 Walton returned to Stalybridge Celtic on 22 September 2017 for one month, during which he played eight times and kept three clean sheets.Upon returning to his parent club, he said "I really enjoyed my time with Stalybridge and I can't thank them enough for taking the chance on me to play for them".In January 2018, he was reloaned to Stalybridge Celtic for the remainder of the season, but was recalled in March and was named on the bench for a Championship match at home to Millwall.