Josh March

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Josh March
Personal information
Full name Joshua Thomas March [1]
Date of birth (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Stourbridge, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Alvechurch 149 (66)
2019–2020 Leamington 21 (16)
2020–2023 Forest Green Rovers 75 (11)
2021 → Harrogate Town (loan) 14 (5)
2023 Stevenage 13 (2)
2023– Harrogate Town 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Joshua Thomas March (born 18 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town.

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Career

Born in Stourbridge, [2] March began his career with Alvechurch, [3] becoming the club's first contracted player in a decade in May 2017, [4] and scoring 81 goals in 184 matches, being described as "an integral part in [the club's] rise from the Midland Alliance to the Southern Premier ". [5] He then played for Leamington for the 2019–20 season, scoring 24 goals in 27 games, [6] before signing for League Two side Forest Green Rovers in January 2020. [7] [8] He missed the start of the 2020–21 season due to a thigh injury. [9]

On 5 January 2021, March joined League Two side Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season. [10] [11] His loan ended on 11 March 2021 after he suffered an injury in a match. [12]

He signed for Stevenage in January 2023. [13] Following promotion to League One, March signed a new contract with the club in May 2023. [14]

On 1 September 2023, March returned to League Two, transferring to Harrogate Town for an undisclosed fee. [15] [16]

Career statistics

As of 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alvechurch 2015–16 [17] Midland Football League Premier Division381100001555316
2016–17 [18] Midland Football League Premier Division343100001054436
2017–18 [19] Northern Premier League Division One South37120000103812
2018–19 [20] Southern Football League Premier Central40120000954917
Total149660000351518481
Leamington 2019–20 [2] [6] National League North 211632003 [lower-alpha 1] 62724
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20 [21] League Two 102000000102
2020–21 [22] League Two4010002 [lower-alpha 2] 070
2021–22 [23] League Two355101031406
2022–23 [24] League One 264312021336
Total75115130729013
Harrogate Town (loan) 2020–21 [22] League Two145000000145
Stevenage 2022–23 [24] League Two9200000092
2023–24 [25] League One4000110051
Total132001100143
Harrogate Town 2023–24 [25] League Two281200000301
Career total300101103414523369128
  1. ↑ One appearance and three goals in the FA Trophy; two appearances and three goals in the Birmingham Senior Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

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References

  1. ↑ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 23rd June 2020" (PDF). The Football League. 23 June 2020. p. 62. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Josh March at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Josh March Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Double-winning Alvechurch capture Josh March on contract".
  5. ↑ "Josh on the March into Football League".
  6. 1 2 "LeamingtonFC.co.uk - Josh March signs for Forest Green Rovers". www.leamingtonfc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Josh March: Forest Green Rovers sign Leamington striker". BBC Sport. 6 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Brakes off as Josh March leaves Leamington for Forest Green Rovers". 6 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Josh March closing in on Forest Green return". Press Association. 1 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Josh March: Harrogate Town sign Forest Green striker on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Josh March will be 'a pain in the backside for defenders', says Harrogate Town boss". www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Harrogate Town struck by injury blow to key striker Josh March". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "Stevenage sign forward March from Forest Green". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ "Josh March signs new Stevenage contract". www.stevenagefc.com. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Harrogate Town fill striker void as Josh March signs from Stevenage FC for an undisclosed fee".
  16. ↑ "Harrogate sign Sivi on loan & March re-joins" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Josh March - 2015–16 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
  18. ↑ "Josh March - 2016–17 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
  19. ↑ "Josh March - 2017–18 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
  20. ↑ "Josh March - 2018–19 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Josh March in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Josh March in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Josh March in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Josh March in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Josh March in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  26. ↑ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.


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