Josh Gordon (footballer)

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

Josh Gordon
Personal information
Full name Joshua Luke Gordon[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994[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 35 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:26, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

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 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rhyl 2015–16[2] Welsh Premier League 1000000010
Leicester City U23 2017–18[15] ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
Walsall 2018–19[16] League One 37730213[lower-alpha 1]1459
2019–20[17] League Two 34920103[lower-alpha 1]34012
2020–21[18] League Two 36500101[lower-alpha 1]1386
Total 1072150417512327
Barrow 2021–22[19] League Two 35631202[lower-alpha 1]0427
Career total 14327816113517034
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 74. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. Josh Gordon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. 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. "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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