Josh Stones
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josh David Stones[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 2003 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Oldham Athletic (on loan from Wigan Athletic) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guiseley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) | 5 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:09, 22 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.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 22 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guiseley | 2021–22[16] | National League North | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2022–23[17] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24[18] | EFL League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2024–25[19] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Ross County (loan) | 2022–23[17] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2023–24[16] | National League | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2024–25[16] | National League | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Career total | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- ^ One appearance and one goal in the National League Cup, one appearance in the FA Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL Professional Retain List 2022/23" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Sunderland must sign teenager Stones". 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Young Guiseley star picked for televised English Schools fixtures". Wharfedale Observer. 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Young Guiseley hotshot continues to shine on national stage". Wharfedale Observer. 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Championship club win battle for Guiseley hotshot". Wharfedale Observer. 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Stones joins Staggies". RCFC.
- ^ "Wigan Athletic striker secures loan move | Wigan Today". Wigan Today.
- ^ Skinner, Andy (24 January 2023). "Ross County sign teenage striker Josh Stones on loan from Wigan Athletic".
- ^ FC, Wigan Athletic (13 July 2023). "Josh Stones extends Wigan Athletic contract!". Wigan Athletic FC.
- ^ "Talented star pens new Wigan Athletic contract extension". 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Latics land young striker Stones on loan from Wigan". The Oldham Times. 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Why Mellon made young Wigan striker Stones his first signing". The Oldham Times. 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Blow for Latics as loanee Stones returns to Wigan Athletic due to injury". The Oldham Times. 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Stones Signs Again". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Josh Stones at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Stones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Guiseley A.F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Ross County F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- 21st-century English sportsmen