Josh Earl (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua John Francis Earl[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 24 October 1998||
Place of birth | Southport, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2017 | Preston North End | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Preston North End | 33 | (0) |
2017 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2020 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 7 March 2020 (UTC) |
Joshua John Francis Earl (born 24 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Preston North End.
Career
Preston North End
Earl joined Preston North End at the age of nine and signed a scholarship in July 2015. He featured for the youth team as a defender midfielder and striker. He was also part of the side that reached the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals and scored two goals during the campaign.[3] Earl signed his first professional deal in April 2017.[4]
On 19 August 2017, Earl made his debut in a 1–0 win over Reading. He was called into the side after Greg Cunningham would be ruled out due to a recent injury.[5]
Lancaster City (loan)
On 24 March 2017, Earl joined Northern Premier League Division One North champions Lancaster City on loan for the remainder of the season.[6] Earl made his debut off the bench in a 3–0 win at Radcliffe Borough the following day.[7]
Bolton Wanderers (loan)
On 3 August 2019, Earl joined League One side Bolton Wanderers on loan until January 2020.[8] He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers the same day but had to be substituted after 15 minutes due to an injury[9] which will keep him out of action for three months.[10] He returned to the bench on 19 October for Bolton's 1–3 defeat against Rochdale[11] and started in the next game, Bolton's first win of the season, on 22 October, a 2–0 away win against Bristol Rovers.[12]
Ipswich Town (loan)
On 13 January 2020, Earl joined League One side Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[13] He made his debut on 8 February, featuring as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 loss to Sunderland.[14] He made 7 appearances before returning to Preston on 4 May.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 March 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Preston North End | 2017–18[16] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
2018–19[17] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
Lancaster City (loan) | 2016–17 | NPL Division One North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2019–20[18] | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2019–20[18] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
Honours
Lancaster City
- Northern Premier League Division One North: 2016–17
References
- ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 30. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Josh Earl". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Preston North End - First Team - Winger - Josh Earl". www.pnefc.net. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Preston North End Academy Trio Awarded Professional Deals". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Preston North End vs Reading on 19 Aug 17 - Match Centre - Preston North End". www.pnefc.net. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "New Signing: Josh Earl signs from PNE - News - Lancaster City FC Official Website". www.lancastercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "PNE loanee Earl impresses Lancaster boss". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49221150
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49135860
- ^ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/17818135.josh-earl-connor-hall-miss-three-months-bolton/
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50024219
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50051040
- ^ Seddon, Dave (13 January 2019). "Preston North End defender Josh Earl joins Ipswich Town on loan". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Sunderland 1-0 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Earl Returns to Preston". Ipswich Town. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Earl in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Earl in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Earl in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External links
- Josh Earl at Soccerbase