Joshua Lundstram (born 19 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oldham Athletic.

Josh Lundstram
Lundstram (February 2022)
Personal information
Full name Joshua Lundstram[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Oldham Athletic
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2017 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Crewe Alexandra 26 (0)
2017Sandbach United (loan) 8 (4)
2018Newcastle Town (loan)
2018–2019Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2019Nuneaton Borough (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
2020Altrincham (loan) 10 (0)
2021–2022Solihull Moors (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2023 Altrincham 46 (3)
2023- Oldham Athletic 36 (1)
International career
2023– England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Crewe Alexandra

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Lundstram graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2017.[3]

He gained experience in non-League football with loan moves to Sandbach United, Newcastle Town and Nuneaton Borough, the latter for a month in January 2019.[4] He was given a one-year contract, with an optional one-year extension, in May 2019.[5]

In November 2019, Lundstram went on a month's loan to Kidsgrove Athletic before joining Altrincham on a similar deal in January 2020.[6][7] His loan to Altrincham was firstly extended by a month,[8] then to the end of the season.[9] He was part of the Altrincham side that won the National League North Play-offs that year.[10]

Lundstram made his first-team debut for Crewe in the opening group game of the 2020–21 EFL Trophy away to Bolton Wanderers, playing 80 minutes before being replaced by Oliver Finney.[11] He made his league debut the following Saturday, 12 September 2020, at home to Charlton Athletic, replacing Finney for the final 15 minutes.[12] However, in October 2020 he was sidelined after suffering a stress fracture to his ankle,[13] eventually making a return to light training in February 2021,[14] and returning to first-team action with another substitute appearance in the final match of the season.[15]

On 13 May 2021, Crewe announced that it had offered Lundstram a new contract;[16] he signed a two-year deal in June 2021,[15] and made his first league start for Crewe on 7 August 2021 against Cheltenham Town at Gresty Road, playing the pass that set up Crewe's goal in a 1–1 draw.[17]

On 17 December 2021, Lundstram joined National League side Solihull Moors on a 28-day loan deal until 14 January 2022.[18] He made his debut in Solihull's 1–0 win at AFC Fylde in the fourth round of the FA Trophy on 18 December,[19] and then made one league appearance, against Stockport County on 28 December 2021.[20]

Altrincham

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On 28 May 2022, Crewe announced Lundstram would be joining Altrincham permanently for an undisclosed fee on 1 July 2022.[21]

Lundstram played all of Altrincham's league games in the 2022-2023 season, scoring three times, and was named Player of the Year in all three categories (supporters, players and manager) in the club's end of season awards.[22] He was later also announced as National League Player of the Season at the North West Football Awards in November 2023.[23]

Oldham Athletic

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On 6 June 2023, fellow National League club Oldham Athletic announced Lundstram would be joining them permanently for an undisclosed fee.[24] After incurring a knee injury in a pre-season game,[25] he made his Oldham debut as a 61st minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at Wealdstone on 30 September 2023.[26]

Career statistics

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As of 28 January 2024
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2020–21[27] League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
2021–22[28] League One 22 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 30 0
Crewe Alexandra total 26 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 36 0
Altrincham 2022–23[29] National League 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 3
Altrincham total 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 3
Oldham Athletic 2023–24[30] National League 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 0
Oldham Athletic total 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 0
Total 89 3 3 0 2 0 8 0 102 3

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ Josh Lundstram at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Josh Lundstram Signs First Pro Contract". Crewe Alexandra F.C. English Football League. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ Johnson, Matt (17 January 2019). "Loan: Josh Lundstram Makes Nuneaton Borough Switch". Crewe Alexandra F.C. English Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ^ Johnson, Matt (9 May 2019). "Contracts: Sass-Davies, Offord & Lundstram Pen New Deals". Crewe Alexandra F.C. English Football League. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. ^ Scott, Richard (15 November 2019). "Kidsgrove Athletic sign Josh Lundstram on a months loan from Crewe Alexandra". Moorlands Radio. Moorlands Radio Ltd. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Lundstram Loaned to Alty". Non League Today. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Lundstram Extends Altrincham Loan". Crewe Alexandra F.C. English Football League. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ Powell, Dave (7 July 2020). "Altrincham receive major boost ahead of Chester FC play-off clash". Crewe Chronicle. Reach plc. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ "ALTRINCHAM FC MATCH REPORT". Alty Files. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. ^ Johnson, Steve (9 September 2020). "Mika's the man – Double for new striker gets him off the mark". Vital Crewe. Vital Football. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Crewe 0-2 Charlton". Crewe Alexandra F.C. CreweAlex.Net. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  13. ^ "A Set-Back For Lundstram In His Recovery From Stress Fracture". Crewe Alexandra F.C. CAFC. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Good News On Lundstram". CreweAlex.net. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Josh Lundstram Agrees New Two-Year Deal". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ^ "20/21 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Lundstram Joins Solihull Moors On Loan". CreweAlex.net. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  19. ^ "AFC Fylde 0-1 Solihull Moors". Solihull Moors F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Solihull Moors v Stockport County". Solihull Moors FC. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Lundstram Will Join Altrincham On July 1st". CreweAlex.com. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  22. ^ Edwards, John (2 May 2023). "Lundstram's pride after his hat-trick of Robins awards". Messenger. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Lundstram Wins Player Of The Year Award At NWFA". Oldham Athletic F.C. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Lundstram Joins Latics". Oldham Athletic. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  25. ^ Geldard, Suzanne (4 October 2023). "Lundstram fit in time for FA Cup tie at old club Altrincham". Oldham Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  26. ^ "Wealdstone 1-1 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  27. ^ "Games played by Josh Lundstram in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Josh Lundstram in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Josh Lundstram in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  30. ^ "Games played by Josh Lundstram in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 January 2024.