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 (1997-03-18) 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alvechurch 2015–16[11] Midland Football League Premier Division 381100001555316
2016–17[12] Midland Football League Premier Division 343100001054436
2017–18[13] Northern Premier League Division One South 37120000103812
2018–19[14] Southern Football League Premier Central 40120000954917
Total 149660000351518481
Leamington 2019–20[2][6] National League North 211632003[lower-alpha 1]62724
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20[15] League Two 102000000102
2020–21[16] League Two 4010002[lower-alpha 2]070
Total 142100020172
Harrogate Town (loan) 2020–21[16] League Two 5300000053
Career total 1898742004021233110
  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.


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