, “I want to get on the grass and get my boots and gloves on and do my talking on there.

“I know they’ve got very good goalkeepers here and hopefully I can improve that area and push the competition with the other goalkeepers.

“Obviously as a player, I want to play as high a level as possible. The Championship we all know is a very difficult league. There’s a lot of quality in there and it’s something that I want to test myself with.”