Josh Gordon (footballer)
English footballer (born 1994)
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Joshua Luke Gordon (born 10 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for EFL League Two club Exeter City.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Luke Gordon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Burton Albion | 18 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Walsall (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Walsall | 9 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Barrow (loan) | 31 | (9) |
| 2026– | Exeter City | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:09, 16 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
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]
Gordon won Walsall's 2019–20 Player of the Season award, after finishing as top scorer with 12 goals for the club.[12] He was offered a new contract by Walsall in November 2020, which he rejected.[13]
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.[14] He was one of three Barrow players to be offered a new contract at the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]
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.[16][17]
In January 2024, Gordon returned to former club Walsall on loan until the end of the season.[18][19] He scored his first goal back, and only goal of the season, in a 3–1 win over Doncaster Rovers.[20] On 1 July, Gordon returned to Walsall on a permanent basis, signing a two-year deal.[21][22] He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 win against Swindon Town.[23]
On 1 September 2025 he re-joined Barrow, on loan.[24]
He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2025–26 season.[25] He then signed for Exeter City from 1 July 2026.[26]
Personal life
Gordon studied for a university degree alongside his non-league career, earning a BA (Hons) in Sports Development and Coaching from the University of Staffordshire.[6][27]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League 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[28] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Walsall | 2018–19[29] | League One | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[a] | 1 | 45 | 9 |
| 2019–20[30] | League Two | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 3 | 40 | 12 | |
| 2020–21[31] | 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[32] | League Two | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 43 | 7 |
| 2022–23[33] | 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[34] | League One | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Walsall (loan) | 2023–24[34] | League Two | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Walsall | 2024–25[35] | League Two | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025–26[36] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2025–26[36] | League Two | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 |
| Exeter City | 2026–27[37] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 261 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 306 | 61 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- One appearance in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs