Josh Austerfield

Joshua James Austerfield (born 2 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Morecambe, on loan from the Championship club Huddersfield Town.

Josh Austerfield
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Austerfield[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001[2]
Place of birth Morley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 36
Youth career
2009–2019 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
2020 → Brighouse Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Hyde United (loan) 0 (0)
2022 → Harrogate Town (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Harrogate Town (loan) 17 (0)
2023 → Morecambe (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

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 start 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 return 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 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]

References
  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. "Josh Austerfield - Midfielder". Huddersfield Town.
  3. "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.


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