Josh Gordon (footballer)

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Josh Gordon
Personal information
Full name Joshua Luke Gordon[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Barrow
Number 12
Youth career
2002–2011 Stoke City
2011–2013 Newcastle Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newcastle Town
Nantwich Town
2016 Rhyl 1 (0)
Nantwich Town
Stafford Rangers
2017–2018 Leicester City 0 (0)
2018–2021 Walsall 107 (21)
2021– Barrow 26 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:24, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Joshua Luke Gordon (born 10 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two side Barrow.[2]

Career[]

Gordon played youth football for his hometown club Stoke City but was released as a sixteen-year-old.[3] He eventually joined the junior ranks at Newcastle Town before making his way through the age groups to the first team playing in the Evo-Stik Division One South.[4][5] He combined his early non-league football career with playing basketball, before giving up the latter to focus on football.[6]

A spell at Nantwich Town followed before he moved to Welsh club Rhyl in February 2016.[7] He made just one league appearance for Rhyl before returning to Nantwich.[2]

After a successful spell with Stafford Rangers, where he scored 11 times in the 2016–17 season, he earned a move to reigning Premier League Champions Leicester City in April 2017.[3][8]

Having failed to break into the first team at Leicester, Gordon signed for Walsall in August 2018.[9][10] He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Cup tie with Macclesfield Town on 28 August 2018.[11]

He was offered a new contract by Walsall in November 2020, which he rejected.[12]

On 16 June 2021 it was announced that Gordon would transfer to Barrow at the end of the month, after failing to agree a new contract with Walsall.[13]

Personal life[]

Gordon studied for a university degree alongside his non-league career, earning a BA (Hons) in Sports Development and Coaching from Staffordshire University.[6][14]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 15 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rhyl 2015–16[2] Welsh Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Leicester City U23 2017–18[15] — — — 4[a] 0 4 0
Walsall 2018–19[16] League One 37 7 3 0 2 1 3[a] 1 45 9
2019–20[17] League Two 34 9 2 0 1 0 3[a] 3 40 12
2020–21[18] League Two 36 5 0 0 1 0 1[a] 1 38 6
Total 107 21 5 0 4 1 7 5 123 27
Barrow 2021–22[19] League Two 26 5 3 1 2 0 2[a] 0 33 6
Career total 134 26 8 1 6 1 13 5 161 33
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 74. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Josh Gordon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Adam Bate (3 July 2017). "Josh Gordon interview: His amazing move from non-league to Leicester". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Steve Burr toying with a couple more signings as Stafford Rangers prepare to welcome back Josh Gordon". Stoke Sentinel. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Record-Breakers Scoop Top Sports Award!". Northern Premier. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Walsall's Josh Gordon is a familar [sic] tale known all too well to EFL clubs". 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Josh Gordon signs for Rhyl". Welsh Premier League. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Josh Gordon: Leicester City sign Stafford Rangers striker". BBC Sport. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Josh Gordon Joins Walsall On A Permanent Deal". Leicester City F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Walsall: Josh Gordon and Isaiah Osbourne join Saddlers". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Walsall 3–3 Macclesfield". BBC. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  12. ^ Keen, Liam. "Exclusive: Josh Gordon rejected new Walsall deal in November". www.expressandstar.com.
  13. ^ "Barrow sign ex-Walsall striker Gordon" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Staffs graduate signed by Leicester City FC". Staffordshire University. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.


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