Josh Stones

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Josh Stones
Personal information
Full name Josh David Stones [1]
Date of birth (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 21)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
(on loan from Wigan Athletic)
Number 24
Youth career
Guiseley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Guiseley 22 (1)
2022– Wigan Athletic 9 (0)
2023 → Ross County (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 4 (3)
2024– → Oldham Athletic (loan) 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Josh David Stones (born 12 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Oldham Athletic on loan from EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

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Career

Stones began his career with Guiseley, [2] being selected for England Schools, [3] [4] before moving to Wigan Athletic in summer 2022. [5] He moved on loan to Ross County in January 2023. [6] [7] [8]

He signed a new three-year contract with Wigan in July 2023. [9] [10]

Stones scored his first Wigan Athletic goal on 19 September 2023, in a 7–1 home victory against Leicester City Academy in the EFL Trophy. [11]

He moved on loan to Oldham Athletic in December 2023. [12] [13] The loan ended in January 2024 after Stones suffered an injury. [14] On 5 November 2024, he returned to the club on loan until 2 January 2025. [15]

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guiseley 2021–22 [16] National League North 22100001 [a] 0231
Wigan Athletic 2022–23 [17] EFL Championship 0000100010
2023–24 [18] EFL League One 6000003 [b] 292
2024–25 [19] League One3000102161
Total90002053163
Ross County (loan) 2022–23 [17] Scottish Premiership 6000000060
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2023–24 [16] National League 4300000043
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2024–25 [16] National League3100002 [c] 152
Career total445002084549
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance and one goal in the National League Cup, one appearance in the FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2022/23" (PDF). English Football League . Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sunderland must sign teenager Stones". 28 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Young Guiseley star picked for televised English Schools fixtures". Wharfedale Observer. 27 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Young Guiseley hotshot continues to shine on national stage". Wharfedale Observer. 10 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Championship club win battle for Guiseley hotshot". Wharfedale Observer. 29 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Stones joins Staggies". RCFC.
  7. ↑ "Wigan Athletic striker secures loan move | Wigan Today". Wigan Today.
  8. ↑ Skinner, Andy (24 January 2023). "Ross County sign teenage striker Josh Stones on loan from Wigan Athletic".
  9. ↑ FC, Wigan Athletic (13 July 2023). "Josh Stones extends Wigan Athletic contract!". Wigan Athletic FC.
  10. ↑ "Talented star pens new Wigan Athletic contract extension". 13 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Latics land young striker Stones on loan from Wigan". The Oldham Times. 15 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Why Mellon made young Wigan striker Stones his first signing". The Oldham Times. 16 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Blow for Latics as loanee Stones returns to Wigan Athletic due to injury". The Oldham Times. 2 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Stones Signs Again". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 Josh Stones at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Stones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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