Josh Edwards (footballer, born 2004)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Luke Edwards[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Poulton-le-Fylde, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Stockport County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Stockport County | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Stockport Town (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Fleetwood Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 5 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Josh Edwards (born 18 May 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town, as a left-back.
Career
[edit]Hailing from Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, he started his career in the academy at National League side Stockport County in the summer of 2020.[2] He made his professional debut for the first team on 15 January 2022 at the age of seventeen, when he replaced Mark Kitching as a substitute in the 3–0 FA Trophy Fourth round win over Southern Football League side Larkhall Athletic at Edgeley Park.[3] He went onto two make two more starts in the FA Trophy as Stockport progressed to the semi-finals.[3] In January 2022, he was sent out on dual-registration to North West Counties Football League Division One South side Stockport Town, where he went on to score twice, against New Mills and Cammell Laird.[4] In March 2022, he was sent out on a youth loan to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Stalybridge Celtic for the remainder of the season.[5]
On 27 June 2022, he signed for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town on a two-year contract and went straight into the Development Squad.[2] He made his first team debut on 30 August 2022, starting in the EFL Trophy group stage game against Barrow which Fleetwood won on penalties having initially drawn 1-1.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 2021–22[3] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Stockport Town (loan) | 2021–22[6] | NWCFL Division One South | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 2021–22[7] | NPL Premier Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2022–23[3] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Young forward and defender sign for Development Squad". 27 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022 – via Fleetwood Town FC.
- ^ a b c d e "J. Edwards Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Thrower, Alex (21 March 2022). "Latest Player Registrations and League Movements". Retrieved 5 September 2022 – via North West Counties Football League.
- ^ Bugley, Tony (25 March 2022). "Celtic look to loanee Conor Falls for goals as they slide close to relegation places". Retrieved 5 September 2022 – via The Tameside Correspondent.
- ^ "Search NWCFL Website". North West Counties Football League. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile - Josh Edwards (18th Mar 2022 - 1st May 2022)". Stalybridge Celtic FC. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Poulton-le-Fylde
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Stockport Town F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Northern Premier League players
- North West Counties Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Lancashire
- 21st-century English sportsmen