![]() Brownhill playing for Bristol City in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Brownhill[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 December 1995||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Manchester United | ||
2012–2013 | Preston North End | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Preston North End | 45 | (5) |
2016 | → Barnsley (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2016–2020 | Bristol City | 145 | (16) |
2020– | Burnley | 152 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:45, 25 May 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Brownhill (born 19 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley. He has previously played for Preston North End, Barnsley and Bristol City.
Early life
[edit]Brownhill was born in Warrington, Cheshire and attended Birchwood Community High School. [5]
Club career
[edit]Preston North End
[edit]A former Manchester United schoolboy player, Brownhill joined the Preston North End youth team at the start of the 2012–13 season. He made his first team debut on 8 October 2013, as a late substitute in the Football League Trophy defeat against Oldham Athletic.[6][7]
Brownhill scored the winning goal in his first League One start against Gillingham on 19 October 2013,[8] and drew praise from manager Simon Grayson for his overall performance.[9] He went on to notch an additional two goals in 2013 against Crawley Town and Carlisle United. The goal against Carlisle won the club's Goal of 2013 Award, after a 13 pass move in which every outfield player touched the ball at least once.[10]
On 14 January 2016, Brownhill joined League One club Barnsley on an initial month-long loan deal, and went straight into the starting line-up for Barnsley's next game against Shrewsbury Town.[11][12] On 1 February 2016 Brownhill's loan was extended to the end of the season. [13] He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 3–1 win over Walsall on 5 March 2016.[14]
Bristol City
[edit]On 2 June 2016, it was announced that Brownhill would join Bristol City on a two-year deal upon his contract expiry at Preston North End.[15]
On 29 April 2017 Brownhill scored his first goal for Bristol City against Brighton & Hove Albion, beating them 0–1 away from home and securing City's place in the Championship for the 2017–18 season.[16]
On 5 January 2019, Brownhill scored the only goal as Bristol City won 1–0 to upset Premier League side Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup third round.[17]
Burnley
[edit]Brownhill signed for Premier League club Burnley on 30 January 2020 for an undisclosed fee.[18] On 22 February 2020, Brownhill made his debut for the club in a 3–0 victory at home to Bournemouth,[19] coming on as a stoppage time substitute for Jack Cork. He scored his first Premier League goal and his first goal for Burnley against Brighton on 19 February 2022. [20][21] On 21 May 2024, the club said it had activated a contract extension.[22]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Warrington, Cheshire, Brownhill is of Irish descent through his mother.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 May 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Preston North End | 2013–14[23] | League One | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 30 | 3 |
2014–15[24] | League One | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2015–16[25] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 45 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 6 | ||
Barnsley (loan) | 2015–16[25] | League One | 22 | 2 | — | — | 5[c] | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||
Bristol City | 2016–17[26] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
2017–18[27] | Championship | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 51 | 5 | ||
2018–19[28] | Championship | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 49 | 6 | ||
2019–20[29] | Championship | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
Total | 145 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 161 | 17 | |||
Burnley | 2019–20[29] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2020–21[30] | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
2021–22[31] | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
2022–23[32] | Championship | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 48 | 7 | ||
2023–24[33] | Premier League | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
Total | 152 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 167 | 14 | |||
Career totals | 364 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 419 | 40 |
- ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League One play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three appearances and one goal in League One play-offs
Honours
[edit]Barnsley
Burnley
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Josh Brownhill". ESPN. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Josh Brownhill: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Josh Brownhill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Brownhill: I've been building for this moment". Burnley FC. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Cup Final Woe for Warrington". Warrington Guardian. Newsquest Media Group. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "PNE Boss has Faith in Josh". Lancashire Evening Post. Johnston Publishing. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Gillingham 1 PNE 2". Lancashire Evening Post. National World Publishing. 19 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "All Credit to Josh". Preston North End F.C. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Team Effort Wins PNE Goal Of The Year". www.pnefc.net. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Preston North End midfielder Josh Brownhill joins Barnsley on loan". Sky Sports. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Josh Brownhill Extends Barnsley Stay". Preston North End FC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "Walsall 1–3 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Brownhill agrees City switch". Bristol City FC. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Henry, Matthew (5 January 2019). "Bristol City 1–0 Huddersfield in FA Cup third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Brownhill secures Burnley move". Bristol City FC. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Dawkes, Phil (22 February 2020). "Burnley 3-0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Josh Brownhill doubles Burnley advantage over Brighton". NBC Sports. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Black, Dan (22 February 2022). "Fans gallery: Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Burnley 3". Burnley Express. National World Publishing. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "CLUB CONFIRM RETAINED LIST | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Brownhill in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Stevens, Rob (29 May 2016). "Barnsley 3–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Long, Dan (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "EFL Team of the Season line-ups revealed". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Erling Haaland: Manchester City forward wins PFA men's Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Josh Brownhill at Soccerbase