Josh Harrop

Joshua Andrew Harrop (born 15 December 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northampton Town. He began his career with Manchester United but failed to break into the first team and left for Preston in July 2017. He was released from the club in September 2022.

Josh Harrop
Personal information
Full name Joshua Andrew Harrop[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2012–2016 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Manchester United 1 (1)
2017–2022 Preston North End 83 (7)
2021 → Ipswich Town (loan) 14 (0)
2022 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 Northampton Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 England U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06, 15 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:31, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Manchester United

Harrop marked his senior debut with a goal for United against Crystal Palace on the last day of the 2016–17 Premier League season, the first of a 2–0 win.[4] His goal made him Manchester United's 100th different scorer in the Premier League.[4] After finishing the season as the under-23 side's top scorer with 10 goals, Harrop rejected a contract offer from the club in June 2017.[5]

Preston North End

On 23 June 2017, Preston North End announced Harrop would join on 3 July, signing a four-year contract for an undisclosed compensation agreement.[6] On 29 September 2018, during a 3–2 loss to West Bromwich Albion, Harrop suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which kept him out for the rest of the season.[7] He made his return in August 2019, coming off the bench to score in a 4–0 win over Bradford City in the first round of the 2019–20 EFL Cup.[8] He also scored in his next two matches, a 3–1 home win over Stoke City in the league[9] and a 2–2 draw at home to Hull City in the second round of the EFL Cup, in which he also provided an assist and scored in the subsequent penalty shoot-out.[10]

In January 2021, Harrop joined League One club Ipswich Town on loan.[11] Harrop made 15 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich.[12]

On 27 January 2022, Harrop joined League One side Fleetwood Town on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]

Harrop was placed on the transfer list on 7 May 2022 at the conclusion of the 2021–22 season.[14] On 1 September 2022, Harrop had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[15]

Northampton Town

On 12 December 2022, Harrop joined League Two side Northampton Town on a short-term contract.[16]

International career

Harrop received his first call up to the England U20 squad in September 2014.[17] He won three caps for the under-20s in 2014.[18]

Career statistics
As of 26 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2016–17[19] Premier League 1100000011
Preston North End 2017–18[20] Championship 3821200—394
2018–19[21] Championship 800030—110
2019–20[22] Championship 3251132—368
2020–21[12] Championship 500031—81
2021–22[23] Championship 001000—10
2022–23 Championship 000000—00
Total 8373393009513
Ipswich Town (loan) 2020–21[12] League One 150000000150
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2021–22[23] League One 5000000050
Career total 1042933930011635

    References
    1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Preston North End" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
    2. "Josh Harrop". 11v11. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
    3. "Player Profile: Josh Harrop". premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
    4. Hafez, Shamoon (21 May 2017). "Manchester United 2–0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
    5. Marshall, Adam (23 June 2017). "United midfielder Harrop to join Preston". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    6. "Preston North End agree to sign Manchester United forward Josh Harrop". pnefc.net. Preston North End FC. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
    7. "Josh Harrop: Preston North End midfielder out for the season after knee injury". BBC Sport. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
    8. Seddon, Dave (14 August 2019). "Preston North End midfielder Josh Harrop will get a big shot of confidence after coming off the bench to score against Bradford". Lancashire Post. National World Publishing. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
    9. "Preston North End 3-1 Stoke City: Jack Butland makes two errors in Potters loss". BBC Sport. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
    10. "Preston North End 2-2 Hull City: Alan Browne sends North End through in shootout". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
    11. Watson, Stuart (20 January 2021). "Town complete loan deal for Preston attacker Harrop". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    12. "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    13. "Town sign forward Josh Harrop on loan from Preston". fleetwoodtownfc.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
    14. "Preston North End Retained List Confirmed".
    15. "Josh Harrop Leaves Preston North End". pnefc.net. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
    16. "Josh Harrop signs for Northampton Town". Northampton Town FC. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
    17. "Joshua Harrop called up to England Under-20s with James Wilson and Ben Pearson". The Peoples Person. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
    18. "Town complete Harrop signing". TWTD. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
    19. "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
    20. "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
    21. "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
    22. "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
    23. "Games played by Josh Harrop in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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