J. Earl · career
Josh Earl
Center Back · Barnsley · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 169 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 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 Cup | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A Matlock Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A York | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Blackburn | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Scarborough Athletic | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Lincoln | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Guiseley AFC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Wigan | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | H Bromley | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | A Doncaster | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | H Crewe | 3-2 | Not in squad | — |