| Josh Lundstram | |
| Fullname: | Joshua Lundstram[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1999 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Oldham Athletic |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Sandbach United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Newcastle Town (loan) |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Kidsgrove Athletic (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | → Solihull Moors (loan) |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps9: | 46 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2023- |
| Clubs10: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps10: | 17 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | England C |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:52, 28 January 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:53, 21 March 2023 (UTC) |
Joshua Lundstram (born 19 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oldham Athletic.
Lundstram graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2017.[2]
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.[3] He was given a one-year contract, with an optional one-year extension, in May 2019.[4]
In November 2019, Lundstram went on a month's loan to Kidsgrove Athletic before joining Altrincham on a similar deal in January 2020.[5] [6] His loan to Altrincham was firstly extended by a month,[7] then to the end of the season.[8] He was part of the Altrincham side that won the National League North Play-offs that year.[9]
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.[10] He made his league debut the following Saturday, 12 September 2020, at home to Charlton Athletic, replacing Finney for the final 15 minutes.[11] However, in October 2020 he was sidelined after suffering a stress fracture to his ankle,[12] eventually making a return to light training in February 2021,[13] and returning to first-team action with another substitute appearance in the final match of the season.
On 13 May 2021, Crewe announced that it had offered Lundstram a new contract;[14] 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.[16]
On 17 December 2021, Lundstram joined National League side Solihull Moors on a 28-day loan deal until 14 January 2022.[17] He made his debut in Solihull's 1–0 win at AFC Fylde in the fourth round of the FA Trophy on 18 December,[18] and then made one league appearance, against Stockport County on 28 December 2021.[19]
On 28 May 2022, Crewe announced Lundstram would be joining Altrincham permanently for an undisclosed fee on 1 July 2022.[20]
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.[21] He was later also announced as National League Player of the Season at the North West Football Awards in November 2023.[22]
On 6 June 2023, fellow National League club Oldham Athletic announced Lundstram would be joining them permanently for an undisclosed fee.[23] After incurring a knee injury in a pre-season game,[24] he made his Oldham debut as a 61st minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at Wealdstone on 30 September 2023.[25]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2020–21[26] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[27] | 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[28] | 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[29] | 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 | |||