# Josh Gordon (footballer)

Joshua Luke Gordon (born 10 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Walsall.

## Career

Gordon played youth football for his hometown club Stoke City but was released as a sixteen-year-old. 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. He combined his early non-league football career with playing basketball, before giving up the latter to focus on football.
A spell at Nantwich Town followed before he moved to Welsh club Rhyl in February 2016. He made just one league appearance for Rhyl before returning to Nantwich.
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.
Having failed to break into the first team at Leicester, Gordon signed for Walsall in August 2018. He scored his first professional goal in an EFL Cup tie with Macclesfield Town on 28 August 2018.
Gordon won Walsall's 2019–20 Player of the Season award, after finishing as top scorer with 12 goals for the club. He was offered a new contract by Walsall in November 2020, which he rejected.
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. He was one of three Barrow players to be offered a new contract at the end of the 2022–23 season.
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.
In January 2024, Gordon returned to former club Walsall on loan until the end of the season. He scored his first goal back, and only goal of the season, in a 3–1 win over Doncaster Rovers.
On 1 July 2024, Gordon returned to Walsall on a permanent basis, signing a two-year deal. He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 win against Swindon Town.

## 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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 12 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rhyl | 2015–16 | Welsh Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leicester City U23 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Walsall | 2018–19 | League One | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 9 |
| Walsall | 2019–20 | League Two | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 12 |
| Walsall | 2020–21 | League Two | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6 |
| Walsall | Total | Total | 107 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 123 | 27 |
| Barrow | 2021–22 | League Two | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 7 |
| Barrow | 2022–23 | League Two | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 15 |
| Barrow | Total | Total | 73 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 22 |
| Burton Albion | 2023–24 | League One | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Walsall (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Walsall | 2024–25 | League Two | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 228 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 268 | 52 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

## Honours

Individual
* Walsall Player of the Year: 2019–20