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Josh Austerfield
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Austerfield[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Morley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rotherham United
Youth career
2009–2019 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
2020 → Brighouse Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Hyde United (loan) 0 (0)
2022 → Harrogate Town (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Harrogate Town (loan) 17 (0)
2023 → Morecambe (loan) 14 (0)
2024 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 9 (2)
2024–2026 Salford City 61 (2)
2026– Rotherham United 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Joshua James Austerfield (born 2 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League Two club Rotherham United.

Career

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Born in Morley,[3] Austerfield moved to Huddersfield Town at the age of eight from his local club in Drighlington.[2] After progressing through the club's academy, he moved on loan to Brighouse Town in March 2020. He was sent off on his début, as a substitute in a defeat against Workington.[4]

Austerfield made his senior debut for Huddersfield Town on 5 September 2020, when he played as a substitute in the club's EFL Cup defeat against Rochdale.[5]

On 14 December 2020, Austerfield joined the Northern Premier League club Hyde United on a 28-day loan.[6]

On 9 January 2021, Austerfield made his first professional start for Huddersfield, against Plymouth Argyle.[7]

On 4 January 2022, he joined the EFL League Two side Harrogate Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[8]

On 15 June 2022, Austerfield signed a new contract with Huddersfield, valid until summer 2026.[9] He returned to Harrogate on loan for the 2022–23 season on 21 June 2022, alongside Huddersfield teammate Jaheim Headley.[10] On 31 January 2023, Austerfield's loan at Harrogate was ended, so he could join EFL League One side Morecambe on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[11]

He made his league debut for Huddersfield on 26 August 2023 as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat to Norwich City.[12]

On 18 January 2024, he joined League Two club Crewe Alexandra on loan for the remainder of the season,[13] making his Crewe debut two days later as a 61st minute substitute for Chris Long in the side's 3–1 League Two win at Barrow on 20 January 2024.[14] On his fourth appearance, he scored his first professional goal in Crewe's 3–1 win at Stockport County on 13 February 2024.[15] Two games later, he scored again, in Crewe's 3–1 win at Notts County.[16]

Salford City

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On 17 August 2024, Austerfield signed for League Two club Salford City on a two-year deal.[17]

Rotherham United

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On 27 August 2026, Austerfield signed for Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal, with an option to extend for an additional year.[18]

Career statistics

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As of 28 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2020–21[19] EFL Championship 001010—20
2023–24[20] EFL Championship 300010—40
Total 3010200060
Harrogate Town (loan) 2021–22[21] League Two 110———110
Harrogate Town (loan) 2022–23[22] League One 17020103[a]0230
Morecambe (loan)2022–23[22] League Two 140000000140
Crewe Alexandra (loan)2023–24[20] 9200000092
Salford City 2024–25 League Two 21020002[b]0250
2025–26 41240104[c]1503
Total 612601060753
Career total 11649040911385
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). EFL. 23 June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Josh Austerfield - Midfielder". Huddersfield Town.
  3. 1 2 "Josh Austerfield". World Football. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Adam Tomlinson (7 March 2020). "LOAN: JOSH AUSTERFIELD JOINS BRIGHOUSE". Huddersfield Town.
    - John Walsh (9 March 2020). "Workington Reds leave it late against Brighouse Town but title bid stays on track". Times and Star.
  5. ↑ Mikey Partington (5 September 2020). "ROMONEY PROUD TO MAKE TOWN DEBUT". Huddersfield Town.
  6. ↑ Eleanor Haigh (14 December 2020). "LOAN: JOSH AUSTERFIELD JOINS HYDE UNITED". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Eleanor Haigh (28 March 2021). "IN PROFILE: JOSH AUSTERFIELD". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Josh Austerfield & Brahima Diarra: Huddersfield duo join Harrogate on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "NEW LONG-TERM CONTRACT FOR JOSH AUSTERFIELD!". www.htafc.com.
  10. ↑ David Threlfall-Sykes (21 June 2022). "Austerfield & Headley Join Harrogate Town". Huddersfield Town AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "LOAN: AUSTERFIELD JOINS MORECAMBE ON LOAN". Huddersfield Town AFC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "England - J. Austerfield - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Austerfield arrives on loan from Terriers". www.crewealex.net. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Barrow 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Stockport County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Notts County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Dynamic Midfielder Signs Two-Year Deal". www.salfordcityfc.co.uk. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Rotherham sign Salford midfielder Austerfield". BBC Sport. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Josh Austerfield in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Austerfield in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Josh Austerfield in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Austerfield in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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