Josh Gordon
Personal information
Full name Joshua Luke Gordon[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Walsall
(on loan from Burton Albion)
Number 18
Youth career
2002–2011 Stoke City
2011–2013 Newcastle Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newcastle Town
Nantwich Town
2016 Rhyl 1 (0)
Nantwich Town
Stafford Rangers
2017–2018 Leicester City 0 (0)
2018–2021 Walsall 107 (21)
2021–2023 Barrow 73 (21)
2023– Burton Albion 18 (0)
2024– → Walsall (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:27, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Joshua Luke Gordon (born 10 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Walsall on loan from League One club Burton Albion.[2]

Career

Gordon played youth football for his hometown club Stoke City but was released as a sixteen-year-old.[3] He eventually joined the junior ranks at Newcastle Town before making his way through the age groups to the first team playing in the Evo-Stik Division One South.[4][5] He combined his early non-league football career with playing basketball, before giving up the latter to focus on football.[6]

A spell at Nantwich Town followed before he moved to Welsh club Rhyl in February 2016.[7] He made just one league appearance for Rhyl before returning to Nantwich.[2]

After a successful spell with Stafford Rangers, where he scored 11 times in the 2016–17 season, he earned a move to reigning Premier League Champions Leicester City in April 2017.[3][8]

Having failed to break into the first team at Leicester, Gordon signed for Walsall in August 2018.[9][10] He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Cup tie with Macclesfield Town on 28 August 2018.[11]

He was offered a new contract by Walsall in November 2020, which he rejected.[12]

On 16 June 2021 it was announced that Gordon would transfer to Barrow at the end of the month, after failing to agree a new contract with Walsall.[13] He was one of three Barrow players to be offered a new contract at the end of the 2022–23 season.[14]

On 19 June 2023, Gordon was announced to be joining League One club Burton Albion on a two-year deal having rejected the offer of a new Barrow contract.[15][16]

In January 2024, Gordon returned to former club Walsall on loan until the end of the season.[17][18]

Personal life

Gordon studied for a university degree alongside his non-league career, earning a BA (Hons) in Sports Development and Coaching from Staffordshire University.[6][19]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rhyl 2015–16[2] Welsh Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Leicester City U23 2017–18[20] — — — 4[a] 0 4 0
Walsall 2018–19[21] League One 37 7 3 0 2 1 3[a] 1 45 9
2019–20[22] League Two 34 9 2 0 1 0 3[a] 3 40 12
2020–21[23] League Two 36 5 0 0 1 0 1[a] 1 38 6
Total 107 21 5 0 4 1 7 5 123 27
Barrow 2021–22[24] League Two 36 6 3 1 2 0 2[a] 0 43 7
2022–23[25] League Two 37 15 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 42 15
Total 73 21 4 1 4 0 4 0 85 22
Burton Albion 2023–24[26] League One 18 0 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 23 0
Walsall (loan) 2023–24[26] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 202 42 10 1 9 1 18 5 239 49
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 74. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Josh Gordon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Adam Bate (3 July 2017). "Josh Gordon interview: His amazing move from non-league to Leicester". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Steve Burr toying with a couple more signings as Stafford Rangers prepare to welcome back Josh Gordon". Stoke Sentinel. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Record-Breakers Scoop Top Sports Award!". Northern Premier. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Walsall's Josh Gordon is a familar [sic] tale known all too well to EFL clubs". 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Josh Gordon signs for Rhyl". Welsh Premier League. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Josh Gordon: Leicester City sign Stafford Rangers striker". BBC Sport. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Josh Gordon Joins Walsall On A Permanent Deal". Leicester City F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Walsall: Josh Gordon and Isaiah Osbourne join Saddlers". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Walsall 3–3 Macclesfield". BBC. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  12. ^ Keen, Liam. "Exclusive: Josh Gordon rejected new Walsall deal in November". www.expressandstar.com.
  13. ^ "Barrow sign ex-Walsall striker Gordon". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Barrow Confirm Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  15. ^ "BREWERS SIGN STRIKER JOSH GORDON". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Burton to sign strikers Stockton and Gordon" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ^ "Josh Gordon returns to Walsall". www.saddlers.co.uk. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Walsall sign Burton Albion striker Gordon on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. ^ "Staffs graduate signed by Leicester City FC". Staffordshire University. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Gordon in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  27. ^ Matt Maher (15 June 2020). "Josh Gordon and Wes McDonald scoop double honours in Walsall awards". Express and Star. Retrieved 27 February 2023.


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