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Josh Stones
Personal information
Full name Josh David Stones[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 21)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 York City
Youth career
Guiseley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Guiseley 22 (1)
2022–2025 Wigan Athletic 9 (0)
2023 → Ross County (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 4 (3)
2024–2025 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 6 (4)
2025– York City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:09, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Josh David Stones (born 12 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for York City.

Stones began his career with Guiseley, before moving to Wigan Athletic. He had loan spells at Ross County and Oldham Athletic before transferring to York City.

Career

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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] After his loan ended in January 2025, he transferred to York City for an undisclosed fee.[16][17]

Career statistics

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As of 2 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guiseley 2021–22[18] National League North 22 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 23 1
Wigan Athletic 2022–23[19] EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24[20] EFL League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 2 9 2
2024–25[21] 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[19] Scottish Premiership 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2023–24[18] National League 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2024–25[18] National League 6 4 0 0 0 0 2[c] 1 8 5
York City 2024–25[18] National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 47 8 0 0 2 0 8 4 57 12
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance and one goal in the National League Cup, one appearance in the FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Professional Retain List 2022/23" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Sunderland must sign teenager Stones". 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Young Guiseley star picked for televised English Schools fixtures". Wharfedale Observer. 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Young Guiseley hotshot continues to shine on national stage". Wharfedale Observer. 10 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Championship club win battle for Guiseley hotshot". Wharfedale Observer. 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Stones joins Staggies". RCFC.
  7. ^ "Wigan Athletic striker secures loan move | Wigan Today". Wigan Today.
  8. ^ Skinner, Andy (24 January 2023). "Ross County sign teenage striker Josh Stones on loan from Wigan Athletic".
  9. ^ FC, Wigan Athletic (13 July 2023). "Josh Stones extends Wigan Athletic contract!". Wigan Athletic FC.
  10. ^ "Talented star pens new Wigan Athletic contract extension". 13 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Latics land young striker Stones on loan from Wigan". The Oldham Times. 15 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Why Mellon made young Wigan striker Stones his first signing". The Oldham Times. 16 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Blow for Latics as loanee Stones returns to Wigan Athletic due to injury". The Oldham Times. 2 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Stones Signs Again". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  16. ^ Brookes, Ryan (4 January 2025). "Josh Stones signs for York City for an undisclosed fee".
  17. ^ "City win the race to sign highly-rated striker Josh Stones from Wigan Athletic". York Press. 4 January 2025.
  18. ^ a b c d Josh Stones at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Stones in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Games played by Josh Stones in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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