Josh March
{{short description|English footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Josh March
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|fullname = Joshua Thomas March{{cite news |title=CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 23rd June 2020 |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/202021/efl-professional-retain-list---2019-20.pdf |publisher=The Football League |page=62 |date=23 June 2020 |accessdate=21 August 2020}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|18|df=y}}
|birth_place = Stourbridge, England
|height = {{convert|1.75|m|order=flip}}
|position = Striker
|currentclub = Harrogate Town
|clubnumber = 24
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2015–2019
|clubs1 = Alvechurch
|caps1 = 149
|goals1 = 66
|years2 = 2019–2020
|clubs2 = Leamington
|caps2 = 21
|goals2 = 16
|years3 = 2020–2023
|clubs3 = Forest Green Rovers
|caps3 = 75
|goals3 = 11
|years4 = 2021
|clubs4 = → Harrogate Town (loan)
|caps4 = 14
|goals4 = 5
|years5 = 2023
|clubs5 = Stevenage
|caps5 = 13
|goals5 = 2
|years6 = 2023–
|clubs6 = Harrogate Town
|caps6 = 62
|goals6 = 9
|club-update = 14:07, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Joshua Thomas March (born 18 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for {{English football updater|HarrogaT}} club Harrogate Town.
Career
Born in Stourbridge, March began his career with Alvechurch,{{Cite web|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/josh-march|title=Josh March Profile | Aylesbury United FC|website=www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk}} becoming the club's first contracted player in a decade in May 2017,{{Cite web|url=https://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/sport/double-winning-alvechurch-capture-josh-march-on-contract/|title=Double-winning Alvechurch capture Josh March on contract}} 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 ".{{Cite web|url=https://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/sport/josh-on-the-march-into-football-league/|title=Josh on the March into Football League}} He then played for Leamington for the 2019–20 season, scoring 24 goals in 27 games,{{Cite web|url=https://www.leamingtonfc.co.uk/index.php/news-2/11-news2/1401-josh-march-signs-for-forest-green-rovers|title=LeamingtonFC.co.uk - Josh March signs for Forest Green Rovers|website=www.leamingtonfc.co.uk}} before signing for League Two side Forest Green Rovers in January 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51013528|title=Josh March: Forest Green Rovers sign Leamington striker|work=BBC Sport |date=6 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/conference-premier/28673/brakes-off-as-josh-march-leaves-leamington-for-forest-green-rovers/|title=Brakes off as Josh March leaves Leamington for Forest Green Rovers|date=6 January 2020}} He missed the start of the 2020–21 season due to a thigh injury.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/sport/josh-march-closing-in-on-forest-green-return/|title=Josh March closing in on Forest Green return|agency=Press Association|date=1 October 2020}}
On 5 January 2021, March joined League Two side Harrogate Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55550720 |title=Josh March: Harrogate Town sign Forest Green striker on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 January 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/josh-march-will-be-pain-backside-defenders-says-harrogate-town-manager-simon-weaver-new-loan-signing-3086400|title=Josh March will be 'a pain in the backside for defenders', says Harrogate Town boss|website=www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk}} His loan ended on 11 March 2021 after he suffered an injury in a match.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/harrogate-town-struck-by-injury-blow-to-key-striker-josh-march-3162686|title=Harrogate Town struck by injury blow to key striker Josh March|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk}}
He signed for Stevenage in January 2023.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64460389|title=Stevenage sign forward March from Forest Green|work=BBC Sport }} Following promotion to League One, March signed a new contract with the club in May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2023/may/josh-march-contract-stevenage-fc-football-club-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league/|title=Josh March signs new Stevenage contract|website=www.stevenagefc.com|date=24 May 2023|accessdate=24 May 2023}}
On 1 September 2023, March returned to League Two, transferring to Harrogate Town for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/harrogate-town-fill-striker-void-as-josh-march-signs-from-stevenage-fc-for-an-undisclosed-fee-4278030|title=Harrogate Town fill striker void as Josh March signs from Stevenage FC for an undisclosed fee}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66690768|title=Harrogate sign Sivi on loan & March re-joins|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Career statistics
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Honours
References
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Category:Footballers from Stourbridge
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Midland Football League players
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Alvechurch F.C. players
Category:Leamington F.C. players
Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
Category:Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
Category:Stevenage F.C. players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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