Josh Earl
Center Back · Barnsley · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 167 appearances with 13 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Fleetwood Town — Season rating 29, 1 goal and 2 assists in 36 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 19 points at Preston. Form has slipped 17 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 18 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 5 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Championship) and kept playing — 29 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Barnsley | 21 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Barnsley | 33 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | Barnsley | 40 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Fleetwood Town | 36 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Preston | 29 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Preston | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Burton AlbionLoan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | IpswichLoan | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | BoltonLoan | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Preston | 14 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Preston | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 21 | 1769 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| League Cup | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| EFL Trophy | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Schedule · 2025/26
The schedule for J. Earl is still being gathered (we backfill fixtures best-league-first). Check back soon.