Josh Earl (footballer)

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Josh Earl
Personal information
Full name Joshua John Francis Earl [1]
Date of birth (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Southport, England
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 32
Youth career
2007–2017 Preston North End
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Preston North End 67 (1)
2017 → Lancaster City (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 9 (0)
2020 → Ipswich Town (loan) 7 (0)
2021 → Burton Albion (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2024 Fleetwood Town 61 (3)
2024– Barnsley 34 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Joshua John Francis Earl (born 24 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Barnsley.

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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 was ruled out due to 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 kept 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]

Burton Albion (loan)

On 1 February 2021, Earl was loaned out again, this time joining League One side Burton Albion until the end of the season. [16]

Fleetwood Town

On 27 June 2022, Earl joined League One club Fleetwood Town on a two-year contract [17] after his Preston contract was terminated by mutual consent. [18]

Barnsley

On 1 February 2024, Earl signed for League One side Barnsley on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [19] [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Preston North End 2017–18 [21] Championship 1901000—200
2018–19 [22] Championship1400020—160
2019–20 [23] Championship000000—00
2020–21 [24] Championship501010—70
2021–22 [25] Championship2911010—311
Total671304000741
Lancaster City (loan) 2016–17 NPL Division One North 6000—0060
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2019–20 [23] League One 9010001 [a] 0110
Ipswich Town (loan) 2019–20 [23] League One7000000070
Burton Albion (loan) 2020–21 [24] League One8010000090
Fleetwood Town 2022–23 [26] League One37140201 [a] 0441
2023–24 [27] League One24211102 [a] 1284
Total613513031725
Career total158410170411796
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Lancaster City

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 30. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Josh Earl". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Preston North End - First Team - Winger - Josh Earl". www.pnefc.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Preston North End Academy Trio Awarded Professional Deals" . Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Preston North End vs Reading on 19 Aug 17 - Match Centre - Preston North End". www.pnefc.net. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "New Signing: Josh Earl signs from PNE - News - Lancaster City FC Official Website". www.lancastercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "PNE loanee Earl impresses Lancaster boss". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Weir & Earl join Bolton on opening day". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Eight make Bolton debuts in Wycombe loss". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ "Wanderers dealt with a double injury blow".
  11. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Rochdale". BBC Sport.
  12. ↑ "Bolton get 'deserved' first win of season". BBC Sport.
  13. ↑ Seddon, Dave (13 January 2019). "Preston North End defender Josh Earl joins Ipswich Town on loan". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Sunderland 1-0 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport . 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Earl Returns to Preston". Ipswich Town . 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Burton Albion Sign Josh Earl on Loan from Preston". Burton Albion F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Josh Earl pens two-year deal with the Cods". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Josh Earl Exit Confirmed". www.pnefc.net. 27 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "Barnsley sign defender Earl from Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  20. ↑ O'Kane, Doug (1 February 2024). "Reds make Earl second January signing". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Josh Earl in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Josh Earl in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  23. 1 2 3 "Games played by Josh Earl in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Earl in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Josh Earl in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Josh Earl in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Josh Earl in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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