Josh Lundstram

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Josh Lundstram
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Lundstram (February 2022)
Personal information
Full name Joshua Lundstram [1]
Date of birth (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Eastleigh
Youth career
–2017 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Crewe Alexandra 26 (0)
2017 → Sandbach United (loan) 8 (4)
2018 → Newcastle Town (loan)
2018–2019 → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Nuneaton Borough (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Altrincham (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2022 → Solihull Moors (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2023 Altrincham 46 (3)
2023–2025 Oldham Athletic 63 (5)
2025– Eastleigh 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Joshua Lundstram (born 19 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Eastleigh.

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Career

Crewe Alexandra

Lundstram graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2017. [3]

He gained experience in non-League football with loan moves to Sandbach United, Newcastle Town and Nuneaton Borough, the latter for a month in January 2019. [4] He was given a one-year contract, with an optional one-year extension, in May 2019. [5]

In November 2019, Lundstram went on a month's loan to Kidsgrove Athletic before joining Altrincham on a similar deal in January 2020. [6] [7] His loan to Altrincham was firstly extended by a month, [8] then to the end of the season. [9] He was part of the Altrincham side that won the National League North Play-offs that year. [10]

Lundstram made his first-team debut for Crewe in the opening group game of the 2020–21 EFL Trophy away to Bolton Wanderers, playing 80 minutes before being replaced by Oliver Finney. [11] He made his league debut the following Saturday, 12 September 2020, at home to Charlton Athletic, replacing Finney for the final 15 minutes. [12] However, in October 2020 he was sidelined after suffering a stress fracture to his ankle, [13] eventually making a return to light training in February 2021, [14] and returning to first-team action with another substitute appearance in the final match of the season. [15]

On 13 May 2021, Crewe announced that it had offered Lundstram a new contract; [16] he signed a two-year deal in June 2021, [15] and made his first league start for Crewe on 7 August 2021 against Cheltenham Town at Gresty Road, playing the pass that set up Crewe's goal in a 1–1 draw. [17]

On 17 December 2021, Lundstram joined National League side Solihull Moors on a 28-day loan deal until 14 January 2022. [18] He made his debut in Solihull's 1–0 win at AFC Fylde in the fourth round of the FA Trophy on 18 December, [19] and then made one league appearance, against Stockport County on 28 December 2021. [20]

Altrincham

On 28 May 2022, Crewe announced Lundstram would be joining Altrincham permanently for an undisclosed fee on 1 July 2022. [21]

Lundstram played all of Altrincham's league games in the 2022-2023 season, scoring three times, and was named Player of the Year in all three categories (supporters, players and manager) in the club's end of season awards. [22] He was later also announced as National League Player of the Season at the North West Football Awards in November 2023. [23]

Oldham Athletic

On 6 June 2023, fellow National League club Oldham Athletic announced Lundstram would be joining them permanently for an undisclosed fee. [24] After incurring a knee injury in a pre-season game, [25] he made his Oldham debut as a 61st minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at Wealdstone on 30 September 2023. [26]

Eastleigh

On 14 July 2025, Lundstram joined National League side Eastleigh. [27]

Career statistics

As of 28 January 2024
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 2020–21 [28] League One 4000002060
2021–22 [29] League One220102050300
Crewe Alexandra total260102070360
Altrincham 2022–23 [30] National League 463000000463
Altrincham total463000000463
Oldham Athletic 2023–24 [31] National League 170200010200
Oldham Athletic total170200010200
Total8933020801023

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Josh Lundstram at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Josh Lundstram Signs First Pro Contract". Crewe Alexandra F.C. English Football League. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Matt (17 January 2019). "Loan: Josh Lundstram Makes Nuneaton Borough Switch". Crewe Alexandra F.C. English Football League . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Matt (9 May 2019). "Contracts: Sass-Davies, Offord & Lundstram Pen New Deals". Crewe Alexandra F.C. English Football League . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Scott, Richard (15 November 2019). "Kidsgrove Athletic sign Josh Lundstram on a months loan from Crewe Alexandra". Moorlands Radio . Moorlands Radio Ltd. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Lundstram Loaned to Alty". Non League Today. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Lundstram Extends Altrincham Loan". Crewe Alexandra F.C. English Football League. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Powell, Dave (7 July 2020). "Altrincham receive major boost ahead of Chester FC play-off clash". Crewe Chronicle . Reach plc . Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "ALTRINCHAM FC MATCH REPORT". Alty Files. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Johnson, Steve (9 September 2020). "Mika's the man – Double for new striker gets him off the mark". Vital Crewe. Vital Football. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Crewe 0-2 Charlton". Crewe Alexandra F.C. CreweAlex.Net. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "A Set-Back For Lundstram In His Recovery From Stress Fracture". Crewe Alexandra F.C. CAFC. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Good News On Lundstram". CreweAlex.net. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Josh Lundstram Agrees New Two-Year Deal". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "20/21 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Lundstram Joins Solihull Moors On Loan". CreweAlex.net. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "AFC Fylde 0-1 Solihull Moors". Solihull Moors F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Solihull Moors v Stockport County". Solihull Moors FC. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Lundstram Will Join Altrincham On July 1st". CreweAlex.com. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  22. ↑ Edwards, John (2 May 2023). "Lundstram's pride after his hat-trick of Robins awards". Messenger. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "Lundstram Wins Player Of The Year Award At NWFA". Oldham Athletic F.C. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  24. ↑ "Lundstram Joins Latics". Oldham Athletic. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  25. ↑ Geldard, Suzanne (4 October 2023). "Lundstram fit in time for FA Cup tie at old club Altrincham". Oldham Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  26. ↑ "Wealdstone 1-1 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  27. ↑ "Official: Lundstram joins the Spitfires". eastleighfc.com. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Josh Lundstram in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Josh Lundstram in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Josh Lundstram in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Josh Lundstram in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 January 2024.