Joe Rodwell-Grant

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Joe Rodwell-Grant
Personal information
Full name Joseph Edward Rodwell-Grant [1]
Date of birth (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Haslingden, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Curzon Ashton
Number TBC
Youth career
2013–2020 Preston North End
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Preston North End 1 (0)
2020Chorley (loan) 4 (0)
2020Bamber Bridge (loan) 1 (0)
2021Bamber Bridge (loan) 4 (1)
2022Lancaster City (loan) 5 (1)
2022–2024 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2022FC United of Manchester (loan) 10 (5)
2024–2025 Warrington Town 39 (2)
2025– Curzon Ashton 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:00, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

Joseph Edward Rodwell-Grant (born 18 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Curzon Ashton. He also runs his own coaching business, where he trains youth players and professional players 1:2.

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Career

Rodwell-Grant was born in Haslingden, Lancashire and grew up in Rossendale with his mother. [2] He joined the youth academy of Preston North End at the age of 11, after he was picked up playing junior football in East Lancashire. [2] In 2020, he went on successive loans with non-league sides Chorley and Bamber Bridge. [3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 12 May 2021. [4] He made his professional debut with Preston North End in a 3–0 EFL Cup win over Mansfield Town on 10 August 2021. [5] He was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season. [6]

On 29 July 2022, he signed a contract with Wigan Athletic after a successful trial period. [7] In September 2022, he joined FC United of Manchester on loan before returning to the club in October. [8]

In July 2024, Rodwell-Grant joined National League North side Warrington Town. [9]

In May 2025, following Warrington Town's relegation, Rodwell-Grant remained in the National League North, joining Curzon Ashton. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2020–21 [11] Championship 000000
2021–22 [11] Championship10001020
Total10001020
Chorley (loan) 2020–21 [11] [12] National League North 402060
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2020–21 [13] NPL Premier Division101 [a] 020
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2021–22 [14] NPL Premier Division711 [a] 081
Lancaster City (loan) 2021–22 [15] NPL Premier Division161161
Wigan Athletic 2022–23 Championship 0000
Warrington Town 2024-25 Vanarama National League North 3921 000
Career total292201020342
  1. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy


Honours

Preston North End- (x1)

EFL Youth Alliance Cup 2022

References

  1. "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 Rodwell-Grant, Joe (19 August 2021). "EXCLUSIVE Joe Rodwell-Grant column: Moving to the city helped bring my PNE dream to lifewebsite=www.lep.co.uk".
  3. "PNE Fan Joe Excited By Opportunity". www.pnefc.net.
  4. "Preston North End hand professional contracts to four of their scholars". www.lep.co.uk. 12 May 2021.
  5. "Mansfield Town vs. Preston North End - 10 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. "Preston North End Retained List Confirmed". www.pnefc.net. 9 May 2022.
  7. "Quadruple boost for Wigan Athletic's Academy". Wigan Today. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. @FCUnitedMCR (17 October 2022). "🔥 Player News: Joe Rodwell-Grant We're delighted to announce that centre-forward Joe has rejoined us on loan from @LaticsOfficial Welcome back Joe, thanks to all parties for making this deal possible 🤝 Next game: Guiseley Away - Tuesday 🟥🟥⬜⬛⬜🟥🟥" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2022 via Twitter.
  9. "Warrington Town land new striker". warringtontownfc.co.uk. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  10. "Player News | Welcome Joe Rodwell-Grant". curzon-ashton.co.uk. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 Joe Rodwell-Grant at Soccerway
  12. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Nield, Mike (4 October 2020). "Chorley 2, Gateshead 1: FA Cup joy for Magpies". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (13 October 2020). "York City knocked out of FA Cup after 1-0 defeat at Chorley". York Press. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  13. "Bamber Bridge – Appearances – Joseph Rodwell-Grant – 2020-2021". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  14. "Bamber Bridge – Appearances – Joe Rodwell-Grant". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  15. "Lancaster City – Appearances – Joseph Rodwell-Grant". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.