Josh Austerfield

Joshua James Austerfield (born 2 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Harrogate Town, on loan from Championship club Huddersfield Town.

Josh Austerfield
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Austerfield[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001[2]
Place of birth Morley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
(on loan from Huddersfield Town)
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2019 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2020 → Brighouse Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Hyde United (loan) 0 (0)
2022– → Harrogate Town (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:45, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Morley,[3] Austerfield moved to Huddersfield Town at the age of eight from his local club in Drighlington.[2] After progressing through the club's academy, he moved on loan to Brighouse Town in March 2020. He was sent off on his début, as a substitute in a defeat against Workington.[4][5]

Austerfield made his senior debut for Huddersfield Town on 5 September 2020, when he played as a substitute in their EFL Cup defeat against Rochdale.[6]

On 9 January, Austerfield made his first professional start for Huddersfield start against Plymouth Argyle.

The young midfielder made 23 appearances across the B team and under-19s, who he often captains[7]

On 14 December 2020, Austerfield joined Northern Premier League club Hyde United on a 28-day loan spell.[8]

On 4 January 2022, Austerfield joined EFL League Two side Harrogate Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[9]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. "Josh Austerfield - Midfielder - Huddersfield Town B Team - Huddersfield Town". www.htafc.com.
  3. "Josh Austerfield". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. "LOAN: JOSH AUSTERFIELD JOINS BRIGHOUSE". www.htafc.com.
  5. "Workington Reds leave it late against Brighouse Town but title bid stays on track". Times and Star.
  6. "ROMONEY PROUD TO MAKE TOWN DEBUT". www.htafc.com.
  7. "IN PROFILE: JOSH AUSTERFIELD". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. "LOAN: JOSH AUSTERFIELD JOINS HYDE UNITED". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. "Josh Austerfield & Brahima Diarra: Huddersfield duo join Harrogate on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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