Josh March

Joshua Thomas March (born 18 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Harrogate Town, on loan from Forest Green Rovers.

Josh March

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Thomas March[1]
Date of birth	18 March 1997
Place of birth	Stourbridge, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Harrogate Town (on loan from Forest Green Rovers)
Number	24
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Alvechurch	149	(66)
2019–2020	Leamington	21	(16)
2020–	Forest Green Rovers	14	(2)
2021–	→ Harrogate Town (loan)	5	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:36, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Stourbridge,[2] March began his career with Alvechurch,[3] becoming the club's first contracted player in a decade in May 2017,[4] and scoring 81 goals in 184 matches, being described as "an integral part in [the club's] rise from the Midland Alliance to the Southern Premier ".[5] He then played for Leamington for the 2019–20 season, scoring 24 goals in 27 games,[6] before signing for League Two side Forest Green Rovers in January 2020.[7][8] He missed the start of the 2020–21 season due to a thigh injury.[9] On 5 January 2021, March joined League Two side Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[10]

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alvechurch	2015–16[11]	Midland Football League Premier Division	38	11	0	0	0	0	15	5	53	16
	2016–17[12]	Midland Football League Premier Division	34	31	0	0	0	0	10	5	44	36
	2017–18[13]	Northern Premier League Division One South	37	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	38	12
	2018–19[14]	Southern Football League Premier Central	40	12	0	0	0	0	9	5	49	17
	Total		149	66	0	0	0	0	35	15	184	81
Leamington	2019–20[2][6]	National League North	21	16	3	2	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	6	27	24
Forest Green Rovers	2019–20[15]	League Two	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
	2020–21[16]	League Two	4	0	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	7	0
	Total		14	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	17	2
Harrogate Town (loan)	2020–21[16]	League Two	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Career total			189	87	4	2	0	0	40	21	233	110

1. One appearance and three goals in the FA Trophy; two appearances and three goals in the Birmingham Senior Cup.
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References

1. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 23rd June 2020" (PDF). The Football League. 23 June 2020. p. 62. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
2. Josh March at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. "Josh March Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
4. "Double-winning Alvechurch capture Josh March on contract".
5. "Josh on the March into Football League".
6. "LeamingtonFC.co.uk - Josh March signs for Forest Green Rovers". www.leamingtonfc.co.uk.
7. "Josh March: Forest Green Rovers sign Leamington striker". 6 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
8. "Brakes off as Josh March leaves Leamington for Forest Green Rovers". 6 January 2020.
9. Association, Press (1 October 2020). "Josh March closing in on Forest Green return".
10. "Josh March: Harrogate Town sign Forest Green striker on loan". BBC Sport. 5 January 2021.
11. "Josh March - 2015–16 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
12. "Josh March - 2016–17 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
13. "Josh March - 2017–18 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
14. "Josh March - 2018–19 season appearances". Alvechurch F.C.
15. "Games played by Josh March in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
16. "Games played by Josh March in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.